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jane eyre by charlotte bronte

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chapter one

my story begins

in 1825

i was 10 years old

my father and mother were dead

i lived with my aunt and uncle

mr and mrs reed

their house was called gateshead hall

the house was in yorkshire

in the north of england

my aunt and uncle reed had two children

a boy john

and a girl

eliza

i liked my uncle reed

and he liked me

but in 1825

my uncle died

after that

i was very unhappy

my aunt reed did not like me

and john and eliza were unkind to me

it was a cold rainy day in december

all of us were in the house

i wanted to be alone

i wanted to read

i opened a book

then i heard my cousin john’s voice

jane

jane eyre

where are you

john shouted

he came into the room and he saw me

why are you reading my book

he asked

give it to me

john took the book

he hit my head with it

i screamed

john hit me again

i pulled his hair and i kicked him

help help mama

john shouted

jane eyre is hurting me

aunt reed ran into the room

she pulled me away from john

john hit me with a book i said

i hate him and i hate you too

you are a bad girl jame

my aunt said

why do you hate me you don’t like me

i replied

john and eliza are unkind to me

i want to leave gateshead hall

you want to leave

aunt reed said

where will you go

your parents are dead

you cannot live alone

aunt reed thought for a moment

my friend mr brocklehurst is the owner

of a school

she said

i will send you to mr brocklehurst

school

a few days later

mr brocklehurst came to gateshead hall

he was a very tall man

his eyes were dark

and his face was cruel

jane eyre

he said to me

god does not like bad children

god punishes bad children jane eyre

god will punish john reed i replied

john reed hits me and he shouts at me

that is not true

you are a liar jane eyre

mr brocklehair said

you must not tell lies

and you must not live here with your

cousins

you will come to low wood school

you will become a good girl

i want to come to your school sir

i said

i want to leave this house

bad girls are punished at my school

jane eyre

mr brockle has said

the girls work very hard at low wood

i will work hard

i will be a good pupil mr brocklehurst

i said

two weeks later i left gateshead hall

i went to low wood school

chapter two

low wood school

it was the month of january

i arrived at low wood school at night

a servant took me up some stairs and

into a big bedroom

there were many beds in the room

the girls in the beds were asleep

the servant took me to an empty bed

i put on my night clothes and i got into

bed

soon

i was asleep too

i woke up very early

a loud bell was ringing

the bedroom was dark and cold

i watched the other girls

they washed in cold water and they

dressed quickly

there was a plain brown dress next to my

bed

and there was a pair of ugly heavy shoes

i washed quickly then i put on my new

clothes

i was very hungry

i followed the other girls down the

stairs

we sat down at long tables in a large

dining room

our food was terrible

the food is bad again

one of the girls said

stand up

a teacher shouted

don’t

talk we stood up

we did not speak

we walked into a big school room and we

sat down

there were about 80 girls in the school

room

and there were four classes

the oldest girls were in the fourth

class

i was in the first class

four teachers came into the room and we

began our lessons

lessons were not interesting

first we read some pages in a book

then our teacher asked us questions

about those pages

after four hours

we went outside

it was very cold

very soon a bell rang

lessons started again

three weeks passed

one afternoon

the head teacher came into the school

room

the head teacher’s name was miss temple

mr brocklehurst was with her

we all stood up

i stood behind an older girl

i did not want mr brocklehurst to see me

mr brocklehurst walked slowly round the

room

everybody was very quiet

and then i dropped my book

mr brocklehurst stopped walking

he looked at me

ah

the new girl

he said

come here

jane eyre

then he pointed at two of the older

girls

you two girls

put jane eyre on that high chair

he said

look at jane eyre everybody

mr brocklehurst said

this child is bad

she is a liar

she will be punished

miss temple

teachers

girls

do not talk to this child

then he spoke to me again

jane err

you must stand on that chair for two

hours

he said you are a bad girl

that evening

i cried and cried

but miss temple was kind to me

you are a good pupil jane she said

and you are not a bad girl

i am your friend jane

thank you miss temple

i said

lowered school was in an unhealthy place

the buildings were wet and cold

mr brocklehurst owned the school

he was a rich man

but he did not buy warm clothes for us

and he did not buy good food for us

everybody hated him

in the spring

many of the girls became sick

some of them left the school

they never came back

many of the girls died

that spring was a terrible time

we had no lessons

miss temple and the other teachers took

care of the sick pupils

mr brocklehurst had to buy better food

for us

and he had to buy warm clothes for us

