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Chapter XVII

           Idon’tknowhowmanyofthefinepeopleattheLeasarecomingwithhim: hesendsdirectionsforallthebestbedroomstobeprepared;andthelibraryanddrawing-roomsaretobecleanedout;IamtogetmorekitchenhandsfromtheGeorgeInn,atMillcote,andfromwhereverelseIcan; andtheladieswillbringtheirmaidsandthegentlementheirvalets:soweshallhaveafullhouseofit." AndMrs.Fairfaxswallowedherbreakfastandhastenedawaytocommenceoperations. 

           Thethreedayswere,asshehadforetold,busyenough. IhadthoughtalltheroomsatThornfieldbeautifullycleanandwellarranged;butitappearsIwasmistaken. Threewomenweregottohelp;andsuchscrubbing,suchbrushing,suchwashingofpaintandbeatingofcarpets,suchtakingdownandputtingupofpictures,suchpolishingofmirrorsandlustres,suchlightingoffiresinbedrooms,suchairingofsheetsandfeather-bedsonhearths,Ineverbeheld,eitherbeforeorsince. Adeleranquitewildinthemidstofit:thepreparationsforcompanyandtheprospectoftheirarrival,seemedtothrowherintoecstasies. ShewouldhaveSophietolookoverallher"toilettes,"asshecalledfrocks;tofurbishupanythatwere"passees,"andtoairandarrangethenew. Forherself,shedidnothingbutcaperaboutinthefrontchambers,jumponandoffthebedsteads,andlieonthemattressesandpiled-upbolstersandpillowsbeforetheenormousfiresroaringinthechimneys. 

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