He had spoken of Mr. Rochester as an old friend. A curious friendship theirs must have been: a pointed illustration, indeed, of the old adage that ‘extremes meet.’ Two or three of the gentlemen sat near him, and I caught at times scraps of…

‘Bride!’ Mr. Rochester bowed, and the curtain fell A considerable interval elapsed before it again rose. Its second rising displayed a more elaborately prepared scene than the last. The drawing-room, as I have before observed, was raised two steps above the dining-room, and on…

‘Commands from Miss Ingram’s lips would put spirit into a mug of milk and water.’ ‘Take care, then: if you don’t please me, I will shame you by showing how such things SHOULD be done.’ ‘That is offering a premium on incapacity: I shall…