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Chapter XXXVI

           IhadsetoutfromWhitcrossonaTuesdayafternoon,andearlyonthesucceedingThursdaymorningthecoachstoppedtowaterthehorsesatawaysideinn,situatedinthemidstofscenerywhosegreenhedgesandlargefieldsandlowpastoralhills (howmildoffeatureandverdantofhuecomparedwiththesternNorth-MidlandmoorsofMorton!)metmyeyelikethelineamentsofaoncefamiliarface. Yes,Iknewthecharacterofthislandscape:Iwassurewewerenearmybourne. 

           "HowfarisThornfieldHallfromhere?"Iaskedoftheostler. 

           "Justtwomiles,ma’am,acrossthefields." 

           "Myjourneyisclosed,"Ithoughttomyself.Igotoutofthecoach,gaveaboxIhadintotheostler’scharge,tobekepttillIcalledforit;paidmyfare;satisfiedthecoachman,andwasgoing:thebrighteningdaygleamedonthesignoftheinn,andIreadingiltletters,"TheRochesterArms." Myheartleaptup:Iwasalreadyonmymaster’sverylands.Itfellagain:thethoughtstruckit:- 

           "YourmasterhimselfmaybebeyondtheBritishChannel,foraughtyouknow:andthen,ifheisatThornfieldHall,towardswhichyouhasten,whobesideshimisthere? Hislunaticwife:andyouhavenothingtodowithhim:youdarenotspeaktohimorseekhispresence.Youhavelostyourlabouryouhadbettergonofarther,"urgedthemonitor. "Askinformationofthepeopleattheinn;theycangiveyouallyouseek:theycansolveyourdoubtsatonce. Gouptothatman,andinquireifMr.Rochesterbeathome." 

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