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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

[Music]

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

[Music]

you

jane eyre by charlotte bronte

[音乐]

第一章

我的故事开始

于 1825 年

我 10 岁时

我的父母都死

了 在英格兰北部，

我的阿姨和叔叔里德有两个孩子，

一个男孩约翰

和一个女孩

伊丽莎 对我不友好

那是十二月的一个寒冷的雨天

我们所有人都在屋子里

我想一个人呆着

我想读书

我打开一本书

然后我听到表弟约翰的声音

简·

简·爱

你在哪里

约翰大喊

他进来了 房间里，他看到了我

，你为什么要读我的书

他

要给我

约翰拿了书

他用它打我的头

我尖叫

约翰又打我

我拉他的头发我踢他

帮助帮助

约翰妈妈喊

简爱是 伤害我的

芦苇阿姨跑进了 ro

哦，她把我从约翰身边拉开

约翰拿一本书打我 我说

我恨他，我也恨你

你是个坏女孩 詹姆

我阿姨说

你为什么恨我 你不喜欢我

我回答说

约翰和伊丽莎不友善 对我来说，

我想离开盖茨黑德大厅

你想离开里德

阿姨说

你要去哪里

你的父母已经死了

你不能一个人生活

里德阿姨想了一会儿我的朋友布罗克赫斯特先生

是一所学校的老板

她说

我会送你去

几天后，

布罗克赫斯特先生的学校 布罗克赫斯特先生来到盖茨黑德礼堂

他是一个很高的人

他的眼睛是黑色的

，他的脸很残忍

简爱

他对我说

上帝不喜欢坏孩子

上帝惩罚坏孩子 简爱

上帝会惩罚约翰 里德 我回答

约翰·里德打我 他对我大喊

那不是真的

你是个骗子 简·爱

布罗克海尔先生说

你不能

说谎 你不能和你的堂兄弟住在这里

你会来到低森林学校

你会成为一个 好女孩

我要来 到你的学校 先生

我说

我要离开这所房子

坏女孩在我的学校受到惩罚

jane

eyre 布洛克尔先生

说女孩们在低树林里很努力

我会努力工作

我会成为一个好学生 布洛克赫斯特先生

我

两周后说 我离开盖茨黑德大厅

我去了低木学校

第二章

低木学校

那是一月份

我晚上到达低木学校

一个仆人带我上了一段楼梯，

进入一间大卧室 房间

里有很多

床 女孩们 在床上睡着

了 仆人把我带到一张空床上

我穿上睡衣 我

很快就上床了

我也睡着了

我很早就醒

了 铃声

响起 卧室又黑又冷

我看着其他女孩

她们用冷水洗，

穿得很快

，我床边有一件朴素的棕色连衣裙

，还有一双丑陋的沉重的鞋子，

我很快洗了，然后我穿上我的新

衣服，

我很饿，

我跟着其他女孩下

楼梯

我们坐了下来 大餐厅里的长桌子

我们的食物很

糟糕 食物又很糟糕

一个女孩说

站

起来 老师喊着

不要

说话 我们站起来

我们不说话

我们走进一间大教室 我们

坐在

那里 教室里大约有 80 个女孩

有四个班级

最年长的女孩在第四个

班级

我在第一个班级

四个老师走进教室，

我们开始上课

课程并不有趣，

我们读了一本书的几页

然后我们的老师问我们

关于那些页面的问题

四个小时后

我们出去

了

很快就很冷

上课铃响了

