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Chapter XXVII

           ThevoiceofMrs.Fairfax,speakingtoaservantinthehall,wakenedyou:andhowcuriouslyyousmiledtoandatyourself,Janet! Therewasmuchsenseinyoursmile:itwasveryshrewd,andseemedtomakelightofyourownabstraction.Itseemedtosay‘Myfinevisionsareallverywell,butImustnotforgettheyareabsolutelyunreal. IhavearosyskyandagreenfloweryEdeninmybrain;butwithout,Iamperfectlyaware,liesatmyfeetaroughtracttotravel,andaroundmegatherblacktempeststoencounter.’ YourandownstairsanddemandedofMrs.Fairfaxsomeoccupation:theweeklyhouseaccountstomakeup,orsomethingofthatsort,Ithinkitwas. Iwasvexedwithyouforgettingoutofmysight. 

           "ImpatientlyIwaitedforevening,whenImightsummonyoutomypresence. AnunusualtomeaperfectlynewcharacterIsuspectedwasyours:Idesiredtosearchitdeeperandknowitbetter. Youenteredtheroomwithalookandairatonceshyandindependent:youwerequaintlydressedmuchasyouarenow. Imadeyoutalk:erelongIfoundyoufullofstrangecontrasts. Yourgarbandmannerwererestrictedbyrule;yourairwasoftendiffident,andaltogetherthatofonerefinedbynature,butabsolutelyunusedtosociety,andagooddealafraidofmakingherselfdisadvantageouslyconspicuousbysomesolecismorblunder; yetwhenaddressed,youliftedakeen,adaring,andaglowingeyetoyourinterlocutor’sface:therewaspenetrationandpowerineachglanceyougave;whenpliedbyclosequestions,youfoundreadyandroundanswers. 

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