mr brocklehurst never came to the school

the next year lowered school moved to a

better place

it was a healthier place

there were new school rooms

new bedrooms

and a new dining room

the new buildings were bright and clean

the teachers were happy

after that i was happy at lowered school

too

i was a pupil at lowered school for six

years

then i became a teacher

i was a teacher at the school for two

years

but i never returned to gateshead hall

and the reeds never wrote to me

chapter 3

thornfield hall

in 1833

i was 18 years old

in the summer

miss temple left lowered school

she got married

i wanted to leave lowered too

i wanted a new life

i will be a governess

i thought

i put an advertisement

in a newspaper

october 1833

low wood

a young woman wants to teach one or two

children

in their home

she teaches english

arithmetic

geography

religion

french

drawing and music

j e

i had a reply to my advertisement

the reply was from mrs fairfax

of thornfield hall

near milcot

milcott was about 70 miles from low wood

school

mrs fairfax wanted a governess for a

little girl

i wrote to mrs fairfax immediately

i was going to be a governess at

thornfield hall

i traveled to milcot in a coach

at milcot a servant met me

he took me to thornfield hall

at thornfield hall another servant

opened the door

she was smiling

she took me into a small warm room

a lady was in the room

she was sitting by the fire

are you mrs fairfax

i asked her

yes my dear

she said

and you are miss air

are you cold

sit by the fire miss air

a servant will bring you some food

mrs fairfax is very kind

i said to myself

i will be happy here

will i see miss fairfax tonight

i asked

mrs fairfax looked at me

she smiled

miss fairfax

no no

she said

your pupil’s name is not miss fairfax

your pupil is adele baron

adele’s mother was a french woman

adele is mr rochester’s ward he takes

care of her

mr rochester

who is mr rochester

i asked

mr edward rochester is the owner of

thornfield hall

mrs fairfax said

i am his housekeeper

i take care of thornfield hall

mr rochester is not here now

he does not like this house he is often

away from home

i was very tired

mrs fairfax took me up the wide stairs

she took me to my room

i went to bed immediately

and i slept well

the next morning

i woke early

the sun was shining

i put on a plain black dress

i opened my bedroom door

i walked along a corridor and down the

wide stairs

i walked out into the sunny garden

i turned

and i looked up at my new home

thornfield hall was a beautiful house

with many large windows

the garden was beautiful too

after a few minutes

mrs fairfax came into the garden

she spoke to me

good morning miss air she said

you have woken early

miss adele is here after breakfast you

must take her to the school room

she must begin her lessons

a pretty little girl walked towards me

she was about eight years old

she spoke to me in french and i replied

in french

after breakfast i took adele to the

school room

we worked all morning

adele enjoyed her lessons and i was

happy

in the afternoon

mrs fairfax took me into all the rooms

of thornfield hall

we looked at the paintings and at the

beautiful

furniture we walked along the corridors

come up onto the roof miss air

mrs fairfax said

you will see the beautiful countryside

around thornfield hall

we walked up many stairs

at last

we were at the top of the house

we walked along the top corridor

mrs fairfax opened a small door

and we walked onto the roof

look miss air

mrs fairfax said

you can see for many miles

we stood on the roof for a few minutes

then we went back into the house

we walked carefully towards the stairs

the top corridor was narrow and dark

suddenly

i heard a strange laugh

who is that mrs fairfax

i asked

mrs fairfax did not reply

she knocked on a door

grace

she said

the door opened

behind the door was a small room

a servant was standing at the door

be quiet grace please

mrs fairfax said

the woman looked at mrs fairfax

then she closed the door

that was grace poole

mrs fairfax said

she works up here

sometimes she laughs and talks with the

other servants

don’t worry about grace

please come downstairs now miss air

chapter four

mr rochester

three months passed

i had not met the owner of thornfield

hall

mr rochester had not come home

one january afternoon

i went out and i walked towards the road

i was going to the village of hay

i was going to post a letter in the

village

hay was two miles from thornfield hall

the day was fine but it was very cold

i walked quickly and soon i was near the

village

suddenly

a big black and white dog ran past me

a moment later a man on a black horse

followed the dog

then i heard an angry shout

the dog ran past me again

it was barking loudly

i turned round

the horse had fallen on the icy ground

and the man had fallen from the horse

i walked towards them

can i help you sir

i asked

my horse fell

i’ve hurt my foot

the man said

the horse stood up

the man tried to stand up too

but he could not stand

he fell onto the ground again

the man was about 35 years old

he was not handsome

but he had a strong face

he had dark eyes and black hair

he was not very tall

but his body was powerful

