>
>The real anomaly here is Flandre, who was born in 1508 and went mad in
>1520. Why she even understands a word of French, let alone
>speaks it as a natural matter of course in Book 1, is a complete
>mystery.
>
>--G.
>

It's known that some coma victims can hear things.

It's possible that, even in the condition that she was in, Flandre was capable of learning languages, and picked up French from overhearing the servants. (I doubt she learned it from the library, although I suppose anything's possible.)

Peter Eng
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