三个星期过去了

一个

下午 班主任走进

教室 班主任的名字是庙宇小姐

布罗克赫斯特先生是 和她一起，

我们都站了

起来 r 布罗克赫斯特停下脚步

他看着我

啊 新来的女孩

他说

简爱过来

然后他指着两个年纪较大的

女孩

你们两个女孩

把简爱放在那张高脚椅上

他说

看看简爱 每个人 布罗克赫斯特

先生说

这个孩子是 糟糕

她是个骗子

她会受到惩罚

寺庙老师小姐

女孩

不要和这个孩子

说话 然后他又跟我说话

简 err

你必须在那张椅子上站两个

小时

他说你是一个坏女孩

那天晚上

我哭了又哭了

但是 坦普尔小姐对我

很好，你是个好学生，简她说

，你不是坏女孩，

我是你的朋友，简，

谢谢你，坦普尔小姐，

我说

降低学校处于不健康的

地方，建筑物又湿又冷，

布罗克赫斯特先生拥有这所学校

他是个有钱人，

但他没有给我们买暖和的衣服

，他没有给我们买好吃的东西，

春天每个人都讨厌他，

很多女孩生病

了，他们中的一些人离开了学校，

他们再也没有回来过

很多女孩

那个春天是一个糟糕的时期，

我们没有课

坦普尔小姐，其他老师

照顾生病的学生

布罗克赫斯特先生不得不为我们买更好的食物

，他必须为我们买暖和的衣服

布罗克赫斯特先生下一次再也没有来

学校 一年级的学校搬到了一个

更好的地方

这是一个更健康的地方

有新的学校房间

新的卧室

和一个新的

餐厅 新的建筑明亮

干净 老师们很高兴

在那之后我在低级的学校也很开心

我是一名学生 退学

六年，

然后我成为

一名教师 我在学校当了两年教师，

但我再也没有回到盖茨黑德大厅

，芦苇也从未给我写信

1833 年第 3 章桑菲尔德大厅

我在夏天时 18 岁

寺庙小姐 离开了低年级的学校

她结婚了

我也想低头离开

我想要新的生活

我将成为一名家庭教师

我想

我在报纸上刊登广告

1833 年 10 月

低木

一个年轻女人想要 家里每一个或两个

孩子

她教英语

算术

地理

宗教

法国

绘画和音乐

杰对我的

广告有回复 回复来自

米尔科特附近桑菲尔德大厅的

费尔法克斯

夫人 米尔科特距离低伍德学校大约 70 英里 费尔法克斯夫人

想要一个家庭教师 对于一个

小女孩，

我立即给费尔法克斯夫人写了一封信，

我打算在桑菲尔德庄园当家庭教师

她把我带到一个温暖的小房间里，

一位女士在房间

里 她坐在

炉边，你是费尔法克斯夫人吗？

我问她

是的，亲爱的，

她说

，你是空气小姐

，你冷吗？

坐在火旁，

仆人会带来空气小姐 你给我一些食物

费尔法克斯夫人很客气

我对自己说

我会在这里很开心

我今晚能见到费尔法克斯小姐

我问

费尔法克斯夫人 看着我

她笑

了 费尔法克斯小姐

不 不

她说

我们学生的名字不是费尔法克斯小姐

你的学生是阿黛尔男爵

阿黛尔的母亲是法国女人

阿黛尔是罗切斯特先生的病房 他

照顾她

罗切斯特先生

谁是罗切斯特先生

我问

爱德华·罗切斯特先生是

桑菲尔德大厅的主人 费尔法克斯

夫人说

我是 他的管家

我照顾桑菲尔德大厅

罗切斯特先生现在不在这里

他不喜欢这所房子他

经常不在家

我很累

费尔法克斯夫人带我上了宽阔的楼梯

她带我到我的房间

我马上去睡觉了

第二天早上

我睡得很好 我很早就醒

了，阳光明媚

我穿上一件朴素的黑色连衣裙

我打开卧室的门

