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Chapter XXVI

           BerthaMasonismad;andshecameofamadfamily;idiotsandmaniacsthroughthreegenerations!Hermother,theCreole,wasbothamadwomanandadrunkard!asIfoundoutafterIhadwedthedaughter:fortheyweresilentonfamilysecretsbefore. Bertha,likeadutifulchild,copiedherparentinbothpoints.Ihadacharmingpartnerpure,wise,modest:youcanfancyIwasahappyman.Iwentthroughrichscenes! Oh!myexperiencehasbeenheavenly,ifyouonlyknewit!ButIoweyounofurtherexplanation.Briggs,Wood,Mason,IinviteyoualltocomeuptothehouseandvisitMrs.Poole’spatient,andmywife! YoushallseewhatsortofabeingIwascheatedintoespousing,andjudgewhetherornotIhadarighttobreakthecompact,andseeksympathywithsomethingatleasthuman. Thisgirl,"hecontinued,lookingatme,"knewnomorethanyou,Wood,ofthedisgustingsecret: shethoughtallwasfairandlegalandneverdreamtshewasgoingtobeentrappedintoafeignedunionwithadefraudedwretch,alreadyboundtoabad,mad,andembrutedpartner!Comeallofyoufollow!" 

           Stillholdingmefast,heleftthechurch:thethreegentlemencameafter. Atthefrontdoorofthehallwefoundthecarriage. 

           "Takeitbacktothecoach-house,John,"saidMr.Rochestercoolly;"itwillnotbewantedto-day." 

           Atourentrance,Mrs.Fairfax,Adele,Sophie,Leah,advancedtomeetandgreetus. 

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