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Chapter XIII

           "Farfromit.Iwastormentedbythecontrastbetweenmyideaandmyhandiwork:ineachcaseIhadimaginedsomethingwhichIwasquitepowerlesstorealise." 

           "Notquite:youhavesecuredtheshadowofyourthought;butnomore,probably. Youhadnotenoughoftheartist’sskillandsciencetogiveitfullbeing:yetthedrawingsare,foraschool-girl,peculiar.Astothethoughts,theyareelfish. TheseeyesintheEveningStaryoumusthaveseeninadream.Howcouldyoumakethemlooksoclear,andyetnotatallbrilliant?fortheplanetabovequellstheirrays. Andwhatmeaningisthatintheirsolemndepth?Andwhotaughtyoutopaintwind?Thereisahighgaleinthatsky,andonthishill-top.WheredidyouseeLatmos? ForthatisLatmos.There!putthedrawingsaway!" 

           Ihadscarcetiedthestringsoftheportfolio,when,lookingathiswatch,hesaidabruptly 

           "Itisnineo’clock:whatareyouabout,MissEyre,toletAdelesitupsolong?Takehertobed." 

           Adelewenttokisshimbeforequittingtheroom:heenduredthecaress,butscarcelyseemedtorelishitmorethanPilotwouldhavedone,norsomuch. 

           "Iwishyouallgood-night,now,"saidhe,makingamovementofthehandtowardsthedoor,intokenthathewastiredofourcompany,andwishedtodismissus. Mrs.Fairfaxfoldedupherknitting:Itookmyportfolio:wecurtseyedtohim,receivedafrigidbowinreturn,andsowithdrew. 

           "YousaidMr.Rochesterwasnotstrikinglypeculiar,Mrs.Fairfax,"Iobserved,whenIrejoinedherinherroom,afterputtingAdeletobed. 

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