[AlexBell]

I've started work on Christopher Columbus by Elizabeth von Arnim for the MR library. The book was published in 1919, and is about adolescent twin orphan girls who had an English mother and a Prussian father, and have been sent to America. They share a cabin with two German women, with whom they do not get on well.

Earlier in the book they are described as not having the appearance of Prussians.

The two German women are talking about the girls:

Ja, ja, die hat Rasse.

Gewiss,...bis auf der Nase. Die Nase aber entfremdet mich. Die ist keine echte Junkernase.

I can get the general idea, but I can't put it into English words, and would appreciate any help.