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But no--eventide is as pleasant to hiarden as attractive; and he strolls on, now lifting the gooseberry-

tree branches to look at the fruit, large as plu a ripe cherry fro

towards a knot of flowers, either to inhale their fragrance or to

ad by

hts on a plant at Mr Rochester's foot: he sees it, and

bends to examine it

"Now, he has his back towards ht I, "and he is occupied

too; perhaps, if I walk softly, I can slip away unnoticed"

I trode on an edging of turf that the crackle of the pebbly gravel

the beds at a yard or

two distant froed

hiet by very well," I arden by the"Jane, come and look at this fellow"

I had made no noise: he had not eyes behind--could his shadow feel?