Chapter XVIII

           MerrydaysweretheseatThornfieldHall;andbusydaystoo: howdifferentfromthefirstthreemonthsofstillness,monotony,andsolitudeIhadpassedbeneathitsroof!Allsadfeelingsseemednowdrivenfromthehouse,allgloomyassociationsforgotten: therewaslifeeverywhere,movementalldaylong. Youcouldnotnowtraversethegallery,oncesohushed,norenterthefrontchambers,oncesotenantless,withoutencounteringasmartlady’s-maidoradandyvalet. 

           Thekitchen,thebutler’spantry,theservants’hall,theentrancehall,wereequallyalive;andthesaloonswereonlyleftvoidandstillwhentheblueskyandhalcyonsunshineofthegenialspringweathercalledtheiroccupantsoutintothegrounds. Evenwhenthatweatherwasbroken,andcontinuousrainsetinforsomedays,nodampseemedcastoverenjoyment:indooramusementsonlybecamemorelivelyandvaried,inconsequenceofthestopputtooutdoorgaiety. 

           Iwonderedwhattheyweregoingtodothefirsteveningachangeofentertainmentwasproposed:theyspokeof"playingcharades,"butinmyignoranceIdidnotunderstandtheterm. Theservantswerecalledin,thedining-roomtableswheeledaway,thelightsotherwisedisposed,thechairsplacedinasemicircleoppositethearch. WhileMr.Rochesterandtheothergentlemendirectedthesealterations,theladieswererunningupanddownstairsringingfortheirmaids. 

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