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manding sort. Rumor had it that she and Rochester were to be married and the rumor reached Jane
 1t was then that Jane realized the value of strong and well-trained mind. She reviewed the information she had re- ceived; looked into her heart examined it's feelings and endeayored to bring back into the fold of common sense with a strlct hand such thoughts as had been wandering through imagination's bound- less and trackless waste.
 sne was angry with herself at having taken pleasure in the tokens of prefer ence Rochester had shown her, looked into her glass and asked herself if it were probable that a man like the owner of Thornfeld could love such a plain being when there was at his hand such a daz- zling beauty as Blanche Ingram. A man of Rochester's position stoop to a little penniless dependent like her? The idea was absurd Then she pronounced judg- ment tC this effect: That a greater fool than Jane Eyre never breathed the breath of life'
 for the Honorable Blanche, she gave everybody to understand that she was going to marry Rochester, and that gen tleman himself let 1t be so understood. JI before the house party broke up there arrived at Thornfield foreign look ing man who gave the name of MT. Mason Rochester seemed little dis turbed at his coming, but greeted him kindly enough, introducing him to the guests as an old acquaintance of his from abroad-from Jamaica.
 About midnight on the day of MT. Masons arrival Jane was awakened by a shrill, sharp, savage cry that rang from enc end of Thornfied to the other. Then came a cry for help from some- where in the third story and a half stifed voice called frantically for Roches- ter. Hastily putting on some clothes Jane issued from her apartment to find the hall filled with the startled guests asking each other: "Who is it?" What has happened?" "Is it fire?" Where shall we run?' Is it robbers?"
 Rochester appeared with a candle in his hand coming down from the third story. AIS right! ATS rightr' he said. Nothing the matter. One of the ser wants had nightmare Go back to your beds
 When the guests had retired, Jane. being in her room. heard outside her door the voice of Rochester: Are you up? Have you a sponge? Get it and come with ne.
 She accompanied her employer to the upper story and in the room over her own found Mir. Mason. apparently badly wounded. He had been stabbed, and in
 
 addition one shoulder and one arm had been badly lascerated, as if bitten by some wild animal
 The tapestry with which the room was hung had been looped back in one place and showed a door leading into another roo l from which came strange. snarl- ing sound ending in that hideous laugh which Jane had come to associate with Grace Poole.
 Rochester closed t.-e door and locked it; then bidding Jane continually bathe the wound of MT Mason with cold water, he he went for a physician, with whom he presently returned. The doctor seemed to be in the secret, whatever 1t was. and expressed no surprise. asked no ques- tions. She worried me like tigress, groaned poor Mason.
 Soon he was better and able to move. Then a strong stimulant was given him. and he went down the back stairs to q waiting carriage and was driven away