第90部分(第3/8 頁)

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“You　would　often　see　him？　He　would　visit　the　school　sometimes？”

“Daily。”

“He　would　approve　of　your　plans；　Jane？　I　know　they　would　be　clever；　for　you　are　a　talented　creature！”

“He　approved　of　them—yes。”

“He　would　discover　many　things　in　you　he　could　not　have　expected　to　find？　Some　of　your　acplishments　are　not　ordinary。”

“I　don’t　know　about　that。”

“You　had　a　little　cottage　near　the　school；　you　say：　did　he　ever　e　there　to　see　you？”

“Now　and　then？”

“Of　an　evening？”

“Once　or　twice。”

A　pause。

“How　long　did　you　reside　with　him　and　his　sisters　after　the　cousinship　was　discovered？”

“Five　months。”

“Did　Rivers　spend　much　time　with　the　ladies　of　his　family？”

“Yes；　the　back　parlour　was　both　his　study　and　ours：　he　sat　near　the　window；　and　we　by　the　table。”

“Did　he　study　much？”

“A　good　deal。”

“What？”

“Hindostanee。”

“And　what　did　you　do　meantime？”

“I　learnt　German；　at　first。”

“Did　he　teach　you？”

“He　did　not　understand　German。”

“Did　he　teach　you　nothing？”

“A　little　Hindostanee。”

“Rivers　taught　you　Hindostanee？”

“Yes；　sir。”

“And　his　sisters　also？”

“No。”

“Only　you？”

“Only　me。”

“Did　you　ask　to　learn？”

“No。”

“He　wished　to　teach　you？”

“Yes。”

A　second　pause。

“Why　did　he　wish　it？　Of　what　use　could　Hindostanee　be　to　you？”

“He　intended　me