Considering Christine was not exactly fluent in English she was doing rather well in understanding this girl. With a smile and nod of her head, she replied "I am Lady Christine Aubert. I believe I heard your name mentioned in a conversation between Merek and one of his friends, if I remember correctly."
Her eyes lit up on the thought of presents and though she thought Miss Hurst's demeaner rather curt Christine chose to forget this for the moment. "On the contrary, those are the things I was most in need of! The house is still in very much of a state, I hope you forgive me - the drapes are not yet hanging properly and Merek insists on doing nothing to help..."