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Chapter XXVII

           Seethatsheiscaredforasherconditiondemands,andyouhavedoneallthatGodandhumanityrequireofyou. Letheridentity,herconnectionwithyourself,beburiedinoblivion:youareboundtoimpartthemtonolivingbeing. Placeherinsafetyandcomfort:shelterherdegradationwithsecrecy,andleaveher.’ 

           "Iactedpreciselyonthissuggestion. Myfatherandbrotherhadnotmademymarriageknowntotheiracquaintance;because,intheveryfirstletterIwrotetoapprisethemoftheunion—havingalreadybeguntoexperienceextremedisgustofitsconsequences,and,fromthefamilycharacterandconstitution,seeingahideousfutureopeningtome—Iaddedanurgentchargetokeepitsecret: andverysoontheinfamousconductofthewifemyfatherhadselectedformewassuchastomakehimblushtoownherashisdaughter-in-law. Farfromdesiringtopublishtheconnection,hebecameasanxioustoconcealitasmyself. 

           "ToEngland,then,Iconveyedher;afearfulvoyageIhadwithsuchamonsterinthevessel.GladwasIwhenIatlastgothertoThornfield,andsawhersafelylodgedinthatthird-storeyroom,ofwhosesecretinnercabinetshehasnowfortenyearsmadeawildbeast’sden—agoblin‘scell. Ihadsometroubleinfindinganattendantforher,asitwasnecessarytoselectoneonwhosefidelitydependencecouldbeplaced; forherravingswouldinevitablybetraymysecret:besides,shehadlucidintervalsofdays—sometimesweeks—whichshefilledupwithabuseofme. AtlastIhiredGracePoolefromtheGrimbsyRetreat. 

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