Steerforth’s Home

           Whenthechambermaidtappedatmydoorateighto’clock,andinformedmethatmyshaving-waterwasoutside,Ifeltseverelythehavingnooccasionforit,andblushedinmybed.Thesuspicionthatshelaughedtoo,whenshesaidit,preyeduponmymindallthetimeIwasdressing;andgaveme,Iwasconscious,asneakingandguiltyairwhenIpassedheronthestaircase,asIwasgoingdowntobreakfast.Iwassosensitivelyaware,indeed,ofbeingyoungerthanIcouldhavewished,thatforsometimeIcouldnotmakeupmymindtopassheratall,undertheignoblecircumstancesofthecase;but,hearinghertherewithabroom,stoodpeepingoutofwindowatKingCharlesonhorseback,surroundedbyamazeofhackney-coaches,andlookinganythingbutregalinadrizzlingrainandadark-brownfog,untilIwasadmonishedbythewaiterthatthegentlemanwaswaitingforme.

           Itwasnotinthecoffee-roomthatIfoundSteerforthexpectingme,butinasnugprivateapartment,red-curtainedandTurkey-carpeted,wherethefireburntbright,andafinehotbreakfastwassetforthonatablecoveredwithacleancloth;andacheerfulminiatureoftheroom,thefire,thebreakfast,Steerforth,andall,wasshininginthelittleroundmirroroverthesideboard.Iwasratherbashfulatfirst,Steerforthbeingsoself-possessed,andelegant,andsuperiortomeinallrespects(ageincluded);buthiseasypatronagesoonputthattorights,andmademequiteathome.

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