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She also said that I showed no disposition at all to mope , but was as busy and as brisk as a bee from morning to night . And so I am , '' said Eleanor with a laugh . `` Madame Martelli sees to that . We have breakfast here every morning at eight , and by a quarter to nine I am down at Milan Cottage , which is the name of Madame 's house , and I study and sing with her until half-past twelve , when I come home . We lunch at one , have tea at four , and directly after tea I go down to Milan Cottage again and am taken for a little walk by Madame . At half-past seven Mrs. Murray and I dine , and at half-past nine we go to bed . And that has been my daily life for the last three weeks . ''