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the only tie he seriously acknowledges between you and his, your raptures, agonies,

and so forth He is not of your order: keep to your caste, and be

too self-respecting to lavish the love of the whole heart, soul, and

strength, where such a gift is not wanted and would be despised"

I went on with estions kept wandering across my brain of reasons why I should

quit Thornfield; and I kept involuntarily fra conjectures about new situations: these thoughts I did

not think check; they erminate and bear fruit if they could

Mr Rochester had been absent upwards of a fortnight, when the post

brought Mrs Fairfax a letter

"It is from the master," said she, as she looked at the direction

"Now I suppose we shall knohether we are to expect his return or

not"

And while she broke the seal and perused the docu my coffee (ere at breakfast): it was hot, and I

attributed to that circulohich suddenly rose to

my face Why my hand shook, and why I involuntarily spilt half the

contents of my cup into my saucer, I did not choose to consider