我沿着一条走廊走下

宽阔的楼梯

我走到阳光明媚的花园里

我转身

抬头看着我的 新家

桑菲尔德大厅是一座漂亮的房子，

有许多大

窗户 花园也很漂亮

几分钟

后费尔法克斯夫人走进花园

她跟我说

早安 空气小姐 她说

你早起

小姐 早餐后阿黛尔来了 你

必须带她去教室

她必须开始上课

一个漂亮的小女孩朝我走来

她大约八岁

她用法语跟我说话 早餐后我用法语回答

我带阿黛尔去

学校

我们工作了一上午的房间

阿黛尔很享受她的课，下午我很

开心

费尔法克斯夫人带我去了桑菲尔德大厅的所有房间

我们看着画作和

漂亮的

家具 我们沿着走廊

走到屋顶 空气

小姐 费尔法克斯说

你会看到桑菲尔德大厅周围美丽的乡村

我们走了很多楼梯

我们终于到了房子

的顶部 我们沿着顶部走廊走

费尔法克斯夫人打开了一扇小门

，我们走到屋顶上

看空气

小姐 费尔法克斯夫人说

你可以看到很多英里

我们在屋顶上站了几分钟

然后我们回到房子

我们小心翼翼地走向

楼梯顶部走廊狭窄而黑暗

苏 突然

我听到一个奇怪的笑声

谁是费尔法克斯夫人

我问

费尔法克斯夫人 没有回答

她敲门

恩典

她

说门在门后打开

是一个小房间

一个仆人站在

门口 请安静 恩典 请

费尔法克斯夫人说

女人看了看

费尔法克斯夫人，然后关上了门，那是格蕾丝·普尔

费尔法克斯夫人说

她有时会在这里工作

她会笑着和

其他仆人说话

不要担心格蕾丝

请下楼 现在 空气小姐

第四章

罗切斯特先生

三个月过去了

我没有见到桑菲尔德庄园的主人

罗切斯特先生

1 月的一个下午

我没有回家 我出去了，我朝那条路走

我要去干草村

我打算在离

干草村两英里的地方寄一封信 桑菲尔德

大厅 那天天气很好，但是很冷

我走得很快，很快我就到了村子附近，

突然，

一条黑白相间的大狗从我身边跑了过来，

过了一会儿，一个骑着黑马的人

跟在后面 狗

然后我听到一声愤怒的叫喊

那只狗又从我身边跑过

它在大声吠叫

我

转身 马掉在冰冷的地面

上 那人从马上掉下来

我走向他们

我能帮你吗 先生

我问

我的马

摔伤了

脚 男的

说马站起来

了 男的也想站起来

但是站不起来

又摔在

地上 男的35岁

左右 不帅

但是

脸很硬 有黑眼睛和黑头发

他不是很高

但他的身体很强壮

我会从桑菲尔德大厅带一个人

我说

你住在桑菲尔德

那个男人问

我是家庭教师

我回答

是

的家庭教师

那个男人说

请帮帮我

那人很慢地站起来

，把手放在我的肩膀上

他慢慢走向他

的马 寄出

我的信

然后我回复 来到桑菲尔德大厅

大房子里灯火通明

我走进

了一条黑白相间的大狗朝我走来

它来自餐厅

回复 罗切斯特先生回家了，

但他的脚受伤了

他的马掉到了冰上

我笑

了 桑菲尔德大厅的主人

回来了，

但那天我没有再

见到罗切斯特先生 第二天我见到了罗切斯特先生，

他派人来找我 晚上

我穿上干净的衣服

我仔细梳理了头发

罗切斯特先生在大

客厅里

他坐在一张大椅子上

他的右脚踩在一张小椅子上

费尔法克斯夫人和阿黛尔和他坐在一起

这是空气

小姐 费尔法克斯夫人 说

罗切斯特先生看着我

他没有笑

坐在火边小姐

他说

你从哪里来

的低级学校

我回答

我在那里八年八年

罗切斯特先生

说很

长 你的父母，

我没有父母，先生，

我回答

