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Chapter XVII

           "Iwonderwhetherthemaster" 

           Thecharwomanwasgoingon;buthereLeahturnedandperceivedme,andsheinstantlygavehercompanionanudge. 

           "Doesn’tsheknow?"Iheardthewomanwhisper. 

           Leahshookherhead,andtheconversationwasofcoursedropped. AllIhadgatheredfromitamountedtothis,thattherewasamysteryatThornfield;andthatfromparticipationinthatmysteryIwaspurposelyexcluded. 

           Thursdaycame:allworkhadbeencompletedthepreviousevening;carpetswerelaiddown,bed-hangingsfestooned,radiantwhitecounterpanesspread,toilettablesarranged,furniturerubbed,flowerspiledinvases:bothchambersandsaloonslookedasfreshandbrightashandscouldmakethem. Thehall,too,wasscoured;andthegreatcarvedclock,aswellasthestepsandbanistersofthestaircase,werepolishedtothebrightnessofglass;inthedining-room,thesideboardflashedresplendentwithplate;inthedrawing-roomandboudoir,vasesofexoticsbloomedonallsides. 

           Afternoonarrived:Mrs.Fairfaxassumedherbestblacksatingown,hergloves,andhergoldwatch;foritwasherparttoreceivethecompany,toconducttheladiestotheirrooms,etc. Adele,too,wouldbedressed:thoughIthoughtshehadlittlechanceofbeingintroducedtothepartythatdayatleast. However,topleaseher,IallowedSophietoapparelherinoneofhershort,fullmuslinfrocks. 

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