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Chapter XVII

           "Don’tyoufeelhungry,Adele?" 

           "Maisoui,mademoiselle:voilecinqousixheuresquenousn’avonspasmange." 

           "Wellnow,whiletheladiesareintheirrooms,Iwillventuredownandgetyousomethingtoeat." 

           Andissuingfrommyasylumwithprecaution,Isoughtaback-stairswhichconducteddirectlytothekitchen. Allinthatregionwasfireandcommotion; thesoupandfishwereinthelaststageofprojection,andthecookhungoverhercruciblesinaframeofmindandbodythreateningspontaneouscombustion. Intheservants’halltwocoachmenandthreegentlemen’sgentlemenstoodorsatroundthefire;theabigails,Isuppose,wereupstairswiththeirmistresses;thenewservants,thathadbeenhiredfromMillcote,werebustlingabouteverywhere. Threadingthischaos,Iatlastreachedthelarder;thereItookpossessionofacoldchicken,arollofbread,sometarts,aplateortwoandaknifeandfork:withthisbootyImadeahastyretreat. Ihadregainedthegallery,andwasjustshuttingtheback-doorbehindme,whenanacceleratedhumwarnedmethattheladieswereabouttoissuefromtheirchambers. Icouldnotproceedtotheschoolroomwithoutpassingsomeoftheirdoors,andrunningtheriskofbeingsurprisedwithmycargoofvictualage;soIstoodstillatthisend,which,beingwindowless,wasdark:quitedarknow,forthesunwassetandtwilightgathering. 

           Presentlythechambersgaveuptheirfairtenantsoneafteranother:eachcameoutgailyandairily,withdressthatgleamedlustrousthroughthedusk. 

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