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Jane Eyre 289
“Do you feel ill, sir?” I inquired. Nike heels
“Jane, I’ve got a blow; I’ve got a blow, Jane!” He staggered.
“Oh, lean on me, sir.”
“Jane, you offered me your shoulder once before; let me have it
“Yes, sir, yes; and my arm.”
He sat down, and made me sit beside him. Holding my hand in
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the most troubled and dreary look.
“My little friend!” said he, “I wish I were in a quiet island with
only you; and trouble, and danger, and hideous recollections
removed from me.”
“Can I help you, sir?—I’d give my life to serve you.”
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“Thank you, sir. Tell me what to do,—I’ll try, at least, to do it.”
“Fetch me now, Jane, a glass of wine from the dining-room:
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what he is doing.”
I went. I found all the party in the dining-room at supper, as
Mr. Rochester had said; they were not seated at table,—the supper
was arranged on the sideboard; each had taken what he chose,
and they stood about here and there in groups, their plates and
glasses in UGG Boots Clearance their hands. Every one seemed in high glee; laughter
and conversation were general and animated. Mr. Mason stood
near the fire, talking to Colonel and Mrs. Dent, and appeared as
merry as any of them. I filled a wine-glass (I saw Miss Ingram
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I daresay), and I returned to the library.
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Mr. Rochester’s extreme pallor had disappeared, and he looked
once more firm and stern. He took the glass from my hand.