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" I have none."
" Where do your brothers and sisters live?" " I have no brothers or sisters." " Who recommended you to come here?" " I advertised, and Mrs. Fairfax answered my advertisement."
" Yes," said the good lady, who now knew what ground we were upon, " and I am daily thankful for the choice Providence led me to make. Miss Eyre has been an invaluable companion to me, and a kind and careful teacher to Adele."
" Don ' t trouble yourself to give her a character," returned Mr. Rochester: " eulogiums will not bias me; I shall judge for myself. She began by felling my horse."
" Sir?" said Mrs. Fairfax. " I have to thank her for this sprain." The widow looked bewildered. " Miss Eyre, have you ever lived in a town?" " No, sir." " Have you seen much society?"
" None but the pupils and teachers of Lowood, and now the inmates of Thornfield."
" Have you read much?"