Chapter XVI

           IbothwishedandfearedtoseeMr.Rochesteronthedaywhichfollowedthissleeplessnight:Iwantedtohearhisvoiceagain,yetfearedtomeethiseye. Duringtheearlypartofthemorning,Imomentarilyexpectedhiscoming;hewasnotinthefrequenthabitofenteringtheschoolroom,buthedidstepinforafewminutessometimes,andIhadtheimpressionthathewassuretovisititthatday. 

           Butthemorningpassedjustasusual:nothinghappenedtointerruptthequietcourseofAdele’sstudies; onlysoonafterbreakfast,IheardsomebustleintheneighbourhoodofMr.Rochester’schamber,Mrs.Fairfax’svoice,andLeah‘s,andthecook’sthatis,John’swifeandevenJohn’sowngrufftones. Therewereexclamationsof"Whatamercymasterwasnotburntinhisbed!" "Itisalwaysdangeroustokeepacandlelitatnight." "Howprovidentialthathehadpresenceofmindtothinkofthewater-jug!" "Iwonderhewakednobody!""Itistobehopedhewillnottakecoldwithsleepingonthelibrarysofa,"etc. 

           Tomuchconfabulationsucceededasoundofscrubbingandsettingtorights; andwhenIpassedtheroom,ingoingdownstairstodinner,Isawthroughtheopendoorthatallwasagainrestoredtocompleteorder;onlythebedwasstrippedofitshangings. Leahstoodupinthewindow-seat,rubbingthepanesofglassdimmedwithsmoke. 

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