Sometimes he forgot that she was brought up a lady, and then he saw the grace with which she carried herself or received compliments, and he remembered that she was well-bred indeed. But she did not seem to possess any of the ill traits that came with 'good breeding'. Truth be told, he was surprised at how hard and diligently she worked, and how she never complained about any of the more uncomfortable tasks. She did not possess the idleness nor the arrogance and entitlement of some of the well-to-do young ladies he had met. There was a lot to learn of course, but that was not her fault. She had thrown herself into the work and study with great determination and she was clearly intelligent. She'd get far in life, despite her bad fortunes. "Well, I'm glad," he said. "And I think it's time I start paying you wages beside your board. You've worked hard."