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Chapter XIII

           "Arithmetic,yousee,isuseful;withoutitsaid,Ishouldhardlyhavebeenabletoguessyourage. Itisapointdifficulttofixwherethefeaturesandcountenancearesomuchatvarianceasinyourcase. AndnowwhatdidyoulearnatLowood?Canyouplay?" 

           "Alittle." 

           "Ofcourse:thatistheestablishedanswer. GointothelibraryImean,ifyouplease. (Excusemytoneofcommand;Iamusedtosay,‘Dothis,’anditisdone:Icannotaltermycustomaryhabitsforonenewinmate.) Go,then,intothelibrary;takeacandlewithyou;leavethedooropen;sitdowntothepiano,andplayatune." 

           Ideparted,obeyinghisdirections. 

           "Enough!"hecalledoutinafewminutes."Youplayalittle,Isee;likeanyotherEnglishschool-girl;perhapsratherbetterthansome,butnotwell." 

           Iclosedthepianoandreturned.Mr.Rochestercontinued "Adeleshowedmesomesketchesthismorning,whichshesaidwereyours. Idon’tknowwhethertheywereentirelyofyourdoing;probablyamasteraidedyou?" 

           "No,indeed!"Iinterjected. 

           "Ah!thatprickspride.Well,fetchmeyourportfolio,ifyoucanvouchforitscontentsbeingoriginal;butdon’tpassyourwordunlessyouarecertain:Icanrecognisepatchwork." 

           "ThenIwillsaynothing,andyoushalljudgeforyourself,sir." 

           Ibroughttheportfoliofromthelibrary. 

           "Approachthetable,"saidhe;andIwheeledittohiscouch.AdeleandMrs.Fairfaxdrewneartoseethepictures. 

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