Lady
Etynge is wondering if she can find a suitable young companion to
live in the house with her. She must be a young lady and perfectly
educated--and with brightness and charm. Not a person like myself,
but one who can be treated as an equal and a friend--almost a
playmate."
"It would be an agreeable position," commented Robin, thoughtfully.
"Extremely so," answered Fraulein Hirsch. "Helene is a most lovable
and affectionate girl. And Lady Etynge is rich enough to pay a
large salary. Helene is her idol. The suite of rooms is perfect.
In Germany, girls are not spoiled in that way. It is not considered
good for them."
It was quite natural, since she felt an interest in Helene, that,
on their next meeting, Robin should find pleasure in sitting on
the green bench near the girl's mother and hear her speak of her
daughter. She was not diffuse or intimate in her manner. Helene
first appeared in the talk as a result of a polite inquiry made
by Fraulein Hirsch. Robin gathered, as she listened, that this
particular girl was a tenderly loved and cared for creature and
was herself gentle and intelligent and loving. She sounded like
the kind of a girl one would be glad to have for a friend. Robin
wondered and wondered--if she would "do." Perhaps, out of tactful
consideration for the feelings of Fraulein Hirsch who would not
"do"--because she was neither bright, nor pretty, nor a girl--Lady
Etynge touched but lightly on her idea that she might find a sort
of sublimated young companion for her daughter.
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