"Oh, the little Jewess!" said Lady Mallinger. "No, I have not mentioned her. It never entered my head that any one here wanted singing lessons."
"All ladies know some one else who wants singing lessons," said Deronda. "I have happened to find an exquisite singer,"--here he turned to Lady Pentreath. "She is living with some ladies who are friends of mine--the mother and sisters of a man who was my chum at Cambridge. She was on the stage at Vienna; but she wants to leave that life, and maintain herself by teaching."

"Oh, the little Jewess!" said Lady Mallinger. "No, I have not mentioned her. It never entered my head that anyone here wanted singing lessons."
"All ladies know someone else who wants singing lessons," said Deronda. "I have happened to find an exquisite singer,"- here he turned to Lady Pentreath. "She is living with some ladies who are friends of mine. She was on the stage at Vienna; but she wants to leave that life, and maintain herself by teaching."