i’ll bring somebody from thornfield hall

i said

do you live at thornfield

the man asked

i am the governess

i replied

ah yes

the governess

the man said

help me please

the man stood up very slowly

and he put his hand on my shoulder

he walked slowly towards his horse

i helped him

he pulled himself onto the horse

thank you now go home quickly

the man said

and he rode away

i walked on to the village and i posted

my letter

then i returned to thornfield hall

bright lights were shining in the big

house

i went inside

a big black and white dog walked towards

me

it came from the dining room

i had seen the dog before

whose dog is that

i asked a servant

it’s mr rochester’s dog

the servant

replied mr rochester has come home

but he has hurt his foot

his horse fell on some ice

i smiled

the owner of thornfield hall had

returned

but i did not see mr rochester again

that day

i saw mr rochester the next day

he sent for me in the evening

i put on a clean dress

i brushed my hair carefully

mr rochester was in the large sitting

room

he was sitting in a big chair

his right foot was on a small chair

mrs fairfax and adele were sitting with

him

this is miss air sir

mrs fairfax said

mr rochester looked at me

he did not smile

sit by the fire miss er

he said

where have you come from

from lowered school

i replied

i was there for eight years

eight years

mr rochester said

that is a long time

who are your parents

i have no parents sir

i answered

they are dead

but where is your home miss air

mr rochester asked

i have no home sir

i have no family

i said

why did you come to thornfield hall

mr rochester asked

i wanted to leave lowwood sir

i replied

i put an advertisement in a newspaper

mrs fairfax replied to my advertisement

yes i did

mrs fairfax said

miss air is a good teacher mr rochester

mr rochester smiled for the first time

you are very young miss er

he said

i am 18 sir

i replied

mr rochester smiled again

he did not ask me more questions

after that evening

i did not see mr rochester for a few

days

then

one night he sent for me again

sit near me miss air

he said

mrs fairfax will talk to adele

i sat down quietly

but i did not speak

the fire was very bright

i saw mr rochester’s face clearly

i saw his large dark eyes

he was smiling

he was happy

after a minute

mr rochester spoke

miss air

he said

you are looking at me very carefully

am i a handsome man

no sir

i said

you speak the truth miss air

mr rochester said

look at me again

am i a kind man

no sir

i said again

you are smiling now

but you are not always kind

that is true

mr rochester replied

i have had a difficult life

i have met bad people

i have been a bad person myself

now thornfield hall is my home

but i hate this house

you are very young miss er

you cannot understand me

you are right

i don’t understand you sir

i said i stood up

where are you going

mr rochester asked

it is late

adele must go to bed

i said

are you frightened of me miss air

mr rochester asked

no sir

i replied

but you say strange things sir

mr rochester smiled

take adele to her bedroom now miss air

he said

we will talk again tomorrow

after that night

we talked together many

times mr rochester was an interesting

man

but he was a strange man too

i often thought about him

why does mr rochester hate thornfield

i asked myself

thornfield hall is a beautiful place

but mr rochester is not happy

chapter five

fire

it was march

one night i was in bed

but i was not asleep

the house was quiet

suddenly

i heard a sound in the corridor outside

my room

who’s there

i said

nobody answered

then

i heard a strange laugh

i got out of my bed

and i went quietly to the door

i listened

i heard another sound

somebody was walking up the stairs to

the top corridor

then

i heard somebody close a door

was that grace pool

i said to myself

yes

it was grace

why was she laughing

and why is she walking in the house at

night

is she mad

i must tell mrs fairfax about this

i will speak to her now

i put on some clothes

and i opened the door

there was a candle on the floor outside

my room

the candle was burning

there was thick smoke in the corridor

i went into the corridor

i looked around me

the door of mr rochester’s bedroom was

open

and the smoke was coming from mr

rochester’s room

i ran into the room

wake up sir

what happened jane

there was a fire sir

grace paul tried to kill you

stay here jane

open the window

i’ll go upstairs

i sat in a chair by the window

time passed

at last mr rochester returned

please don’t worry jane

he said

grace poole

is a strange woman

but she won’t hurt anybody tonight

i stood up

good night sir

i said

mr rochester held my hand

he looked at me

and he smiled

thank you

my dear friend

he said

you saved my life tonight jane

good night sir

i said again

i went back to my bed

i was very tired

but at first

i could not sleep

suddenly

i understood something

i loved mr rochester

he had smiled at me

he had held my hand

did he love me

i did not know

but i thought about mr rochester

for a long time

i did not see mr rochester the next day

he did not send for me

in the evening

i went down to mrs fairfax’s sitting

room

