Other apt descriptions in Yourcenar's quotations (without comment).

(p.81) When (the mother) choosing this Catholic educational establishment (a convent school) in Belgium the wish may have played a part to get Jeanne out of the Dutch and Protestant routine. … Jeanne was conflicted in fulfilling her religious, somewhat sentimental obligations, as well as at the altars which were decorated with flowers and paper lace, and specially about the silly social ambitions which was already so noticeable in these little girls….

(p.82) The plain fervor of the young Lutheran astonished Fernande. Fortunately, or due to a wiser religious instruction than usual, Jeanne did not confront the Bible with these appearances full of romance, and seemed not to believe that all aspects of truth could be contained in a book which was called The Good Book.