The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-15
CHAPTER "
4 aTly Interviews,

As ! approacned the hail I fingered at
the gates, / fingered on tho lawn, | paced
backward and forward upon the pave
mont The shuttrrs, or the glass aonfH,
wcr" closed | could not see th' interior
Roth my eyes and my suiriiH we're drawn
from this gloomy house TO the blue SKY
above me--s blue sea ahsolvsd from hlnt
Of cloud the moon ascending IN Is
solemn march, with tho tremrlng stars
following her course
turned from the moon and stars and
opened the side door and went IN. Ihe
hallway was not dark. nor was u ~;
only from the huge bronx" lamp, hiRh-
hung from the ceiling. warm glow SUI
fused both II and tho lower steps OF the
stairway ruddy shine Issued from mo
/ great dining room, whose fuhtnr doors
I were open. aud | saw u ire hurwhS
/ brightly IN the Fireplace. THIS psht re-
vealcd. too. group hy thc IRE iaklhsi
and | distinguished the voice OF Adele !
hnsfenad 10 Mrs Fairfsx's room.
| There was fire there, too, but no
! Mrs. FairfaN Instead. sitting alone hy
Ithe fire, gazing with gravity ~ th" nhte
beheld The same huge dog whlch ! mao
seen accompanying his master IN the lane
'odny had heard this master call MN
nv name and | said ''Pilotr' The thlns
got IN and snuffcd mr. and fawned upon
me | rang the bell. for ] wanted
candle Leah entered.
What dog 10 this asked
Masters"
Whose ,.
mir Rochester's-he Is Just arrived
Where IN Mrs Fairfax ! asked
with master
"In the dining room. and Miss Adele
In there with them. John hes gone lv'
n surgeon, for master has had an acIi :
dent" went or the voluble Lean. nls
horse slipped on On pie pses, rom o, 'Ia Hay Kin W
Hiring me n candle, viii ypn, Lean
.,ii .g calmly as could Leah htoush'
N. and. as she entered. Mrs. fatlaN
came with her and repeated her nrMa ',',
adding that the surgeon was no" 'o''"
and was with MIR Rochester A..
II wNs mst getting dark the next uss uss
when Mrs Fairfax came into my top',
and said Mr.. Rochester would pe s.a'
! n YOU and your pupil would mhe W.
,, with him IN the drawing room ,hls es w
ming lie has been much engaged nli uay
an Thai he could not see you before
When is his tea time" inquired Vt
! n, & o'clock-he keeps very early houts "
I IN, country You had better change you
irock now; I viii 20 with you and dotss.r tss.,,
4 III Here Il candle s .tn"s
. dress for the evening when Mr.. Roches
y ter IL here" 4, ,...
/, I,red ms was 20 strangers II wa
u rather n trial TO appear before my
: 10 whose presence ] had been iornla,
! stlrnmOne0s TWO WhN
Y Igh,.d ON the table In tho dining ROOF
= and two stood on the mantelplece. basN
:, ing In the light and heat Of great wv
'. Law the dog pilot. Adele knep nee
a him. Half reclining upon couch ~
i lpeared Mr Rochester. his loot suppor,'
by a cushion The firo shone tun N y
,s face: knew my traveller OF the iah'
a Here Ia Miss Eyre. sir" said Mr.
~ Faiffas. lie bowed without 'thklns n
/ eyes off the group before the IRE
,e Miss Eyre be seated, he selu, ~,
\ there was something In the forced, ~
- how, In the impatient, yet formal 70,
a which seemed TO e,etcss, What "
.. deuc. Ia II to me whether Miss E'
vi ls herr or notF' ,,
IA sat down, quite dlscmharrmseu.
ia flood OF finished polteness would prohh,
=" hIy have embarrassed me Reside, u
n. eccentrlclty Of the proceeding WIS \
,r ounnt, | felt interested 10 SEQ how
in would no on. Mrs. FSirfns seemed
re think Il necessary that some one shou
bo amleble and she b.ssn TO tMhi NJ
at ly. us usual, and, rs usual, rather wv
ls Sh, spoke Of Mr. Rochcrtet's sprain A.
"A commended him for hts 'ctttude w got
through with A. Madam ! should VI
nd some tea" was his sole response
no when We had tea, Mr. Rochester ~
abruptly, You have been IN my hou
3" 9, s,s. re-. TTSS,e,ss Tn,s xsS ,o,s him @ or S nsvs
school and he seemed 70 know INC fsl
lly OF procklehurst Who arc your
ren,s9" asked he Il have none
ever had. | suppose--do YOU tcmemt
themf" mo, sir" Y thought MOI
YOU were waiting for your people wh
YOU sat on that stlle'' For who
sir," For your people the men
green--the fairies nid break hr9u
one Of your rings that you sntnad
nd the damned Ice on the causcwNy'' 81
ne said I as calmly PH | could the men
green forsooh Ensland hundred yes
ago I don't think that either SUNNI
nv or hNrves, or winter moon VIII sh'
. upon their tcvels again.
Mrs. fairfas dropped her knitting =
y with raised eyebrows wondered what
were talking about well, went
this strange man, w you dltown "
parents yess must have some sort ot rc
t,ors-unclss or suntsf'' None that
know of And your home hs
none" "who rc commended you here
~ advertised and Mrs. Fairfax cmplol
me"
Thls,was the sis, Of the conversat
witch took place between my master
myself uron our first formal meet
Then he ordered me 10 play fof him !
cheyed Ills continent wns, You y
y little better than mnst women but
4 NenS lie asked me " drcw ~ pain
II and I showed him iny drawings, ~
V,tt 40 these xotlFaglf Of did Xnuf dfa