他们已经死了，

但你的家在哪里 艾尔小姐

罗切斯特先生问

我没有家 先生

我没有家人

我说

你为什么来桑菲尔德大厅

罗切斯特先生问

我想离开洛伍德先生

我 回复

我在报纸上刊登广告

费尔法克斯夫人 回复了我的广告

是的

费尔法克斯夫人说艾尔

小姐是个好老师 罗切斯特

先生 罗切斯特先生第一次笑了

你很年轻 呃

他说

我是 18 先生

我回答

先生 罗切斯特又笑了

那天晚上之后他没有问我更多问题

我有几天没见到罗切斯特先生

然后

一天晚上他又派人来找我

坐在我旁边 空气小姐

他说

费尔法克斯夫人会和阿黛尔说话

我安静地坐下

但我 没有

说话 火很亮

我清楚地看到了罗切斯特先生的脸

我看到了他黑黑的大眼睛

他在微笑 过

了一分钟他很高兴

罗切斯特先生说话

了 空气小姐

他说

你在非常仔细地看着我

我是哈 ndsome man

不先生

我说

你说的是实话 空气小姐

罗切斯特先生说

再看看

我 我是善良的人

不先生

我再说一遍

你现在在微笑

但你并不总是那么善良

罗切斯特先生回答说

我的生活很艰难

我遇到过坏人 我自己也是个坏人

现在桑菲尔德大厅是我的家

但我讨厌这所房子

你很年轻 小姐

你不能理解我

你是对的

我不明白你 先生

我说我站起来

在哪里 你要走了

罗切斯特先生问

现在很晚了

阿黛尔必须睡觉

我

说你害怕我吗

艾尔小姐 罗切斯特先生问

没有 先生

我回答

但你说奇怪的话

罗切斯特先生微笑

带阿黛尔去她的卧室 现在艾尔小姐

他说

我们会的 那天晚上之后明天再谈

罗切斯特先生是个有趣的

人

但他也是个奇怪的人

我经常想他

为什么罗切斯特先生讨厌桑菲尔德

我问自己

桑菲尔德大厅是个美丽的地方

但罗切斯特先生不高兴

第五章

火灾

那天晚上是三月 我在床上

但我没有

睡 屋子里突然安静了

我听到房间外面走廊里有声音

谁在那儿

我说

没有人接听

然后

我听到了奇怪的笑声

我从床上下来，

悄悄走到门口，

我听着

我听到另一个声音

有人走上楼梯

到顶部走廊

然后

我听到有人关上门

是那个恩典池

我对自己

说是的，

这是恩典

为什么 她笑了

，为什么她晚上在屋子里走来走去

她疯了

我必须告诉费尔法克斯夫人这件事

我现在要和她谈谈

我穿上衣服

打开门

我

房间外面的地板上有一根蜡烛蜡烛 正在燃烧

走廊里冒着浓烟

我走进走廊

我环顾四周

罗切斯特先生卧室的门

开着 浓烟从罗切斯特先生的房间里冒出来

我跑进房间

醒来 先生

发生了什么事 简

发生了火灾 格雷斯

保罗先生想杀了你

留在这里 简

打开窗户

我要上楼

我坐在靠窗的椅子上

时间终于过去了 罗切斯特先生回来了

请不要担心 简

他说

格蕾丝普尔

是个怪人 女人，

但她今晚不会伤害任何人

我站起来

晚安先生

我说

罗切斯特先生握着我的手

他看着

我他微笑着

谢谢你

我亲爱的朋友

他说

你今晚救了我的命简

晚安先生

我再说一遍

我走了 回到我的床上

我很累

但起初

我睡不着

我突然明白了

我爱罗切斯特先生

他对我微笑

他握着我的手

他是否爱我

我不知道

但我想罗切斯特

先生很久

第二天我没有见到罗切斯特先生

他没有在晚上派人来接我

我下楼到费尔法克斯夫人的

客厅 管家正望着

窗外 今天天气很好

费尔法克斯夫人说

