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Chapter XXII

           Iproposedtowalkthedistancequietlybymyself; andveryquietly,afterleavingmyboxintheostler’scare,didIslipawayfromtheGeorgeInn,aboutsixo’clockofaJuneevening,andtaketheoldroadtoThornfield:aroadwhichlaychieflythroughfields,andwasnowlittlefrequented. 

           Itwasnotabrightorsplendidsummerevening,thoughfairandsoft:thehaymakerswereatworkallalongtheroad; andthesky,thoughfarfromcloudless,wassuchaspromisedwellforthefuture:itsbluewherebluewasvisiblewasmildandsettled,anditscloudstratahighandthin. Thewest,too,waswarm:nowaterygleamchilledititseemedasiftherewasafirelit,analtarburningbehinditsscreenofmarbledvapour,andoutofaperturesshoneagoldenredness. 

           Ifeltgladastheroadshortenedbeforeme:sogladthatIstoppedoncetoaskmyselfwhatthatjoymeant:andtoremindreasonthatitwasnottomyhomeIwasgoing,ortoapermanentresting-place,ortoaplacewherefondfriendslookedoutformeandwaitedmyarrival. "Mrs.Fairfaxwillsmileyouacalmwelcome,tobesure,"saidI;"andlittleAdelewillclapherhandsandjumptoseeyou: butyouknowverywellyouarethinkingofanotherthanthey,andthatheisnotthinkingofyou." 

           Butwhatissoheadstrongasyouth?Whatsoblindasinexperience? 

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