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Mr Rochester continued blind the first two years of our union;

perhaps it was that circumstance that drew us so very near--that

knit us so very close: for I was then his vision, as I aht hand Literally, I hat he often called hfor his behalf, and of putting into words the effect

of field, tree, town, river, cloud, sunbeam--of the landscape before

us; of the weather round us--and i by sound on his ear what

light could no longer sta to hio: of doing for him what he wished to be done And there was a

pleasure in h sad-

-because he clai

humiliation He lovedby my attendance: he felt I loved hieat the end of the two years, as I riting a letter

to his dictation, he ca ornaold watch-chain: I answered "Yes"

"And have you a pale blue dress on?"

I had He informed me then, that for so one eye was beco less dense; and that now he

was sure of it

He and I went up to London He had the advice of an eht of that one eye He