the housekeeper was looking out of the

window

the weather has been good today

mrs fairfax said

mr rochester had a good day for his

journey

his journey

where has he gone

i asked

i was surprised

he has gone to ingram park

mrs fairfax replied

mr rochester will stay there for a week

or more

he has many friends

all his friends will be at ingram park

this week

will there be any ladies at ingram park

i asked

yes

mrs fairfax said

there will be many ladies there

miss blanche ingram will be there

mr rochester has known her for many

years

is miss ingram beautiful

i asked

she is very beautiful

mrs fairfax said

will mr rochester marry her

i asked

mrs fairfax smiled

i don’t know miss air she replied

i don’t know

i was very unhappy

i went up to my bedroom

i looked in my mirror

jane eyre

i said to myself

you are not pretty

and you are poor

mr rochester will never marry you

he will marry miss blanche ingram

she is a rich lady

you are a poor governess

forget mr rochester jane eyre

forget him

chapter 6

guests at thornfield hall

two weeks later

a letter arrived for mrs fairfax

mr rochester will return on thursday

mrs fairfax said

some of his friends will come here with

him

there will be many guests at thornfield

hall

on thursday evening

mrs fairfax adele and i

were in adele’s bedroom

mrs fairfax was looking out of the

window

the guests are arriving now

mrs fairfax said

i went to the window

and i looked out

there were three carriages

two people were riding horses

mr rochester was riding his big black

horse

a beautiful young woman was riding a

white horse

mrs fairfax pointed to the young woman

that is miss ingram

the housekeeper said

then she went downstairs

adele wanted to go downstairs too

no adele

i said

we cannot go downstairs tonight

mr rochester is talking to his guests

the next day

mrs fairfax came into the school room

mr rochester wants you to meet his

guests tonight miss air

she said

adele must meet them too

later

adele and i went quietly into the

sitting room

and soon

eight ladies came into the room

one of them was tall dark and very

beautiful

she was blanche ingram

adele ran towards her

good evening beautiful lady

she said in french

what a pretty little girl

blanche ingram said

miss ingram spoke to the other ladies

and she spoke to adele

but she did not speak to me

half an hour later

the gentleman came into the room

i looked at mr rochester

he saw me

but he did not speak to me

miss ingram pointed at adele

why doesn’t this little girl live at

school mr rochester

she asked

adele learns her lessons at home

mr rochester replied

she has a governess

oh yes

that small woman by the window

miss ingram said

i had many governesses

i hated all of them they were all ugly

and stupid

later

miss ingram and mr rochester sang some

songs together

mr rochester had a fine voice

i listened to the songs

then i left the room

mr rochester followed me

what is wrong jane

he asked

nothing is wrong sir

i said

but i am tired

i am going to my room

good night sir

you are tired

and you are unhappy too

mr rochester replied

there are tears in your eyes

rest now jane

but please come and meet my guests

tomorrow evening

don’t forget my

don’t forget

jane

the guests stayed at thornfield hall for

two weeks

every evening

i went to the sitting room with adele

nobody spoke to me

mr rochester and miss ingram were always

together

one afternoon

mr rochester went to milcot

he returned late in the evening

i met him at the front door

another guest has arrived sir

i told him

his name is mr mason

he has come from the west indies

suddenly

mr rochester’s face was pale

he held my hand tightly

mason

the west indies

mason

he said

are you ill sir

i asked

jane

my little friend

i’ve had a shock

he said

bring me a glass of wine please

i went quickly to the dining room i

returned with a glass of wine

and i gave it to mr rochester

what are my guests doing

he asked

they are eating and laughing sir

i replied

mr mason is talking to the other guests

one day

they will all hate me

mr rochester said

now go into the dining room again

tell mason to meet me in the library

i gave mr mason the message

then i went to my bedroom

i got into my bed

i heard mr rochester coming up the

stairs with mr mason

they were laughing and talking

soon

i was asleep

chapter 7

a terrible night

some hours later

i woke up

a terrible cry had woken me

the moon was bright

its light was shining through my window

i listened

then i heard somebody shouting

hope

hope rochester

help me

the voice came from the top corridor

help

help

i got out of bed

and i put on a dress and some shoes

i opened my door

all the guests were in the corridor

outside the bedrooms

they were all asking questions

what happened

they asked is there a fire who is hurt

where is mr rochester

i am here

mr rochester said

he was walking down the stairs from the

top corridor

what is wrong mr rochester miss ingram

asked

what has happened

nothing is wrong

mr rochester replied

one of the servants has had a bad dream

go back to bed

i went back to my room

but something was wrong

i did not get into my bed

i waited

soon

somebody knocked on my door

i opened the door

