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“Impatiently I waited for evening; when I might summon you to my presence。 An unusual—to me—a perfectly new character I suspected was yours: I desired to search it deeper and know it better。 You entered the room with a look and air at once shy and independent: you uch as you are now。 I made you talk: ere long I found you full of strange contrasts。 Your garb and manner were restricted by rule; your air was often diffident; and altogether that of one refined by nature; but absolutely unused to society; and a good deal afraid of making herself disadvantageously conspicuous by some solecism or blunder; yet when addressed; you lifted a keen; a daring; and a glowing eye to your interlocutor’s face: there was peration and power in each glance you gave; when plied by close questions; you found ready and round answers。 Very soon you seemed to get used to me: I believe you felt the existence of sympathy between you and your grim and cross master; Jane; for it was astonishing to see how quickly a certain pleasant ease tranquillised your manner: snarl as I would; you showed no surprise; fear; annoyance; or displeasure at my moroseness; you watched me; and now and then smiled at me with a simple yet sagacious grace I cannot describe。 I was at once content and stimulated with what I saw: I liked what I had seen; and wished to see more。 Yet; for a long time; I treated you distantly; and sought your pany rarely。 I was an intellectual epicure; and wished to prolong the gratification of making this novel and piquant acquaintance: besides; I was for a while troubled with a haunting fear that if I handled the flower freely its bloom would fade—the sweet charm of freshness would leave it。 I did not then know that it was no transitory blossom; but rather the radiant resemblan

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