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Chapter XXXVI

           "PoorMr.Edward!"heejaculated,"Ilittlethoughtevertohaveseenit!Somesayitwasajustjudgmentonhimforkeepinghisfirstmarriagesecret,andwantingtotakeanotherwifewhilehehadoneliving:butIpityhim,formypart." 

           "Yousaidhewasalive?"Iexclaimed. 

           "Yes,yes:heisalive;butmanythinkhehadbetterbedead." 

           "Why?How?"Mybloodwasagainrunningcold."Whereishe?"Idemanded."IsheinEngland?" 

           "Ayayhe’sinEngland;hecan‘tgetoutofEngland,Ifancyhe’safixturenow." 

           Whatagonywasthis!Andthemanseemedresolvedtoprotractit. 

           "Heisstone-blind,"hesaidatlast."Yes,heisstone-blind,isMr.Edward." 

           Ihaddreadedworse.Ihaddreadedhewasmad.Isummonedstrengthtoaskwhathadcausedthiscalamity. 

           "Itwasallhisowncourage,andabodymaysay,hiskindness,inaway,ma’am:hewouldn‘tleavethehousetilleveryoneelsewasoutbeforehim. Ashecamedownthegreatstaircaseatlast,afterMrs.Rochesterhadflungherselffromthebattlements,therewasagreatcrashallfell. Hewastakenoutfromundertheruins,alive,butsadlyhurt:abeamhadfalleninsuchawayastoprotecthimpartly;butoneeyewasknockedout,andonehandsocrushedthatMr.Carter,thesurgeon,hadtoamputateitdirectly. Theothereyeinflamed:helostthesightofthatalso.Heisnowhelpless,indeedblindandacripple." 

           "Whereishe?Wheredoeshenowlive?" 

           "AtFerndean,amanor-houseonafarmhehas,aboutthirtymilesoff:quiteadesolatespot." 

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