mr rochester was standing in the

corridor

jane

follow me

do not make a sound

mr rochester said

we went up to the top corridor

mr rochester unlocked a door

and we went inside a room

mr mason was sitting on a chair in the

room

his face was pale

and his shirt was covered with blood

then i heard a terrible laugh

the sound came from the next room

grace poole is a mad woman

i thought why does mr rochester have a

mad servant

mr rochester spoke quietly to mr mason

i am going to bring a doctor richard

he said then he spoke to me

stay here jane

wash mr mason’s arm

but do not speak to him

mr rochester left the room

i washed mr mason’s arm

we waited for mr rochester and the

doctor

mr mason did not speak to me

and i did not speak to him

after two hours mr rochester returned

the doctor was with him

the doctor looked at mr mason’s arm

she bit me

mr mason said

i came up here

i wanted to see her

i wanted to help her

but she bit me

be quiet now richard

mr rochester said quickly

the doctor put a bandage on mr mason’s

arm

mr rochester put mr mason’s coat round

the injured man’s shoulders

then he spoke to me again

run downstairs jane

unlock the small door at the side of the

house

he said

we will follow you

i went quickly downstairs

and i opened the door

outside the door a servant was waiting

with a carriage

mr mason and the doctor came out of the

house

they got into the carriage

then mr rochester came out of the house

too

mr mason spoke to him through the window

of the carriage

help her

be kind to her rochester

he said

yes

i will mason

mr rochester said

the servant drove the carriage away

will you walk in the garden with me jane

mr rochester asked

i do not want to sleep now

yes i will sir i said

soon it was morning

the birds were beginning to sing

the flowers had a sweet smell

it has been a strange night jane

mr rochester said

were you frightened

i am frightened of grace pool

i said

she will hurt you one day

i am stronger than she is

she will not hurt me

mr rochester said

he looked at me for a few moments

are you my friend jane

he asked me

yes sir

i will be your friend forever

i replied

thank you

my dear

mr rochester said

i have made mistakes now i want to be

happy

that is not wrong is it jane

he stopped speaking for a minute

then he said

go into the house i’ll talk to you

tomorrow

but the next day

i had a letter from gateshead hall

my aunt reed’s house

the letter was from my cousin eliza

gateshead hall

dear jane eyre

my brother

john

is dead

my mother is very ill

she wants to speak to you

please come quickly jane

your cousin

eliza reed

i started the journey to my aunt reed’s

house immediately

i arrived there the next day

my aunt reed was very very ill

she could not move

and she did not speak to me

i wanted to return to thornfield hall

i wanted to see mr rochester

but eliza wanted me to stay at gateshead

hall

after three weeks

my aunt spoke to me at last

she spoke very slowly

are you

jane

eyre

she asked

yes aunt reed

i am jane eyre

i replied

there is a letter

for you

aunt reed said

it is in my desk

call eliza please

she will get the letter

eliza came into the room

she opened the desk

and she gave me a letter

read the letter jane

my aunt said

the letter had come from madeira

but it was three years old

madeira

october 1831

dear madam

i am jane eyre’s uncle

i am a very rich man

i have no children

one day

jane will have all my money

tell her about me

she must write to me

john air

i

answered that letter

aunt reed said i hated you jane

i did not want you to have your uncle’s

money

i wrote to john air

i wrote

jane eyre is dead

she died at low wood school

i am sorry jane

i was wrong

mrs reed died that night

i left gateshead hall a few days later

i took my uncle’s letter with me

mr rochester met me at thornfield hall

welcome back to my house

he said

this is your home jane

thank you sir

i said

i am very happy here

mr rochester’s guests had left

no other visitors came to thornfield

hall

every day

mr rochester and i talked together

and every day

i loved him more

chapter 8

in the garden

in june

the weather was hot

one evening

i walked into the

garden mr rochester was there too

do you like this house jane

he asked

yes sir

i replied

soon

adele will go deliver to school jane

he said

then i will not want to govern us here

will you be sad then jane

will you leave thornfield hall

leave i said quickly

must i leave thornfield

my dear

mr rochester stopped

he was silent for a moment

then he said

i am going to be married soon

oh

sir

i said

then i must go far away

far away from thornfield

far away from you sir

i started to cry

i will always remember you jane

mr rochester said

will you forget me

no sir

i replied

i will never forget you

i don’t want to leave thornfield sir

i don’t want to leave you

don’t leave jane

mr rochester said

stay

here he smiled at me

i must not stay here sir

i said

you are going to marry miss ingram

i am poor

i do not have a pretty face

but i have a heart

it is a loving heart sir

jane

i am not going to marry miss ingram

mr rochester said

she is rich

she is beautiful

you are poor

you are not beautiful

