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Chapter XI

           Theroadswereheavy,thenightmisty; myconductorlethishorsewalkalltheway,andthehourandahalfextended,Iverilybelieve,totwohours;atlastheturnedinhisseatandsaid 

           "You’renoansofarfro’Thornfieldnow." 

           AgainIlookedout:wewerepassingachurch;Isawitslowbroadtoweragainstthesky,anditsbellwastollingaquarter; Isawanarrowgalaxyoflightstoo,onahillside,markingavillageorhamlet. Abouttenminutesafter,thedrivergotdownandopenedapairofgates:wepassedthrough,andtheyclashedtobehindus. Wenowslowlyascendedadrive,andcameuponthelongfrontofahouse:candlelightgleamedfromonecurtainedbow-window;alltherestweredark. Thecarstoppedatthefrontdoor;itwasopenedbyamaid-servant;Ialightedandwentin. 

           "Willyouwalkthisway,ma’am?"saidthegirl; andIfollowedheracrossasquarehallwithhighdoorsallround:sheusheredmeintoaroomwhosedoubleilluminationoffireandcandleatfirstdazzledme,contrastingasitdidwiththedarknesstowhichmyeyeshadbeenfortwohoursinured; whenIcouldsee,however,acosyandagreeablepicturepresenteditselftomyview. 

           Asnugsmallroom;aroundtablebyacheerfulfire; anarm-chairhigh-backedandold-fashioned,whereinsattheneatestimaginablelittleelderlylady,inwidow’scap,blacksilkgown,andsnowymuslinapron;exactlylikewhatIhadfanciedMrs.Fairfax,onlylessstatelyandmilderlooking. 

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