You don't need to apologise, Miss Waller. I found it frightfully difficult myself until I...

Juliet Hulme:

[Juliet has just arrived at her new school. For French class she has taken the name Antoinette]
Excuse me, Miss Waller, you've made a mistake. "Je doutais qu'il vienne" is in fact the spoken subjunctive. Miss Waller:
It is customary to stand when addressing a teacher, [pause] Miss Waller:
Antoinette. Juliet Hulme:
[stands]
You should have written "vînt". Miss Waller:
I must have copied it incorrectly from my notes. Juliet Hulme:
[stands]
You don't need to apologise, Miss Waller. I found it frightfully difficult myself until I got the hang of it