罗切斯特先生今天过得愉快 为他的

旅程

他的旅程

他去了哪里

我问

我很惊讶

他去了英格拉姆公园

费尔法克斯夫人回答

罗切斯特先生将在那里呆一个星期

或更长时间

他有很多朋友

他所有的朋友本周都将在英格拉姆公园

会有女士吗 英格拉姆公园

我问

是

费尔法克斯夫人说

那里会有很多女士

布兰奇·英格拉姆小姐会在那里

罗切斯特先生认识她很多

年了

英格拉姆小姐很漂亮

我问

她很漂亮

费尔法克斯夫人说

罗切斯特先生会娶她

我问

费尔法克斯夫人 微笑着

我不知道 艾尔小姐 她回答

我不知道

我很不开心

我回到我的卧室

我照镜子

简爱

我对自己说

你不漂亮

而且你很穷

罗切斯特先生永远不会嫁给你

他会嫁给布兰奇·英格拉姆

小姐 她是个有钱的女士

你是个可怜的家庭教师

忘记罗切斯特先生 简·爱

忘记他

第 6 章

桑菲尔德大厅的客人

两周后

一封给费尔法克斯夫人的信

罗切斯特先生将 星期四

费尔法克斯夫人说

他的一些朋友会和

他一

起来 星期四晚上桑菲尔德大厅会有很多客人 费尔法克斯

夫人阿黛尔和

我在阿黛尔的卧室

费尔法克斯夫人望着

窗外 现在客人来了 费尔法克斯

夫人 说

我走到窗边

，我看外面

有三辆马车

两个人在骑马

罗切斯特先生骑着他的大黑马

一个漂亮的年轻女人骑着

一匹白马

费尔法克斯夫人指着那个年轻的女人

，那是英格拉姆小姐

管家说

然后她下楼了

阿黛尔也想下楼

不 阿黛尔

我说

我们今晚不能下楼

罗切斯特先生第二天正在和他的客人谈话

费尔法克斯夫人走进学校

罗切斯特先生今晚要你见他的

客人 艾德小姐

她说

阿黛尔 以后一定要见她们，

阿黛尔和我悄悄地走进

客厅

，很快

八位女士走进房间，

其中一位身材高大，黑黝黝的， 非常

漂亮，

她是布兰奇英格拉姆

阿黛尔跑向她

晚安美丽的女士

她用法语

说一个漂亮的小女孩

布兰奇英格拉姆说

英格拉姆小姐和其他女士

说话，她和阿黛尔

说话但半小时后她没有跟我说话

绅士走进房间

我看着罗切斯特先生

他看到了我

但他没有跟我说话

英格拉姆小姐指着阿黛尔

为什么这个小女孩不住在

学校 罗切斯特先生

她问

阿黛尔在家学习她的课程

罗切斯特先生回答

她有 一位家庭教师

哦，是的

，窗边的那个小女人

英格拉姆小姐说

我有很多家庭教师，

我讨厌所有的女教师，她们都丑陋

和愚蠢

后来

英格拉姆小姐和罗切斯特先生一起唱了几

首歌

罗切斯特先生的声音很好

我当时听了这些

歌 我离开房间

罗切斯特先生跟着我

怎么了 简

他问

没事 先生

我说

但我累了

我要去我的房间

晚安 先生

你累了

你不开心

罗切斯特先生也回答

说，你的眼里含着泪水，

现在休息，简，

但请明天晚上来见我的客人

不要忘记我的

不要忘记

简，客人每天晚上都在桑菲尔德大厅住了

两个星期，

我和我一起去客厅 阿黛尔

没有人跟我说话

罗切斯特先生和英格拉姆小姐总是

在一起

一天下午

罗切斯特先生去了米尔科特

他晚上回来了

我在前门遇到了他

另一位客人来了 先生

我告诉他

他的名字是梅森先生

他来自 西印度群岛

突然

罗切斯特先生的脸色苍白

他紧紧握住我的手

梅森 西印度群岛

梅森

他

说你病了吗 先生

我问

简

我的小朋友

我吓了一跳

他说

给我来杯酒 请

