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Chapter XX

           ButIcannotgivehimordersinthiscase:Icannotsay‘Bewareofharmingme,Richard;’foritisimperativethatIshouldkeephimignorantthatharmtomeispossible.Nowyoulookpuzzled;andIwillpuzzleyoufurther.Youaremylittlefriend,areyounot?" 

           "Iliketoserveyou,sir,andtoobeyyouinallthatisright." 

           "Precisely:Iseeyoudo.Iseegenuinecontentmentinyourgaitandmien,youreyeandface,whenyouarehelpingmeandpleasingmeworkingforme,andwithme,in,asyoucharacteristicallysay,‘allthatisright:’forifIbidyoudowhatyouthoughtwrong,therewouldbenolight-footedrunning,noneat-handedalacrity,nolivelyglanceandanimatedcomplexion.Myfriendwouldthenturntome,quietandpale,andwouldsay,‘No,sir;thatisimpossible:Icannotdoit,becauseitiswrong;’andwouldbecomeimmutableasafixedstar.Well,youtoohavepoweroverme,andmayinjureme:yetIdarenotshowyouwhereIamvulnerable,lest,faithfulandfriendlyasyouare,youshouldtransfixmeatonce." 

           "IfyouhavenomoretofearfromMr.Masonthanyouhavefromme,sir,youareverysafe." 

           "Godgrantitmaybeso!Here,Jane,isanarbour;sitdown." 

           Thearbourwasanarchinthewall,linedwithivy;itcontainedarusticseat.Mr.Rochestertookit,leavingroom,however,forme:butIstoodbeforehim. 

           "Sit,"hesaid;"thebenchislongenoughfortwo. 

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