but i want to marry you

will you marry me

jane

for a moment

i could not speak

at last i asked

do you love me sir

i do

he replied

then sir i will marry you

i said

and mr rochester kissed me

my dearest jane

he said

nothing can stop our marriage now

we will be married in a month jane

we kissed again

then i said good night

and i went into the house

i went upstairs to my

later

i remembered my uncle john ayers letter

i will write to him in madeira

i said to myself

i will tell him about my marriage to mr

rochester i am very happy

my uncle will be happy too

four weeks passed

mr rochester was going to buy me many

beautiful things

he was going to give me many presents

but i did not want these things

no edward

i said

i am not beautiful

i don’t want beautiful things

i want you

edward

it was the month of july

two days before our wedding day

mr rochester went away

i will return tomorrow

he said

i love you jane

that night

i went to my bedroom early

my wedding dress and my wedding veil

were in my room

i looked at them

in two days

i will be jane rochester

i said to myself

then i went to bed

but i did not sleep well

the next day mr rochester returned

he looked at me carefully

what is wrong jane

he asked

your face is pale

are you frightened

i had a very strange dream last night

i said

it was a dream about this house

but in my dream

thornfield hall had no roof

the walls were burnt

they were black

in my dream i tried to find you

but you were not in the house

are you afraid of a dream jane

mr rochester asked

no edward

i replied

but i woke up from my dream

there was a woman in my room

she was tall and heavy

she had long black hair

the woman was holding a candle

i said

she put the candle by my mirror

she put my wedding veil over her head

and she looked in the mirror

then

i saw her face

it was a strange terrible face edward

i said

suddenly

the woman tore my veil into two pieces

she threw the pieces on the floor

what happened next

mr rochester asked

the woman held her candle near my face

i replied

she looked at me

and she laughed

then she went away

this happened in your dream jane

mr rochester said

it did not happen in my dream edward

i said

this morning my wedding veil was on the

floor of my room

it was torn

it was in two pieces

but

the woman did not hurt you jane

mr rochester said

sleep in adele’s room tonight my dear

you will have no more bad dreams

chapter nine

mr rochester’s wife

it was our wedding day

we were going to be married in a church

near thornfield hall

after the marriage

we were going to travel to london

i got up early

i put on my wedding dress and i went

downstairs

mr rochester was waiting for me

at eight o’clock we walked together to

the church

the clergyman was standing by the door

of the church

there were two other people inside the

church

two men they were sitting in a dark

corner

i could not see them very well

the clergyman started to speak

at every marriage

the clergyman asks an important question

he asks the people in the church

is there a problem about this marriage

the clergyman spoke loudly

he asked this question

and he

waited there was silence for a moment

and then

one of the men in the dark corner stood

up

he spoke loudly

there is a problem

these two people must not be married

he said

there is not a problem

mr rochester said to the clergyman

please go on with the marriage

no

i cannot go on with the marriage

the clergyman replied

he spoke to the man in the corner

what is the problem sir

he asked

mr edward rochester

has a wife

mr rochester turned and looked at the

man

who are you

what do you know about me

he asked angrily

my name is briggs sir

i am a lawyer

the man replied

i know many things about you

fifteen years ago you were married in

the west indies

your wife’s name is bertha mason

she is alive

she lives at thornfield hall

how do you know that

mr rochester shouted

the other man in the dark corner stood

up

he walked towards us

it was richard mason

bertha mason is my sister

he said i saw her at thornfield hall in

april

mr rochester’s face was pale

for a minute

he was silent

then he spoke quietly

it is true

he said

my wife is living at thornfield hall

she is mad

come to the house all of you

come and see mrs rochester

come and see the mad woman

we all left the church

nobody spoke

at thornfield

mrs fairfax and adele were waiting for

us

they were smiling happily

nobody will be happy today

mr rochester said

we are not married

briggs mr mason

the clergyman and i followed mr

rochester

we followed him up the stairs

he took us to the top corridor

he unlocked a door

and we went into a small room

i had seen this room before

we walked through the room to another

door

mr rochester unlocked this door and we

saw a larger room

grace pool was sitting in the room

but another woman was there too

she was tall and heavy

her dark hair was in front of her face

the woman turned and looked at us

i knew that terrible mad face

i had seen it in my bedroom

two nights before

the mad woman saw mr rochester

she screamed and she ran towards him

be careful sir

grace poole said

the mad woman was very strong

she screamed and she hit mr rochester

