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We came home from Mr. Boythorn's after six pleasant weeks. We wereoften in the park and in the woods and seldom passed the lodgewhere we had taken shelter without looking in to speak to thekeeper's wife; but we saw no more of Lady Dedlock, except at churchon Sundays. There was company at Chesney Wold; and althoughseveral beautiful faces surrounded her, her face retained the sameinfluence on me as at first. I do not quite know even now whetherit was painful or pleasurable, whether it drew me towards her ormade me shrink from her. I think I admired her with a kind offear, and I know that in her presence my thoughts always wanderedback, as they had done at first, to that old time of my life.
I had a fancy, on more than one of these Sundays, that what thislady so curiously1 was to me, I was to her--I mean that I disturbedher thoughts as she influenced mine, though in some different way.
But when I stole a glance at her and saw her so composed anddistant and unapproachable, I felt this to be a foolish weakness.
Indeed, I felt the whole state of my mind in reference to her to beweak and unreasonable2, and I remonstrated3 with myself about it asmuch as I could.
One incident that occurred before we quitted Mr. Boythorn's house,I had better mention in this place.
I was walking in the garden with Ada and when I was told that someone wished to see me. Going into the breakfast-room where thisperson was waiting, I found it to be the French maid who had castoff her shoes and walked through the wet grass on the day when itthundered and lightened.
"Mademoiselle," she began, looking fixedly4 at me with her too-eagereyes, though otherwise presenting an agreeable appearance andspeaking neither with boldness nor servility, "I have taken a greatliberty in coming here, but you know how to excuse it, being soamiable, mademoiselle.""No excuse is necessary," I returned, "if you wish to speak to me.""That is my desire, mademoiselle. A thousand thanks for thepermission. I have your leave to speak. Is it not?" she said in aquick, natural way.
"Certainly," said I.
"Mademoiselle, you are so amiable5! Listen then, if you please. Ihave left my Lady. We could not agree. My Lady is so high, sovery high. Pardon! Mademoiselle, you are right!" Her quicknessanticipated what I might have said presently but as yet had onlythought. "It is not for me to come here to complain of my Lady.

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systematic
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discredit
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