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Chapter XIV

           Yes:doesthatleavehopeforme?" 

           "Hopeofwhat,sir?" 

           "Ofmyfinalre-transformationfromIndia-rubberbacktoflesh?" 

           "Decidedlyhehashadtoomuchwine,"Ithought;andIdidnotknowwhatanswertomaketohisqueerquestion: howcouldItellwhetherhewascapableofbeingre-transformed? 

           "Youlookedverymuchpuzzled,MissEyre;andthoughyouarenotprettyanymorethanIamhandsome,yetapuzzledairbecomesyou; besides,itisconvenient,foritkeepsthosesearchingeyesofyoursawayfrommyphysiognomy,andbusiesthemwiththeworstedflowersoftherug;sopuzzleon. Younglady,Iamdisposedtobegregariousandcommunicativeto-night." 

           Withthisannouncementherosefromhischair,andstood,leaninghisarmonthemarblemantelpiece: inthatattitudehisshapewasseenplainlyaswellashisface; hisunusualbreadthofchest,disproportionatealmosttohislengthoflimb. Iamsuremostpeoplewouldhavethoughthimanuglyman;yettherewassomuchunconsciousprideinhisport;somucheaseinhisdemeanour;suchalookofcompleteindifferencetohisownexternalappearance;sohaughtyarelianceonthepowerofotherqualities,intrinsicoradventitious,toatoneforthelackofmerepersonalattractiveness,that,inlookingathim,oneinevitablysharedtheindifference,and,eveninablind,imperfectsense,putfaithintheconfidence. 

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