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Chapter XXIII

           "InaboutamonthIhopetobeabridegroom,"continuedMr.Rochester;"andintheinterim,Ishallmyselflookoutforemploymentandanasylumforyou." 

           "Thankyou,sir;Iamsorrytogive" 

           "Oh,noneedtoapologise!Iconsiderthatwhenadependentdoesherdutyaswellasyouhavedoneyours,shehasasortofclaimuponheremployerforanylittleassistancehecanconvenientlyrenderher; indeedIhavealready,throughmyfuturemother-in-law,heardofaplacethatIthinkwillsuit:itistoundertaketheeducationofthefivedaughtersofMrs.DionysiusO’GallofBitternuttLodge,Connaught,Ireland. You’lllikeIreland,Ithink:they‘resuchwarm-heartedpeoplethere,theysay." 

           "Itisalongwayoff,sir." 

           "Nomatteragirlofyoursensewillnotobjecttothevoyageorthedistance." 

           "Notthevoyage,butthedistance:andthentheseaisabarrier" 

           "Fromwhat,Jane?" 

           "FromEnglandandfromThornfield:and" 

           "Well?" 

           "Fromyou,sir." 

           Isaidthisalmostinvoluntarily,and,withaslittlesanctionoffreewill,mytearsgushedout. Ididnotcrysoastobeheard,however;Iavoidedsobbing.ThethoughtofMrs.O’GallandBitternuttLodgestruckcoldtomyheart; andcolderthethoughtofallthebrineandfoam,destined,asitseemed,torushbetweenmeandthemasteratwhosesideInowwalked,andcoldesttheremembranceofthewideroceanwealth,caste,customintervenedbetweenmeandwhatInaturallyandinevitablyloved. 

           "Itisalongway,"Iagainsaid. 

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