After she had bathed in scented hot water, Carmella said to Jeanne,
“What do I wear tonight?”
“Not the best gown,” Jeanne replied, “because it is Friday.”
Carmella looked at her for an explanation and Jeanne said,
“First night everybody is fatigued and go to bed early. Saturday night always is very gay, very late and everybody wear their very best.”
Carmella laughed because it sounded so funny.
Then she asked,
“How do you know all this, Jeanne?”
As she spoke, she thought it was strange that Mademoiselle Yvonne’s maid should be so knowledgeable about what was correct in a house as grand as that owned by the Marquis.
Jeanne smiled.
“When I first come to England, Mademoiselle, I’m lady’s maid to Dowager Countess, very grand and very important.”
,Carmella was intrigued.
“Why did y
