`` What the deuce is she at our table for ? '' `` Friend of the old lady 's . '' `` Handsome head , but no style . '' `` Not a bit of it . Give us a light and come on . '' I felt angry at first , and then I did n't care , for a governess is as good as a clerk , and I 've got sense , if I have n't style , which is more than some people have , judging from the remarks of the elegant beings who clattered away , smoking like bad chimneys . I hate ordinary people ! Thursday Yesterday was a quiet day spent in teaching , sewing , and writing in my little room , which is very cozy , with a light and fire . I picked up a few bits of news and was introduced to the Professor . It seems that Tina is the child of the Frenchwoman who does the fine ironing in the laundry here . The little thing has lost her heart to Mr. Bhaer , and follows him about the house like a dog whenever he is at home , which delights him , as he is very fond of children , though a ` bacheldore ' . Kitty and Minnie Kirke likewise regard him with affection , and tell all sorts of stories about the plays he invents , the presents he brings , and the splendid tales he tells . The younger men quiz him , it seems , call him Old Fritz , Lager Beer , Ursa Major , and make all manner of jokes on his name . But he enjoys it like a boy , Mrs. Kirke says , and takes it so good-naturedly that they all like him in spite of his foreign ways . The maiden lady is a Miss Norton , rich , cultivated , and kind . She spoke to me at dinner today -LRB- for I went to table again , it 's such fun to watch people -RRB- , and asked me to come and see her at her room . She has fine books and pictures , knows interesting persons , and seems friendly , so I shall make myself agreeable , for I do want to get into good society , only it is n't the same sort that Amy likes . I was in our parlor last evening when Mr. Bhaer came in with some newspapers for Mrs. Kirke . She was n't there , but Minnie , who is a little old woman , introduced me very prettily . `` This is Mamma 's friend , Miss March . ''
`` Yes , and she 's jolly and we like her lots , '' added XXXXX , who is an ` enfant terrible ' .
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