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" Well , you can leave me , ma ' am : but before you go " ( and he retained me by a firmer grasp than ever ), " you will be pleased just to answer me a question or two ." He paused .
" What questions , Mr . Rochester ?" Then followed this cross-examination .
" St . John made you schoolmistress of Morton before he knew you were his cousin ?"
" Yes ." " You would often see him ? He would visit the school sometimes ?" " Daily ."
" He would approve of your plans , Jane ? I know they would be clever , for you are a talented creature !"
" He approved of them -- yes ."
" He would discover many things in you he could not have expected to find ? Some of your accomplishments are not ordinary ."
" I don ' t know about that ."
" You had a little cottage near the school , you say : did he ever come there to see you ?"
" Now and then ?" " Of an evening ?" " Once or twice ."