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Chapter XVII

           Formyself,Ihadnoneedtomakeanychange;Ishouldnotbecalledupontoquitmysanctumoftheschoolroom; forasanctumitwasnowbecometome,"averypleasantrefugeintimeoftrouble." 

           Ithadbeenamild,serenespringdayoneofthosedayswhich,towardstheendofMarchorthebeginningofApril,riseshiningovertheearthasheraldsofsummer. Itwasdrawingtoanendnow;buttheeveningwasevenwarm,andIsatatworkintheschoolroomwiththewindowopen. 

           "Itgetslate,"saidMrs.Fairfax,enteringinrustlingstate."IamgladIordereddinneranhourafterthetimeMr.Rochestermentioned;foritispastsixnow. IhavesentJohndowntothegatestoseeifthereisanythingontheroad:onecanseealongwayfromthenceinthedirectionofMillcote." Shewenttothewindow."Hereheis!"saidshe."Well,John"(leaningout),"anynews?" 

           "They’recoming,ma‘am,"wastheanswer."They’llbehereintenminutes." 

           Adeleflewtothewindow.Ifollowed,takingcaretostandononeside,sothat,screenedbythecurtain,Icouldseewithoutbeingseen. 

           ThetenminutesJohnhadgivenseemedverylong,butatlastwheelswereheard;fourequestriansgallopedupthedrive,andafterthemcametwoopencarriages. Flutteringveilsandwavingplumesfilledthevehicles;twoofthecavalierswereyoung,dashing-lookinggentlemen;thethirdwasMr.Rochester,onhisblackhorse,Mesrour,Pilotboundingbeforehim;athissiderodealady,andheandshewerethefirstoftheparty. 

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