Lucy blushed slightly.  "No more than you are, my dear.  The truth is that I live on a country estate, with no one in the vicinity considered my equal.  I have been raised by governesses and tutors, with little in the way of interaction with my parents.  It has been a quite lonely life.  In fact, you are the first person I have had a real conversation with in as long as I can remember.<br/><br/>OOC: SO sorry for the delay.