Balzac and the Little Seamstress (paragraph 2)

In the third chapter the seamstress is introduced as the "princess of Pheonix Mountain." I dont think that she is really the princess but because she is considered to be wealthier than most on the mountain and she is so beautiful, she is referred to as a princess. It was pretty comical when the boys ran into the seamstresses father the tailor on the mountain side. He kept calling out violin in a weird accent. At the end of the third chapter it seems as though there is an attraction between Luo and the Little Seamstress. But Luo says, "She's not civilised, at least not enough for me!" This line threw me off because it seemed as though he might not really be interested but he could also be denying his feelings as well. In the fourth chapter the boys are working in the little coal mine that is very dangerous. Each boy is afraid of the coal mines but have no choice but to work in them if they ever wish to possibly go back to the city. The boys think that one day one of them might die in the coal mine, and each day they are thankful to be alive. I couldn't imagine working in such conditions and I was afraid for the characters. Then Luo catches malaria. Back at their cabin, the narrator finds a letter from the Little Seamstress to Luo. In it she tells them that they will get two days off to come to her village to tell a film to them. In the letter there seems to be a hint of fondness for the two boys.