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Chapter XVIII

           ThewantofhisanimatinginfluenceappearedtobepeculiarlyfeltonedaythathehadbeensummonedtoMillcoteonbusiness,andwasnotlikelytoreturntilllate. Theafternoonwaswet:awalkthepartyhadproposedtotaketoseeagipsycamp,latelypitchedonacommonbeyondHay,wasconsequentlydeferred. Someofthegentlemenweregonetothestables:theyoungerones,togetherwiththeyoungerladies,wereplayingbilliardsinthebilliard-room.ThedowagersIngramandLynnsoughtsolaceinaquietgameatcards. BlancheIngram,afterhavingrepelled,bysupercilioustaciturnity,someeffortsofMrs.DentandMrs.Eshtontodrawherintoconversation,hadfirstmurmuredoversomesentimentaltunesandairsonthepiano,andthen,havingfetchedanovelfromthelibrary,hadflungherselfinhaughtylistlessnessonasofa,andpreparedtobeguile,bythespelloffiction,thetedioushoursofabsence. Theroomandthehouseweresilent:onlynowandthenthemerrimentofthebilliard-playerswasheardfromabove. 

           Itwasvergingondusk,andtheclockhadalreadygivenwarningofthehourtodressfordinner,whenlittleAdele,whokneltbymeinthedrawing-roomwindow-seat,suddenlyexclaimed 

           "Voile,MonsieurRochester,quirevient!" 

           Iturned,andMissIngramdartedforwardsfromhersofa:theothers,too,lookedupfromtheirseveraloccupations;foratthesametimeacrunchingofwheelsandasplashingtrampofhorse-hoofsbecameaudibleonthewetgravel. Apost-chaisewasapproaching. 

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