我赶紧去 餐厅我

带了一杯酒回来

，我把它给了罗切斯特先生

我的客人在做什么

他问

他们正在吃东西和笑先生

我回答

梅森先生有一天他们正在和其他客人

说话 所有人都恨我

罗切斯特先生说

现在再去餐厅

告诉梅森到图书馆见

他们很快就笑着说话

了

我睡着了

第7章

一个可怕的夜晚

几个小时后

我醒来了

一声可怕的哭声把我吵醒

了月亮很亮

它的光透过我的窗户照进来

我听着

然后我听到有人在喊

希望

希望罗切斯特

帮助

我 声音从最上面的走廊传来

帮忙

我从床上

起来 我穿上衣服和鞋子

我打开门

所有的客人都在

卧室外面的走廊里

他们都在问

发生了什么事

他们问起火了 谁 受伤了

罗切斯特先生在哪里

我在这里

罗切斯特先生说

他正从

顶部走廊走下楼梯

怎么了 罗切斯特先生 英格拉姆小姐

问

发生了

什么事 没事

罗切斯特先生回答

一个仆人做了一个噩梦

回到床上

我回到了我的房间

但出了点问题

我没有上床

我等了

一会儿

有人敲我的门

我打开门

罗切斯特先生站在

走廊里

简

跟我来，

不要

出声 我听到一声可怕的

笑声 声音从隔壁房间

传来 格蕾丝·普尔是个疯女人

我想罗切斯特先生为什么会有一个

疯狂的仆人

留在这里 jane

洗 mason 先生的胳膊，

但不要和他说话

rochester 先生离开了房间

我洗了 mason 先生的胳膊

我们等了 rochester 先生和

医生

mason 先生没有

和我说话，两个小时后我没有和他说话

rochester 先生 回

医生和他在一起

医生看着梅森先生的胳膊

她咬了我

梅森先生说

我上来了

我想见她

我想帮助她

但她咬了

我 现在安静 理查德·

罗切斯特先生很快说

医生给我缠上了绷带 梅森先生的

胳膊

罗切斯特先生把梅森先生的外套搭

在受伤者的肩膀上

然后他又跟我说话了

跑下楼 简

打开房子边上的小门

他说

我们会跟着你

我迅速

下楼 我打开了

外面的门 门 仆人

开着马车等着

梅森先生和医生从屋子里出来

他们上了马车

然后罗切斯特先生也出来了

他说

是的，

我会梅森

罗切斯特先生

说仆人把马车开

走了，你能和我一起去花园里吗？简

罗切斯特先生问

我现在不想睡觉

是的，我会的，先生，我说

很快就

早上了 irds开始

歌唱鲜花有一股甜美的气味

这是一个奇怪的夜晚简

罗切斯特先生

说你害怕吗

我害怕恩典池

我说

她有一天会伤害你

我比她更坚强

她不会伤害我

先生 罗切斯特说

他看了我

一会儿你是我的朋友简

他问我

是的先生

我将永远是你的朋友

我回答

谢谢

亲爱的

罗切斯特先生说

我现在犯了错误我想要

快乐

这没有错是 简，

他停了片刻，

然后他说

去屋里，我明天和你谈谈，

但第二天

我收到一封来自盖茨黑德大厅的信，

我姨妈里德的房子，

这封信来自我的表妹

伊丽莎盖茨黑德大厅亲爱的简爱，

我的

约翰哥哥死了，

我妈妈病得很重，

她想和你说话，

请快点来，简，

你的表妹

伊丽莎·里德

，我立即开始前往里德姨妈家的旅程，

第二天我到了那里，

里德姨妈病得很重，

她很 不能动

，她没有跟

我说话 我想回到桑菲尔德大厅

我想见罗切斯特先生，

但伊丽莎想让我在三周后留在盖茨黑德

大厅

我姑姑终于跟我说话了，

