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Chapter XXIV

           Itoldhiminanewseriesofwhispers,thathemightaswellbuymeagoldgownandasilverbonnetatonce:Ishouldcertainlyneverventuretowearhischoice. Withinfinitedifficulty,forhewasstubbornasastone,Ipersuadedhimtomakeanexchangeinfavourofasoberblacksatinandpearl-greysilk. "Itmightpassforthepresent,"hesaid; "buthewouldyetseemeglitteringlikeaparterre." 

           GladwasItogethimoutofthesilkwarehouse,andthenoutofajewellersshop:themoreheboughtme,themoremycheekburnedwithasenseofannoyanceanddegradation. Aswere-enteredthecarriage,andIsatbackfeverishandfagged,Irememberedwhat,inthehurryofevents,darkandbright,Ihadwhollyforgottentheletterofmyuncle,JohnEyre,toMrs.Reed:hisintentiontoadoptmeandmakemehislegatee. "Itwould,indeed,bearelief,"Ithought,"ifIhadeversosmallanindependency;InevercanbearbeingdressedlikeadollbyMr.Rochester,orsittinglikeasecondDanaewiththegoldenshowerfallingdailyroundme. IwillwritetoMadeirathemomentIgethome,andtellmyuncleJohnIamgoingtobemarried,andtowhom:ifIhadbutaprospectofonedaybringingMr.Rochesteranaccessionoffortune,Icouldbetterenduretobekeptbyhimnow." Andsomewhatrelievedbythisidea(whichIfailednottoexecutethatday),Iventuredoncemoretomeetmymaster’sandlover‘seye,whichmostpertinaciouslysoughtmine,thoughIavertedbothfaceandgaze. 

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