but mr rochester held her arms

this woman

is my wife

mr rochester said angrily

i wanted to forget about her

i wanted to marry this young girl

jane eyre

was i wrong

he was silent for a few moments

then he spoke quietly

yes

i was wrong

he said

i love jane eyre

but i was wrong

now go

all of you

i must take care of my mad wife

i went slowly downstairs

mr briggs the lawyer spoke to me

i am sorry for you miss air

he said

you did nothing wrong

your uncle john air is sorry for you too

he read your letter

and then he met richard mason in madeira

your uncle is dying

miss er

he could not come to england

he sent me here

he wanted me to stop this marriage

i did not answer

i went to my room

and i locked the door

i took off my wedding dress

i put on a plain black dress

i lay down on my bed

i am jane eyre today

i thought

i will be jane eyre tomorrow

i will never be jane rochester

i must leave thornfield hall

i must never see mr rochester again

my life here is finished

many hours later

i got off the bed

i unlocked my door

mr rochester was waiting outside my room

you are unhappy jane

he said

i am very very sorry

jane

we will leave thornfield

we will go to another country

we will be happy again

i cannot be your wife

i cannot live with you

i said

i must leave you edward

listen jane

mr rochester said

my father wanted me to marry bertha

mason

her family was very rich

i married her

my father was happy

but i was not happy

bertha was mad

and she was a bad woman

nobody told me about her

she was married to me

but she met other men

she was drunk every day

she tried to kill me many times

after four years

i brought bertha here to thornfield hall

mr rochester said

then

i went away

gracepool took care of bertha

i met other women

one of them was a french singer

she was adele’s mother

adele is my daughter jane

but i did not love the french singer

i did not love anybody

i came home to thornfield hall

then

you came here and i loved you

i will always love you

please stay with me jane

no edward

i said

i am going away

we will be unhappy

but we must not be together

goodbye

edward

oh jane

jane my love

mr rochester said

don’t believe me

i kissed mr rochester

god will help you edward

i said

quickly

i went into my room

i put some clothes into a bag

later

i heard mr rochester go into his room

very quietly

i went downstairs

i opened the small door at the side of

the house

i left thornfield hall

and i walked to the road

it was dark

soon

a coach came along the road

i gave all my money to the driver of the

coach

i got into the coach

many hours later the coach stopped

it was 10 o’clock in the morning

you must give me more money now

the driver said

i have no more money

i said

you have no more money

then you must get out of the coach

the driver said

i got down onto the road

the coach moved away quickly

but i had left my bag in the coach

i looked around me

i was on a cold empty more

i was tired and hungry

i walked and walked

i had no money

i had no food

i walked until the evening came

at last

i lay down on the ground

i fell asleep immediately

chapter 10

more house

the next morning

i woke late

i walked along the road for many miles

it started to rain

soon my clothes were wet

i saw no one

i walked on the moor all day

in the evening

i was very tired again

i must sleep soon

i thought

where shall i sleep

then

i saw a light i walked slowly towards it

the rain was falling heavily

but i saw a house near the road

i walked up to the house

i knocked on the

door i waited

but nobody opened the door

i stood outside the house

i was very cold

and very tired

i could not move

i am going to die here

i said

then

i heard a young man’s voice

the man was standing behind me

no

you will not die at more house

the man said

then he unlocked the door of the house

he took me into the house

he took me into a warm sitting room

please sit down

he said

two pretty young women came into the

room

give this poor woman some food diana

the young man said

give her some dry clothes mary

then he spoke to me again

my name is sinjan rivers

he said

these are my sisters diana and mary

what is your name young woman

my name is jane

elliott

i said

i closed my eyes

jane is very tired

diana said

she must go to bed now

i stayed in bed at moore house for three

days

diana and mary rivers were governesses

they were staying at morehouse for a few

days

sinjin their brother was a clergyman

they were very kind to me

soon we were good friends

one day

sinjin asked me about my life

i was a governess too

i told him

and i told him about low wood school

but i did not tell him about thornfield

hall

i did not tell him about mr rochester

i want to work sinjin

i said

will you help me

i have a plan

sinjin said

a few miles from here

there is a village

many of the girls in the village cannot

read or write

i am going to pay for a girls school in

the village

but i must find a teacher for these

girls

i will teach them sinjin

i said

good

he said

there will be a small house next to the

school

you will live there

three days later a letter arrived for

sinjin

diana

mary

our uncle john is dead

he told his sisters

