"It must have been one of them," interrupted my master.
"No, sir, I solemnly assure you to the contrary. The shape
standing before me had never crossed my eyes within the precincts
of Thornfield Hall before; the height, the contour were new to me."
"Describe it, Jane."
"It seemed, sir, a woman, tall and large, with thick and dark hair
hanging long down her back. I know not what dress she had on:
it was white and straight; but whether gown, sheet, or shroud, I
cannot tell."
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