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Chapter XXXVI

           "YouknowThornfieldHall,ofcourse?"Imanagedtosayatlast. 

           "Yes,ma’am;Ilivedthereonce." 

           "Didyou?"Notinmytime,Ithought:youareastrangertome. 

           "IwasthelateMr.Rochester’sbutler,"headded. 

           Thelate!Iseemtohavereceived,withfullforce,theblowIhadbeentryingtoevade. 

           "Thelate!"Igasped."Ishedead?" 

           "Imeanthepresentgentleman,Mr.Edward’sfather,"heexplained.Ibreathedagain:mybloodresumeditsflow.FullyassuredbythesewordsthatMr.EdwardmyMr.Rochester(Godblesshim,whereverhewas!)wasatleastalive:was,inshort,"thepresentgentleman." Gladdeningwords!ItseemedIcouldhearallthatwastocomewhateverthedisclosuresmightbewithcomparativetranquillity. Sincehewasnotinthegrave,Icouldbear,Ithought,tolearnthathewasattheAntipodes. 

           "IsMr.RochesterlivingatThornfieldHallnow?"Iasked,knowing,ofcourse,whattheanswerwouldbe,butyetdesirousofdeferringthedirectquestionastowherehereallywas. 

           "No,ma’amoh,no!Nooneislivingthere. Isupposeyouareastrangerintheseparts,oryouwouldhaveheardwhathappenedlastautumn,ThornfieldHallisquitearuin:itwasburntdownjustaboutharvest-time. Adreadfulcalamity!suchanimmensequantityofvaluablepropertydestroyed:hardlyanyofthefurniturecouldbesaved. Thefirebrokeoutatdeadofnight,andbeforetheenginesarrivedfromMillcote,thebuildingwasonemassofflame. Itwasaterriblespectacle:Iwitnesseditmyself." 

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