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Title: Villette
Author: Charlotte Bronte
Release Date: October, 2005 [EBook #9182]

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Language: English
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VILLETTE.
BY
CHARLOTTE BRONT .

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CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I.
BRETTON
II.
PAULINA
III.
THE PLAYMATES
IV.
MISS MARCHMONT
V.
TURNING A NEW LEAF
VI.
LONDON
VII.
VILLETTE
VIII.
MADAME BECK
IX.
ISIDORE
X.
DR. JOHN
XI.
THE PORTRESS'S CABINET
XII.
THE CASKET
XIII.
A SNEEZE OUT OF SEASON
XIV.
THE F TE
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XV.
THE LONG VACATION
XVI.
AULD LANG SYNE
XVII.
LA TERRASSE
XVIII.
WE QUARREL
XIX.
THE CLEOPATRA
XX.
THE CONCERT
XXI.
REACTION
XXII.
THE LETTER
XXIII.
VASHTI
XXIV.
M. DE BASSOMPIERRE
XXV.
THE LITTLE COUNTESS
XXVI.
A BURIAL
XXVII.
THE H TEL CR CY
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XXVIII. THE WATCHGUARD
XXIX.
MONSIEUR'S F TE
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XXX.
M. PAUL
XXXI.
THE DRYAD
XXXII.

THE FIRST LETTER
XXXIII. M. PAUL KEEPS HIS PROMISE
XXXIV.

MALEVOLA
XXXV.
FRATERNITY
XXXVI.
THE APPLE OF DISCORD
XXXVII. SUNSHINE
XXXVIII. CLOUD
XXXIX.
OLD AND NEW ACQUAINTANCE
XL.
THE HAPPY PAIR
XLI.
FAUBOURG CLOTILDE
XLII.
FINIS
VILLETTE.
CHAPTER I.
BRETTON.

My godmother lived in a handsome house in the clean and ancient town
of Bretton. Her husband's family had been residents there for
generations, and bore, indeed, the name of their birthplace--Bretton
of Bretton: whether by coincidence, or because some remote ancestor
had been a personage of sufficient importance to leave his name to his
neighbourhood, I know not.

When I was a girl I went to Bretton about twice a year, and well I
liked the visit. The house and its inmates specially suited me. The
large peaceful rooms, the well-arranged furniture, the clear wide
windows, the balcony outside, looking down on a fine antique street,
where Sundays and holidays seemed always to abide--so quiet was its
atmosphere, so clean its pavement--these things pleased me well.

One child in a household of grown people is usually made very much of, and in a quiet way I was a good deal taken notice of by Mrs. Bretton, who had been left a widow, with one son, before I knew her; her

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