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Chapter XIV

           IbrushedAdele’shairandmadeherneat,andhavingascertainedthatIwasmyselfinmyusualQuakertrim,wheretherewasnothingtoretouchallbeingtoocloseandplain,braidedlocksincluded,toadmitofdisarrangementwedescended,Adelewonderingwhetherthepetitcoffrewasatlengthcome;for,owingtosomemistake,itsarrivalhadhithertobeendelayed. Shewasgratified:thereitstood,alittlecarton,onthetablewhenweenteredthedining-room. Sheappearedtoknowitbyinstinct. 

           "Maboite!maboite!"exclaimedshe,runningtowardsit. 

           "Yes,thereisyour‘boite’atlast:takeitintoacorner,yougenuinedaughterofParis,andamuseyourselfwithdisembowellingit,"saidthedeepandrathersarcasticvoiceofMr.Rochester,proceedingfromthedepthsofanimmenseeasy-chairatthefireside. "Andmind,"hecontinued,"don’tbothermewithanydetailsoftheanatomicalprocess,oranynoticeoftheconditionoftheentrails:letyouroperationbeconductedinsilence:tiens-toitranquille,enfant;comprends-tu?" 

           Adeleseemedscarcelytoneedthewarningshehadalreadyretiredtoasofawithhertreasure,andwasbusyuntyingthecordwhichsecuredthelid. Havingremovedthisimpediment,andliftedcertainsilveryenvelopesoftissuepaper,shemerelyexclaimed 

           "Ohciel!Quec’estbeau!"andthenremainedabsorbedinecstaticcontemplation. 

           "IsMissEyrethere?"nowdemandedthemaster,halfrisingfromhisseattolookroundtothedoor,nearwhichIstillstood. 

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