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Chapter XIX

           Oh,areyouaware,Mr.Rochester,thatastrangerhasarrivedheresinceyouleftthismorning?" 

           "Astranger!no;whocanitbe?Iexpectednoone;ishegone?" 

           "No;hesaidhehadknownyoulong,andthathecouldtakethelibertyofinstallinghimselfheretillyoureturned." 

           "Thedevilhedid!Didhegivehisname?" 

           "HisnameisMason,sir;andhecomesfromtheWestIndies;fromSpanishTown,inJamaica,Ithink." 

           Mr.Rochesterwasstandingnearme;hehadtakenmyhand,asiftoleadmetoachair.AsIspokehegavemywristaconvulsivegrip;thesmileonhislipsfroze:apparentlyaspasmcaughthisbreath. 

           "Mason!theWestIndies!"hesaid,inthetoneonemightfancyaspeakingautomatontoenounceitssinglewords; "Mason!theWestIndies!"hereiterated;andhewentoverthesyllablesthreetimes,growing,intheintervalsofspeaking,whiterthanashes:hehardlyseemedtoknowwhathewasdoing. 

           "Doyoufeelill,sir?"Iinquired. 

           "Jane,I’vegotablow;I‘vegotablow,Jane!"Hestaggered. 

           "Oh,leanonme,sir." 

           "Jane,youofferedmeyourshoulderoncebefore;letmehaveitnow." 

           "Yes,sir,yes;andmyarm." 

           Hesatdown,andmademesitbesidehim.Holdingmyhandinbothhisown,hechafedit;gazingonme,atthesametime,withthemosttroubledanddrearylook. 

           "Mylittlefriend!"saidhe,"IwishIwereinaquietislandwithonlyyou;andtrouble,anddanger,andhideousrecollectionsremovedfromme." 

           "CanIhelpyou,sir?I’dgivemylifetoserveyou." 

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