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Chapter XXI

           Mr.Rochester,MissIngram,thetwoMissesEshton,andtheiradmirers,wereallbusiedinthegame. Itrequiredsomecouragetodisturbsointerestingaparty; myerrand,however,wasoneIcouldnotdefer,soIapproachedthemasterwherehestoodatMissIngram’sside. SheturnedasIdrewnear,andlookedatmehaughtily:hereyesseemedtodemand,"Whatcanthecreepingcreaturewantnow?"andwhenIsaid,inalowvoice,"Mr.Rochester,"shemadeamovementasiftemptedtoordermeaway. Irememberherappearanceatthemomentitwasverygracefulandverystriking:sheworeamorningrobeofsky-bluecrape;agauzyazurescarfwastwistedinherhair. Shehadbeenallanimationwiththegame,andirritatedpridedidnotlowertheexpressionofherhaughtylineaments. 

           "Doesthatpersonwantyou?"sheinquiredofMr.Rochester;andMr.Rochesterturnedtoseewhothe"person"was. Hemadeacuriousgrimaceoneofhisstrangeandequivocaldemonstrationsthrewdownhiscueandfollowedmefromtheroom. 

           "Well,Jane?"hesaid,asherestedhisbackagainsttheschoolroomdoor,whichhehadshut. 

           "Ifyouplease,sir,Iwantleaveofabsenceforaweekortwo." 

           "Whattodo?wheretogo?" 

           "Toseeasickladywhohassentforme." 

           "Whatsicklady?wheredoesshelive?" 

           "AtGateshead;inshire." 

           "-shire?Thatisahundredmilesoff!Whomayshebethatsendsforpeopletoseeherthatdistance?" 

           "HernameisReed,sirMrs.Reed." 

           "ReedofGateshead?TherewasaReedofGateshead,amagistrate." 

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