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There
were
but
eight
;
yet
,
somehow
,
as
they
flocked
in
,
they
gave
the
impression
of
a
much
larger
number
.
Some
of
them
were
very
tall
;
many
were
dressed
in
white
;
and
all
had
a
sweeping
amplitude
of
array
that
seemed
to
magnify
their
persons
as
a
mist
magnifies
the
moon
.
I
rose
and
curtseyed
to
them
:
one
or
two
bent
their
heads
in
return
,
the
others
only
stared
at
me
.
They
dispersed
about
the
room
,
reminding
me
,
by
the
lightness
and
buoyancy
of
their
movements
,
of
a
flock
of
white
plumy
birds
.
Some
of
them
threw
themselves
in
half-reclining
positions
on
the
sofas
and
ottomans
:
some
bent
over
the
tables
and
examined
the
flowers
and
books
:
the
rest
gathered
in
a
group
round
the
fire
:
all
talked
in
a
low
but
clear
tone
which
seemed
habitual
to
them
.
I
knew
their
names
afterwards
,
and
may
as
well
mention
them
now
.
First
,
there
was
Mrs.
Eshton
and
two
of
her
daughters
.
She
had
evidently
been
a
handsome
woman
,
and
was
well
preserved
still
.
Of
her
daughters
,
the
eldest
,
Amy
,
was
rather
little
:
naive
,
and
child-like
in
face
and
manner
,
and
piquant
in
form
;
her
white
muslin
dress
and
blue
sash
became
her
well
.
The
second
,
Louisa
,
was
taller
and
more
elegant
in
figure
;
with
a
very
pretty
face
,
of
that
order
the
French
term
minois
chiffone
:
both
sisters
were
fair
as
lilies
.
Lady
Lynn
was
a
large
and
stout
personage
of
about
forty
,
very
erect
,
very
haughty-looking
,
richly
dressed
in
a
satin
robe
of
changeful
sheen
:
her
dark
hair
shone
glossily
under
the
shade
of
an
azure
plume
,
and
within
the
circlet
of
a
band
of
gems
.
Mrs.
Colonel
Dent
was
less
showy
;
but
,
I
thought
,
more
lady-like
.
She
had
a
slight
figure
,
a
pale
,
gentle
face
,
and
fair
hair
.
Her
black
satin
dress
,
her
scarf
of
rich
foreign
lace
,
and
her
pearl
ornaments
,
pleased
me
better
than
the
rainbow
radiance
of
the
titled
dame
.
But
the
three
most
distinguished
--
partly
,
perhaps
,
because
the
tallest
figures
of
the
band
--
were
the
Dowager
Lady
Ingram
and
her
daughters
,
Blanche
and
Mary
.
They
were
all
three
of
the
loftiest
stature
of
women
.
The
Dowager
might
be
between
forty
and
fifty
:
her
shape
was
still
fine
;
her
hair
(
by
candle-light
at
least
)
still
black
;
her
teeth
,
too
,
were
still
apparently
perfect
.
Most
people
would
have
termed
her
a
splendid
woman
of
her
age
:
and
so
she
was
,
no
doubt
,
physically
speaking
;
but
then
there
was
an
expression
of
almost
insupportable
haughtiness
in
her
bearing
and
countenance
.
She
had
Roman
features
and
a
double
chin
,
disappearing
into
a
throat
like
a
pillar
:
these
features
appeared
to
me
not
only
inflated
and
darkened
,
but
even
furrowed
with
pride
;
and
the
chin
was
sustained
by
the
same
principle
,
in
a
position
of
almost
preternatural
erectness
.
She
had
,
likewise
,
a
fierce
and
a
hard
eye
:
it
reminded
me
of
Mrs.
Reed
's
;
she
mouthed
her
words
in
speaking
;
her
voice
was
deep
,
its
inflections
very
pompous
,
very
dogmatical
,
--
very
intolerable
,
in
short
.
A
crimson
velvet
robe
,
and
a
shawl
turban
of
some
gold-wrought
Indian
fabric
,
invested
her
(
I
suppose
she
thought
)
with
a
truly
imperial
dignity
.
Blanche
and
Mary
were
of
equal
stature
,
--
straight
and
tall
as
poplars
.
Mary
was
too
slim
for
her
height
,
but
Blanche
was
moulded
like
a
Dian
.
I
regarded
her
,
of
course
,
with
special
interest
.
First
,
I
wished
to
see
whether
her
appearance
accorded
with
Mrs.
Fairfax
's
description
;
secondly
,
whether
it
at
all
resembled
the
fancy
miniature
I
had
painted
of
her
;
and
thirdly
--
it
will
out
!
--
whether
it
were
such
as
I
should
fancy
likely
to
suit
Mr.
Rochester
's
taste
.
As
far
as
person
went
,
she
answered
point
for
point
,
both
to
my
picture
and
Mrs.
Fairfax
's
description
.
The
noble
bust
,
the
sloping
shoulders
,
the
graceful
neck
,
the
dark
eyes
and
black
ringlets
were
all
there
;
--
but
her
face
?
Her
face
was
like
her
mother
's
;
a
youthful
unfurrowed
likeness
:
the
same
low
brow
,
the
same
high
features
,
the
same
pride
.
