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I repeated the question more distinctly。

“Miss Fairfax? Oh; you mean Miss Varens! Varens is the name of your future pupil。”

“Indeed! Then she is not your daughter?”

“No;—I have no family。”

I should have followed up my first inquiry; by asking in what way Miss Varens was connected with her; but I recollected it was not polite to ask too many questions: besides; I was sure to hear in time。

“I am so glad;” she continued; as she sat down opposite to me; and took the cat on her knee; “I am so glad you are e; it will be quite pleasant living here now with a panion。 To be sure it is pleasant at any time; for Thornfield is a fine old hall; rather neglected of late years perhaps; but still it is a respectable place; yet you know in winter…time one feels dreary quite alone in the best quarters。 I say alone—Leah is a nice girl to be sure; and John and his wife are very decent people; but then you see they are only servants; and one can’t converse with them on terms of equality: one must keep them at due distance; for fear of losing one’s authority。 I’m sure last winter (it was a very severe one; if you recollect; and when it did not snow; it rained and blew); not a creature but the butcher and postman came to the house; from November till February; and I really got quite melancholy with sitting night after night alone; I had Leah in to read to me sometimes; but I don’t think the poor girl liked the task much: she felt it confining。 In spring and summer one got on better: sunshine and long days make such a difference; and then; just at the mencement of this autumn; little Adela Varens came and her nurse: a child makes a house alive all at once; and now you are here I shall be quite gay。”

My heart really warmed to the worthy lady as I he

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