“Well，Iobservedtohimthatasyouwereunusedtocompany，Ididnotthinkyouwouldlikeappearingbeforesogayaparty—allstrangers;andhereplied，inhisquickway—‘Nonsense！Ifsheobjects，tellheritismyparticularwish;andifsheresists，sayIshallcomeandfetchherincaseofcontumacy。’”
“Iwillnotgivehimthattrouble，”Ianswered。“Iwillgo，ifnobettermaybe;butIdon’tlikeit。Shallyoubethere，Mrs。Fairfax？”
“No;Ipleadedoff，andheadmittedmyplea。I’lltellyouhowtomanagesoastoavoidtheembarrassmentofmakingaformalentrance，whichisthemostdisagreeablepartofthebusiness。Youmustgointothedrawing—roomwhileitisempty，beforetheladiesleavethedinner—table;chooseyourseatinanyquietnookyoulike;youneednotstaylongafterthegentlemencomein，unlessyouplease:justletMr。Rochesterseeyouarethereandthenslipaway—nobodywillnoticeyou。”
“Willthesepeopleremainlong，doyouthink？”
“Perhapstwoorthreeweeks，certainlynotmore。AftertheEasterrecess，SirGeorgeLynn，whowaslatelyelectedmemberforMillcote，willhavetogouptotownandtakehisseat;IdaresayMr。Rochesterwillaccompanyhim:itsurprisesmethathehasalreadymadesoprotractedastayatThornfield。”