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Chapter XVIII

           "Whatcanpossesshimtocomehomeinthatstyle?"saidMissIngram. "HerodeMesrour(theblackhorse),didhenot,whenhewentout?andPilotwaswithhim:-whathashedonewiththeanimals?" 

           Asshesaidthis,sheapproachedhertallpersonandamplegarmentssonearthewindow,thatIwasobligedtobendbackalmosttothebreakingofmyspine:inhereagernessshedidnotobservemeatfirst,butwhenshedid,shecurledherlipandmovedtoanothercasement. Thepost-chaisestopped;thedriverrangthedoor-bell,andagentlemanalightedattiredintravellinggarb;butitwasnotMr.Rochester;itwasatall,fashionable-lookingman,astranger. 

           "Howprovoking!"exclaimedMissIngram:"youtiresomemonkey!"(apostrophisingAdele),"whoperchedyouupinthewindowtogivefalseintelligence?"andshecastonmeanangryglance,asifIwereinfault. 

           Someparleyingwasaudibleinthehall,andsoonthenew-comerentered.HebowedtoLadyIngram,asdeeminghertheeldestladypresent. 

           "ItappearsIcomeataninopportunetime,madam,"saidhe,"whenmyfriend,Mr.Rochester,isfromhome;butIarrivefromaverylongjourney,andIthinkImaypresumesofaronoldandintimateacquaintanceastoinstalmyselfheretillhereturns." 

           Hismannerwaspolite;hisaccent,inspeaking,struckmeasbeingsomewhatunusual,notpreciselyforeign,butstillnotaltogetherEnglish: hisagemightbeaboutMr.Rochester’s,betweenthirtyandforty; 

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