Taglioni came, to give grace and dignity to the figure, and Lablache, to train the piping treble upon his own rich bass.

The Dean of Chester, the official preceptor, continued his endless instruction in Scripture history, while the Duchess of Northumberland, the official governess, presided over every lesson with becoming solemnity.

Without doubt, the Princess's main achievement during her school-days was linguistic.

German was naturally the first language with which she was familiar; but English and French quickly followed; and she became virtually trilingual, though her mastery of English grammar remained incomplete.

At the same time, she acquired a working knowledge of Italian and some smattering of Latin.
Nevertheless, she did not read very much.