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I both wished and feared to see Mr Rochester on the day which

followed this sleepless night: I wanted to hear his voice again,

yet feared to , I

; he was not in the frequent habit of

entering the schoolroom, but he did step in for a few minutes

sometimes, and I had the impression that he was sure to visit it

that day

But thehappened to interrupt

the quiet course of Adele's studies; only soon after breakfast, I

heard sohbourhood of Mr Rochester's chamber,

Mrs Fairfax's voice, and Leah's, and the cook's--that is, John's

wife--and even John's own gruff tones There were exclamations of

"What a erous to keep a candle lit at night" "How providential that he

had presence of !" "I wonder he waked

nobody!" "It is to be hoped he will not take cold with sleeping on

the library sofa," &c

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