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Chapter XII

           Itisthoughtlesstocondemnthem,orlaughatthem,iftheyseektodomoreorlearnmorethancustomhaspronouncednecessaryfortheirsex. 

           Whenthusalone,InotunfrequentlyheardGracePoole’slaugh: thesamepeal,thesamelow,slowha!ha!which,whenfirstheard,hadthrilledme:Iheard,too,hereccentricmurmurs;strangerthanherlaugh. Thereweredayswhenshewasquitesilent;buttherewereotherswhenIcouldnotaccountforthesoundsshemade. SometimesIsawher:shewouldcomeoutofherroomwithabasin,oraplate,oratrayinherhand,godowntothekitchenandshortlyreturn,generally(oh,romanticreader,forgivemefortellingtheplaintruth!)bearingapotofporter. Herappearancealwaysactedasadampertothecuriosityraisedbyheroraloddities:hard-featuredandstaid,shehadnopointtowhichinterestcouldattach. Imadesomeattemptstodrawherintoconversation,butsheseemedapersonoffewwords:amonosyllabicreplyusuallycutshorteveryeffortofthatsort. 

           Theothermembersofthehousehold,viz.,Johnandhiswife,Leahthehousemaid,andSophietheFrenchnurse,weredecentpeople;butinnorespectremarkable; withSophieIusedtotalkFrench,andsometimesIaskedherquestionsabouthernativecountry; butshewasnotofadescriptiveornarrativeturn,andgenerallygavesuchvapidandconfusedanswersaswerecalculatedrathertocheckthanencourageinquiry. 

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