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rt; but harsh caprice laid me under no obligation; on the contrary; a decent quiescence; under the freak of manner; gave me the advantage。 Besides; the eccentricity of the proceeding was piquant: I felt interested to see how he would go on。

He went on as a statue would; that is; he neither spoke nor moved。 Mrs。 Fairfax seemed to think it necessary that some one should be amiable; and she began to talk。 Kindly; as usual—and; as usual; rather trite—she condoled with him on the pressure of business he had had all day; on the annoyance it must have been to him with that painful sprain: then she mended his patience and perseverance in going through with it。

“Madam; I should like some tea;” was the sole rejoinder she got。 She hastened to ring the bell; and when the tray came; she proceeded to arrange the cups; spoons; &c。; with assiduous celerity。 I and Adèle went to the table; but the master did not leave his couch。

“Will you hand Mr。 Rochester’s cup?” said Mrs。 Fairfax to me; “Adèle might perhaps spill it。”

I did as requested。 As he took the cup from my hand; Adèle; thinking the moment propitious for making a request in my favour; cried out—

“N’est…ce pas; monsieur; qu’il y a un cadeau pour Mademoiselle Eyre dans votre petit coffre?”

“Who talks of cadeaux?” said he gruffly。 “Did you expect a present; Miss Eyre? Are you fond of presents?” and he searched my face with eyes that I saw were dark; irate; and piercing。

“I hardly know; sir; I have little experience of them: they are generally thought pleasant things。”

“Generally thought? But what do you think?”

“I should be obliged to take time; sir; before I could give you an answer worthy of your acceptance: a present has many faces to it; has it not? and one sho

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