她说得很

慢，你是

简

爱吗？

她问

是的，里德阿姨，

我是简·爱，

我回答说

有一封信

给你，里德

阿姨

说它在我的办公桌上，

请给伊丽莎打电话，

她会拿到信，

伊丽莎走进房间

她打开桌子

，给了我一封信，

上面写着 简

我姨妈说

这封信是从马德拉寄来的，

但那是三岁的

马德拉

1831 年 10 月

亲爱的女士

我是简·爱的叔叔

我是一个非常富有的人

我没有孩子

有一天

简会拿走我所有的钱

告诉她关于我的事

她 必须写信给我

约翰艾尔

我

回复了那封信

里德阿姨说我恨你 简

我不想让你拿你叔叔的

钱

我写信给约翰艾尔

我写信

简爱死了

她死在低木学校

我很抱歉 简

我死了 错误的

里德夫人死了

几天后那天晚上我离开盖茨黑德大厅

我带着我叔叔的信

罗切斯特先生在桑菲尔德大厅

迎接我欢迎回到我家

他说

这是你的家简

谢谢你先生

我说

我很高兴

罗切斯特先生的客人在这里

没有其他访客每天都来桑菲尔德

大厅

罗切斯特先生和我在一起聊天

每天

我都更爱他

第8章

六月

在花园里一天晚上天气很热

我走进

花园罗切斯特先生也在那里

你喜欢这个吗 house jane

他问

是的 先生

我

很快就回答了

阿黛尔会去学校 简

他说

那我不想在这里管理

我们 你会不会难过 然后简

你会离开桑菲尔德大厅

离开我很快说

我必须离开桑菲尔德

我亲爱的

罗切斯特先生 停止了

他沉默了片刻

然后他说

我很快就要结婚了

哦

先生

我说

那我必须

远离桑菲尔德

远离你远离你先生

我开始哭

我会永远记得 ber you jane

罗切斯特先生说

你会忘记我吗

不先生

我回答

我永远不会忘记你

我不想离开桑菲尔德先生

我不想离开你

不要离开简

罗切斯特先生说

留在这里他对我微笑

我不能留在这里 先生

我说过

你要嫁给英格拉姆小姐

我很穷

有钱

她很美

你很穷

罗切斯特先生吻了我，

我最亲爱的简，

他说

没有什么能阻止我们的婚姻，现在

我们将在一个月内结婚，简

我们再次亲吻，

然后我说晚安

，我走进屋子，

我上楼去了我的

晚会，我想起了约翰·艾尔斯叔叔

我会在马德拉给他写信

我对自己说

我会告诉他我和罗切斯特先生的婚姻

我很高兴

我叔叔也会很高兴

四个星期过去了

罗切斯特先生要给我买很多

漂亮的东西

他要给我很多礼物

但我不想要这些东西

不爱德华

我说

我不漂亮

我不想要美丽的东西

我想要你

爱德华

那是七月

我们婚礼的前两天

罗切斯特先生走了

我明天会回来

他说

我爱你简

那天晚上

我去了我的卧室 很早

我的婚纱和我的面纱

就在我的房间里

我看了

他们两天后

我会成为简·罗切斯特

我对自己说

然后我去睡觉

但第二天我睡

不好罗切斯特先生回来

他仔细地看着我

怎么了，简，

他问

你脸色

苍白，你害怕吗，

我昨晚做了一个很奇怪的梦，

我说

这是关于这所房子的梦，

但在我的梦中，

桑菲尔德大厅没有

屋顶，墙壁被烧毁

，

在我的梦中它们是黑色的 试过了 找到你，

但你不在屋子

里你害怕做梦吗简·

罗切斯特先生

没有问爱德华

我回答

但我从梦中醒来

我的房间里有一个女人

她又高又重

她有一头黑色的长发

那个女人 拿着蜡烛

我说

她把蜡烛放在我的镜子前

