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Chapter XVII

           Iwentonwithmyday’sbusinesstranquilly;buteverandanonvaguesuggestionskeptwanderingacrossmybrainofreasonswhyIshouldquitThornfield; andIkeptinvoluntarilyframingadvertisementsandponderingconjecturesaboutnewsituations: thesethoughtsIdidnotthinktocheck;theymightgerminateandbearfruitiftheycould. 

           Mr.Rochesterhadbeenabsentupwardsofafortnight,whenthepostbroughtMrs.Fairfaxaletter. 

           "Itisfromthemaster,"saidshe,asshelookedatthedirection."NowIsupposeweshallknowwhetherwearetoexpecthisreturnornot." 

           Andwhileshebrokethesealandperusedthedocument,Iwentontakingmycoffee(wewereatbreakfast): itwashot,andIattributedtothatcircumstanceafieryglowwhichsuddenlyrosetomyface. Whymyhandshook,andwhyIinvoluntarilyspilthalfthecontentsofmycupintomysaucer,Ididnotchoosetoconsider. 

           "Well,Isometimesthinkwearetooquiet;butwerunachanceofbeingbusyenoughnow:foralittlewhileatleast,"saidMrs.Fairfax,stillholdingthenotebeforeherspectacles. 

           EreIpermittedmyselftorequestanexplanation,ItiedthestringofAdele’spinafore,whichhappenedtobeloose: havinghelpedheralsotoanotherbunandrefilledhermugwithmilk,Isaid,nonchalantly 

           "Mr.Rochesterisnotlikelytoreturnsoon,Isuppose?" 

           "Indeedheisinthreedays,hesays:thatwillbenextThursday;andnotaloneeither. 

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