"Ought I to dislike it because, poor old dear—the Niobe of Nations, you know—it has been spoiled?"she asked.
"No, I think not. It has been spoiled so often," he smiled. "If I were to go, what should I do with my little girl?"
"Can＇t you leave her at the villa?"
"I don＇t know that I like that—though there＇s a very good old woman who looks after her. I can＇t afford a governess."