but we will not have any of his money

he gave the letter to his sisters

they read it

uncle john was our mother’s brother

diana told me

he was very rich

but he has given all his money to

another niece

we do not know her

soon i went to live in the village

i lived in the house next to the school

every day i taught the girls

my pupils worked hard

but i was not happy

every day i thought about edward

rochester

does he think about me

i asked myself

four months passed

one day

sinjin rivers came to my house

he was holding a letter

he was worried

what is wrong

i asked

i want to ask you three questions jane

he replied

is your name jane elliott

do you have another name

do you know jane eyre

i looked at him for a moment

i did not speak

i have some news for jane eyre

sinjin said

jane eyre was a pupil at low wood school

and she was a teacher there then she was

a governess at thornfield hall

the home of mr edward rochester

how do you know this

i asked

what do you know about mr rochester how

is he

i don’t know

sinjin said

this letter is from a lawyer

the lawyer tells a story about mr

rochester

mr rochester had a mad wife

but he tried to marry jane eyre

she left thornfield

now this lawyer mr briggs

is trying to find her

i will tell you the truth sinjin

i said

my name is not jane elliott

my name is jane eyre

and i was a governess at thornfield hall

i know mr rochester

did mr briggs write anything about mr

rochester

no

the letter is about you jane sinjan said

your uncle john air is dead

john air has given you twenty thousand

pounds

you are rich jane

but why did mr briggs write to you

i asked

my mother’s name was air

sinjin said

she was your father’s sister jane

then you diana and mary are my cousins

i said

i thought carefully for a moment

write to diana and mary i said

they must come home

i will give all of you some of uncle

john’s money

the next day

i wrote to mr briggs

i gave sinjan diana and mary

5 000 pounds each

i wrote to mrs fairfax too

but she did not reply

six months passed

i heard nothing from thornfield hall

i heard nothing about mr rochester

then

one day

i was walking on the

moor suddenly

i heard a voice

there was nobody on the moor

but the voice was calling my name

jane

jane

jane

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that is mr rochester’s voice

i said to myself

then i shouted

i am coming edward

i am coming

i ran to morehouse i spoke to my cousins

i am going to thornfield hall tomorrow

i told them

i began my journey the next day

chapter 11

my story ends

two days later

i got out of the coach

i was standing on the road near

thornfield hall

i ran across the fields

was mr rochester at thornfield

was he ill

and then i saw the house

the house had no roof

its walls were burnt in black

nobody was living there

i looked at the burnt black house

i had seen this before

i had seen it in a dream

i was frightened

where was edward rochester

i went to the village of hay

i asked about thornfield hall

i asked about mr rochester

three months ago

there was a fire at thornfield hall

a man told me

the mad woman burnt the house

she was mr rochester’s wife

was mr rochester in the house

i asked

yes

he was there

the man replied

he tried to save his wife’s life

he went into the burning house

but the mad woman jumped from the roof

she died

was mr rochester hurt

i asked quickly

yes

he was badly hurt

man said

he is blind

he can’t see

and

he has only one hand

where is he

i asked

where is he

he is living at ferndean

it is an old house about 30 miles away

the man said

do you have a carriage i asked i must go

to ferndeen immediately

i got out of the carriage near ferndeen

i walked to the house

i knocked on the door

a servant opened it

i knew her

oh miss air you have come

she said

mr rochester has been calling your name

a bell rang in another room that is mr

rochester’s bell

the woman said

he wants some candles

there were two candles on a table near

the door

the woman lit them and she picked them

up

mr rochester is blind

but he always burns candles in his room

in the evenings

she said

give the candles to me

i said

i’ll take them to him

i opened the door of mr rochester’s room

his black and white dog was sitting by

the fire

the dog jumped up and ran towards me

who is there

mr rochester said

don’t you know me edward

i asked

your dog knows me

i put the candles on a table

i held mr rochester’s hand

i know that voice

and i know this little hand

mr rochester said

is that you

jane yes sir

i have found you at last

i said

i will never leave you again

then i told mr rochester my story

why did you leave your cousins jane

mr rochester asked

why did you come back to me

i am blind

i have only one hand

i will take care of you edward

i said

but i don’t want a servant

mr rochester replied

i want a wife

you will have a wife edward

i said i will be your wife

i will marry you

i loved you very much at thornfield hall

now

i love you more

mr rochester and i got married

after a time

his eyes were better

he could see a little

he saw the face of our first

child my dear edward and i

are very happy

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