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It was as incorievous From what it could arise, and where it would end, were considerations of equal perplexity and alarrossly uncivil, hurrying her aithout any reference to her own convenience, or allowing her even the appearance of choice as to the ti; of two days, the earliest fixed on, and of that alone before he was stirring in the ed even to see her What could all this mean but an intentional affront? By some means or other she must have had the misfortune to offend him Eleanor had wished to spare her from so painful a notion, but Catherine could not believe it possible that any injury or any ainst a person not connected, or, at least, not supposed to be connected with it
Heavily passed the night Sleep, or repose that deserved the name of sleep, was out of the question That rooination had toritated spirits and unquiet slumbers Yet how different now the source of her inquietude from what it had been then--how mournfully superior in reality and substance!
Her anxiety had foundation in fact, her fears in probability; and with a mind so occupied in the contemplation of actual and natural evil, the solitude of her situation, the darkness of her cha, were felt and considered without the sh, and often produced strange and sudden noises throughout the house, she heard it all as she lay awake, hour after hour, without curiosity or terror
Soon after six Eleanor entered her rooive assistance where it was possible; but very little remained to be done Catherine had not loitered; she was al ale frohter appeared
What so natural, as that anger should pass away and repentance succeed it? And she only wanted to kno far, after what had passed, an apology e would have been useless here; it was not called for; neither cleht no ; each found her greatest safety in silence, and few and trivial were the sentences exchanged while they re her dress, and Eleanor withthe trunk When everything was done they left the roo only half a lance on every well-known, cherished object, and went down to the breakfast-parlour, where breakfast was prepared