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Chapter XXXVII

           YoureyesdwellonaVulcan,arealblacksmith,brown,broad-shouldered:andblindandlameintothebargain." 

           "Ineverthoughtofit,before;butyoucertainlyareratherlikeVulcan,sir." 

           "Well,youcanleaveme,ma’am:butbeforeyougo"(andheretainedmebyafirmergraspthanever),"youwillbepleasedjusttoanswermeaquestionortwo."Hepaused. 

           "Whatquestions,Mr.Rochester?" 

           Thenfollowedthiscross-examination. 

           "St.JohnmadeyouschoolmistressofMortonbeforeheknewyouwerehiscousin?" 

           "Yes." 

           "Youwouldoftenseehim?Hewouldvisittheschoolsometimes?" 

           "Daily." 

           "Hewouldapproveofyourplans,Jane?Iknowtheywouldbeclever,foryouareatalentedcreature!" 

           "Heapprovedofthemyes." 

           "Hewoulddiscovermanythingsinyouhecouldnothaveexpectedtofind?Someofyouraccomplishmentsarenotordinary." 

           "Idon’tknowaboutthat." 

           "Youhadalittlecottageneartheschool,yousay:didheevercometheretoseeyou?" 

           "Nowandthen?" 

           "Ofanevening?" 

           "Onceortwice." 

           Apause. 

           "Howlongdidyouresidewithhimandhissistersafterthecousinshipwasdiscovered?" 

           "Fivemonths." 

           "DidRiversspendmuchtimewiththeladiesofhisfamily?" 

           "Yes;thebackparlourwasbothhisstudyandours:hesatnearthewindow,andwebythetable." 

           "Didhestudymuch?" 

           "Agooddeal." 

           "What?" 

           "Hindostanee." 

           "Andwhatdidyoudomeantime?" 

           "IlearntGerman,atfirst." 

           "Didheteachyou?" 

           "HedidnotunderstandGerman." 

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