etta ▁in ▁Thomas ▁Ar ne ' s ▁Love ▁in ▁a ▁Village . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁twelve ▁night s ▁she ▁was ▁engaged ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁at ▁a ▁sal ary ▁of ▁£ 1 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁A ▁contemporary ▁account ▁of ▁her ▁at ▁this ▁period ▁says ▁that ▁her ▁voice ▁was ▁of ▁great ▁sweet ness , ▁comp ass , ▁and ▁power , ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁possessed ▁' a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁genu ine ▁beauty ▁and ▁very ▁una ffect ed ▁and ▁char ming ▁man ners ; ' ▁but ▁the ▁secret ▁of ▁her ▁great ▁success ▁was ▁the ▁un rem itting ▁ze al ▁with ▁which ▁she ▁studied ▁her ▁art . ▁Her ▁brother - in - law , ▁Thomas ▁Bill ington , ▁says ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁originally ▁' a ▁very ▁ind ifferent ▁voice ▁and ▁manner ,' ▁which ▁she ▁completely ▁changed ▁by ▁the ▁industry ▁with ▁which , ▁throughout ▁her ▁public ▁career , ▁she ▁purs ued ▁her ▁studies . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁first ▁season ▁she ▁went ▁to ▁Paris , ▁and ▁had ▁less ons ▁from ▁the ▁Antonio ▁Sac ch ini , ▁whose ▁last ▁pup il ▁she ▁was , ▁and ▁at ▁different ▁periods ▁of ▁her ▁career ▁she ▁also ▁studied ▁with ▁Mor elli , ▁Ferd in ando ▁Pa er , ▁and ▁Friedrich ▁Heinrich ▁H imm el . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁London ▁for ▁the ▁season ▁of ▁ 1 7 8 6 - 7 , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁sing ▁there , ▁at ▁Cov ent ▁Garden , ▁the ▁Con cert s ▁of ▁An cient ▁Music , ▁the ▁so -