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Chapter XIII

           DidIbreakthroughoneofyourrings,thatyouspreadthatdamnediceonthecauseway?" 

           Ishookmyhead. "ThemeningreenallforsookEnglandahundredyearsago,"saidI,speakingasseriouslyashehaddone. "AndnoteveninHayLane,orthefieldsaboutit,couldyoufindatraceofthem. Idon’tthinkeithersummerorharvest,orwintermoon,willevershineontheirrevelsmore." 

           Mrs.Fairfaxhaddroppedherknitting,and,withraisedeyebrows,seemedwonderingwhatsortoftalkthiswas. 

           "Well,"resumedMr.Rochester,"ifyoudisownparents,youmusthavesomesortofkinsfolk:unclesandaunts?" 

           "No;nonethatIeversaw." 

           "Andyourhome?" 

           "Ihavenone." 

           "Wheredoyourbrothersandsisterslive?" 

           "Ihavenobrothersorsisters." 

           "Whorecommendedyoutocomehere?" 

           "Iadvertised,andMrs.Fairfaxansweredmyadvertisement." 

           "Yes,"saidthegoodlady,whonowknewwhatgroundwewereupon,"andIamdailythankfulforthechoiceProvidenceledmetomake. MissEyrehasbeenaninvaluablecompaniontome,andakindandcarefulteachertoAdele." 

           "Don’ttroubleyourselftogiveheracharacter,"returnedMr.Rochester:"eulogiumswillnotbiasme;Ishalljudgeformyself. Shebeganbyfellingmyhorse." 

           "Sir?"saidMrs.Fairfax. 

           "Ihavetothankherforthissprain." 

           Thewidowlookedbewildered. 

           "MissEyre,haveyoueverlivedinatown?" 

           "No,sir." 

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