She had been writing as he spoke, though she was listening to him. She stopped when he asked her that question, and actually had to think about it for a moment. Most of it had to do with wanting to annoy Aloysius, but now that she'd actually gotten her way, she wasn't sure what else had made her decide on a French tutor. She shrugged lightly. "So when Padma curses at me in French, I'll be able to understand her," she smiled. "In all honesty, I only wanted to annoy Aloysius. Somehow I settled for asking for a French tutor. I'm surprised he actually gave in." She looked away from him and continued to write, stopping every so often to read the page and continue.
"I think it would be boring if someone went their entire life only knowing one language, don't you? I might have learned a language when I was a child if I had not been learning to play the piano. It's better I learn late than never."