The Wolves of Cernogratz

She says it is not true

The Baroness dismisses the legend and says they have proof that nothing of the sort happens.

The death of the old mother-in-law last springtime

She says that when the old mother-in-law died, they listened carefully but there was no howling, so she thinks the legend is false.

Amalie, the grey old governess

Amalie, the governess, speaks up and says the story is not as the Baroness has told it.

She was used to sitting silent and prim and faded in her place at table

The story describes her as silent, prim, and faded, showing that she normally did not speak much.