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Chapter XIII

           "Nocrowding,"saidMr.Rochester:"takethedrawingsfrommyhandasIfinishwiththem;butdon’tpushyourfacesuptomine." 

           Hedeliberatelyscrutinisedeachsketchandpainting. Threehelaidaside;theothers,whenhehadexaminedthem,hesweptfromhim. 

           "Takethemofftotheothertable,Mrs.Fairfax,"saidhe,"andlookatthemwithAdele;you"(glancingatme)"resumeyourseat,andanswermyquestions. Iperceivethosepicturesweredonebyonehand:wasthathandyours?" 

           "Yes." 

           "Andwhendidyoufindtimetodothem?Theyhavetakenmuchtime,andsomethought." 

           "IdidtheminthelasttwovacationsIspentatLowood,whenIhadnootheroccupation." 

           "Wheredidyougetyourcopies?" 

           "Outofmyhead." 

           "ThatheadIseenowonyourshoulders?" 

           "Yes,sir." 

           "Hasitotherfurnitureofthesamekindwithin?" 

           "Ishouldthinkitmayhave:Ishouldhopebetter." 

           Hespreadthepicturesbeforehim,andagainsurveyedthemalternately. 

           Whileheissooccupied,Iwilltellyou,reader,whattheyare:andfirst,Imustpremisethattheyarenothingwonderful. Thesubjectshad,indeed,risenvividlyonmymind.AsIsawthemwiththespiritualeye,beforeIattemptedtoembodythem,theywerestriking;butmyhandwouldnotsecondmyfancy,andineachcaseithadwroughtoutbutapaleportraitofthethingIhadconceived. 

           Thesepictureswereinwater-colours. 

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