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Chapter XVII

           Onlyonehourinthetwenty-fourdidshepasswithherfellow-servantsbelow;alltherestofhertimewasspentinsomelow-ceiled,oakenchamberofthesecondstorey:thereshesatandsewedandprobablylaugheddrearilytoherself,ascompanionlessasaprisonerinhisdungeon. 

           Thestrangestthingofallwas,thatnotasoulinthehouse,exceptme,noticedherhabits,orseemedtomarvelatthem:noonediscussedherpositionoremployment;noonepitiedhersolitudeorisolation. Ionce,indeed,overheardpartofadialoguebetweenLeahandoneofthecharwomen,ofwhichGraceformedthesubject. LeahhadbeensayingsomethingIhadnotcaught,andthecharwomanremarked 

           "Shegetsgoodwages,Iguess?" 

           "Yes,"saidLeah;"IwishIhadasgood;notthatminearetocomplainof,there’snostinginessatThornfield;butthey‘renotonefifthofthesumMrs.Poolereceives.Andsheislayingby:shegoeseveryquartertothebankatMillcote. Ishouldnotwonderbutshehassavedenoughtokeepherindependentifshelikedtoleave;butIsupposeshe’sgotusedtotheplace;andthenshe’snotfortyyet,andstrongandableforanything. Itistoosoonforhertogiveupbusiness." 

           "Sheisagoodhand,Idaresay,"saidthecharwoman. 

           "Ah!sheunderstandswhatshehastodo,nobodybetter,"rejoinedLeahsignificantly;"anditisnoteveryonecouldfillhershoesnotforallthemoneyshegets." 

           "Thatitisnot!"wasthereply. 

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