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ting with moonrise。”
It is one of my faults; that though my tongue is sometimes prompt enough at an answer; there are times when it sadly fails me in framing an excuse; and always the lapse occurs at some crisis; when a facile word or plausible pretext is specially wanted to get me out of painful embarrassment。 I did not like to walk at this hour alone with Mr。 Rochester in the shadowy orchard; but I could not find a reason to allege for leaving him。 I followed with lagging step; and thoughts busily bent on discovering a means of extrication; but he himself looked so posed and so grave also; I became ashamed of feeling any confusion: the evil—if evil existent or prospective there was—seemed to lie with me only; his mind was unconscious and quiet。
“Jane;” he remenced; as we entered the laurel walk; and slowly strayed down in the direction of the sunk fence and the horse… chestnut; “Thornfield is a pleasant place in summer; is it not?”
“Yes; sir。”
“You must have bee in some degree attached to the house;—you; who have an eye for natural beauties; and a good deal of the organ of Adhesiveness?”
“I am attached to it; indeed。”
“And though I don’t prehend how it is; I perceive you have acquired a degree of regard for that foolish little child Adèle; too; and even for simple dame Fairfax?”
“Yes; sir; in different ways; I have an affection for both。”
“And would be sorry to part with them?”
“Yes。”
“Pity!” he said; and sighed and paused。 “It is always the way of events in this life;” he continued presently: “no sooner have you got settled in a pleasant resting…place; than a voice calls out to you to rise and move on; for the hour of repose is expired。”
“Must I move on; sir?” I asked。 “Must I leave Thor
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