That poor widow made friends of Mrs. Veal, for reasons of her own. She liked to be in the house and see Georgy coming to school there. She liked to be asked to Mrs. Veal's conversazioni, which took place once a month (as you were informed on pink cards, with AOHNH [_Transcriber's Note: The name of the Greek goddess Athene; the "O" represents a capital theta._] engraved on them), and where the professor welcomed his pupils and their friends to weak tea and scientific conversation. 
She made friends of Mrs. Veal, and liked to be asked to Mrs. Veal's conversazioni, which took place once a month, when the professor welcomed his pupils and their friends to weak tea and scientific conversation. 