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Chapter XXII

           ThenIthoughtofElizaandGeorgiana;Ibeheldonethecynosureofaball-room,theothertheinmateofaconventcell;andIdweltonandanalysedtheirseparatepeculiaritiesofpersonandcharacter. Theeveningarrivalatthegreattownofscatteredthesethoughts;nightgavethemquiteanotherturn:laiddownonmytraveller’sbed,Ileftreminiscenceforanticipation. 

           IwasgoingbacktoThornfield:buthowlongwasItostaythere?Notlong;ofthatIwassure. IhadheardfromMrs.Fairfaxintheinterimofmyabsence:thepartyatthehallwasdispersed; Mr.RochesterhadleftforLondonthreeweeksago,buthewasthenexpectedtoreturninafortnight. Mrs.Fairfaxsurmisedthathewasgonetomakearrangementsforhiswedding,ashehadtalkedofpurchasinganewcarriage:shesaidtheideaofhismarryingMissIngramstillseemedstrangetoher; butfromwhateverybodysaid,andfromwhatshehadherselfseen,shecouldnolongerdoubtthattheeventwouldshortlytakeplace. "Youwouldbestrangelyincredulousifyoudiddoubtit,"wasmymentalcomment."Idon’tdoubtit." 

           Thequestionfollowed,"WherewasItogo?"IdreamtofMissIngramallthenight:inavividmorningdreamIsawherclosingthegatesofThornfieldagainstmeandpointingmeoutanotherroad;andMr.Rochesterlookedonwithhisarmsfoldedsmilingsardonically,asitseemed,atbothherandme. 

           IhadnotnotifiedtoMrs.Fairfaxtheexactdayofmyreturn;forIdidnotwisheithercarorcarriagetomeetmeatMillcote. 

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