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Chapter II

           Come,Bessie,wewillleaveher:Iwouldn’thaveherheartforanything. Sayyourprayers,MissEyre,whenyouarebyyourself;forifyoudon’trepent,somethingbadmightbepermittedtocomedownthechimneyandfetchyouaway." 

           Theywent,shuttingthedoor,andlockingitbehindthem. 

           Thered-roomwasasquarechamber,veryseldomsleptin,Imightsaynever,indeed,unlesswhenachanceinfluxofvisitorsatGatesheadHallrendereditnecessarytoturntoaccountalltheaccommodationitcontained:yetitwasoneofthelargestandstateliestchambersinthemansion. Abedsupportedonmassivepillarsofmahogany,hungwithcurtainsofdeepreddamask,stoodoutlikeatabernacleinthecentre;thetwolargewindows,withtheirblindsalwaysdrawndown,werehalfshroudedinfestoonsandfallsofsimilardrapery;thecarpetwasred; thetableatthefootofthebedwascoveredwithacrimsoncloth; thewallswereasoftfawncolourwithablushofpinkinit;thewardrobe,thetoilet-table,thechairswereofdarklypolishedoldmahogany. Outofthesedeepsurroundingshadesrosehigh,andglaredwhite,thepiled-upmattressesandpillowsofthebed,spreadwithasnowyMarseillescounterpane. Scarcelylessprominentwasanamplecushionedeasy-chairneartheheadofthebed,alsowhite,withafootstoolbeforeit;andlooking,asIthought,likeapalethrone. 

           Thisroomwaschill,becauseitseldomhadafire;itwassilent,becauseremotefromthenurseryandkitchen;solemn,becauseitwasknowntobesoseldomentered. Thehouse-maidalonecamehereonSaturdays,towipefromthemirrorsandthefurnitureaweek’squietdust: andMrs.Reedherself,atfarintervals,visitedittoreviewthecontentsofacertainsecretdrawerinthewardrobe,wherewerestoreddiversparchments,herjewel-casket,andaminiatureofherdeceasedhusband; 

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