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Chapter XVII

           Youmustgointothedrawing-roomwhileitisempty,beforetheladiesleavethedinner-table;chooseyourseatinanyquietnookyoulike; youneednotstaylongafterthegentlemencomein,unlessyouplease: justletMr.Rochesterseeyouarethereandthenslipawaynobodywillnoticeyou." 

           "Willthesepeopleremainlong,doyouthink?" 

           "Perhapstwoorthreeweeks,certainlynotmore. AftertheEasterrecess,SirGeorgeLynn,whowaslatelyelectedmemberforMillcote,willhavetogouptotownandtakehisseat; IdaresayMr.Rochesterwillaccompanyhim:itsurprisesmethathehasalreadymadesoprotractedastayatThornfield." 

           ItwaswithsometrepidationthatIperceivedthehourapproachwhenIwastorepairwithmychargetothedrawing-room. Adelehadbeeninastateofecstasyallday,afterhearingshewastobepresentedtotheladiesintheevening;anditwasnottillSophiecommencedtheoperationofdressingherthatshesobereddown. Thentheimportanceoftheprocessquicklysteadiedher,andbythetimeshehadhercurlsarrangedinwell-smoothed,droopingclusters,herpinksatinfrockputon,herlongsashtied,andherlacemittensadjusted,shelookedasgraveasanyjudge. Noneedtowarnhernottodisarrangeherattire:whenshewasdressed,shesatdemurelydowninherlittlechair,takingcarepreviouslytoliftupthesatinskirtforfearsheshouldcreaseit,andassuredmeshewouldnotstirthencetillIwasready. 

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