她把我的结婚面纱戴在

头上 她照镜子

然后

我看到她的脸

那是一张奇怪的可怕的脸 爱德华

我突然说

那个女人把我的面纱撕成两半

她把碎片扔在地板上

接下来发生了什么

罗切斯特先生问

那个女人把蜡烛靠近我的脸

我回答

她看着我

然后笑了

然后她走开了

这发生在你的梦里简

罗切斯特先生说

这没有发生在我的梦中 爱德华

今天早上我说我的婚礼面纱在

我房间的地板上

它被撕成

两块

但

那个女人没有伤害你简

罗切斯特先生说

今晚睡在阿黛尔的房间亲爱的

你不会再做噩梦

第n章 在

罗切斯特先生的妻子

那是我们的婚礼那天

我们将在桑菲尔德大厅附近的教堂结婚

结婚后

我们将前往伦敦

我早早起床

穿上婚纱我下楼

罗切斯特先生正在等待

我八点钟我们一起走到

教堂 牧师站在

教堂门口 教堂

里还有另外

两个人 他们坐在一个黑暗的

角落里

我看不太

清楚 牧师开始

在每场婚礼

上发言 牧师问一个重要的问题

他问教堂里的人

这场婚姻有问题

吗 牧师大声说话

他问了这个

问题 他

等了片刻沉默

，然后

一个男人在黑暗中 角落里站

起来

他大声说话

有问题

这两个人不能结婚

他说

没有问题

罗切斯特先生对牧师说

请继续结婚

不

我不能继续

婚姻 牧师回答

他和角落里的人说话 有

什么问题先生

他问

爱德华罗切斯特先生

有一个妻子

罗切斯特先生转身看着那个

男人

你

是谁 你对我有什么了解

他问 愤怒地，

我的名字是布里格斯先生，

我是一名律师，

这个人回答说

我知道你的很多事情

十五年前你在西印度群岛结婚

你妻子的名字是伯莎梅森

她还活着

她住在桑菲尔德大厅

你怎么知道

罗切斯特先生

黑暗角落里的另一个人喊道 站

起来

他向我们走来

是理查德·梅森 伯莎·

梅森是我的妹妹

他说我四月在桑菲尔德大厅看到她

是的，

他说

我妻子住在桑菲尔德大厅，

她

疯了

我们在等

我们

他们开心地笑着

今天没有人会高兴

罗切斯特先生说

我们没有结婚

布里格斯

牧师梅森先生和我跟着罗切斯特先生

我们跟着他上楼梯

他带我们到顶层走廊

他打开一扇门

然后我们 走进一个小房间，

在

我们穿过房间走到

另一扇门之前，

我已经看到了这个房间

头发在她面前

那个女人转过身看着我们

我知道那张可怕的疯脸

两天晚上我在卧室里

看到过 那个疯女人看到罗切斯特先生

她尖叫着跑向

他 小心

格雷斯普尔爵士

说 疯女人很坚强

她尖叫着打了罗切斯特

先生但罗切斯特先生抓住了她的手臂

这个女人

是我的妻子

罗切斯特先生生气地说

我想忘记她

我想娶这个年轻的女孩

简 爱

是我错了

他沉默了片刻

然后他轻声说

是

我错了

他说

我爱简爱

但我错

了你们所有人

我必须照顾我的疯狂妻子

我慢慢下楼

布里格斯先生律师 跟我说话

我为你感到抱歉 艾尔小姐

他说

你没有做错

你的约翰艾尔叔叔也为你感到抱歉

他读了你的信

然后他在马德拉遇见了理查德梅森

你叔叔快死

了 呃

他不能来英国

他 派我到这里

他要我终止这段婚姻

我没有回答

我回到我的

房间 我锁上了门

我脱掉了我的婚纱

我穿上了一件普通的黑色礼服

我躺在我的床上

我是简爱 今天

我想

明天

我将成为简·爱 我永远不会成为简·罗切斯特

我必须离开桑菲尔德大厅

我决不能再见到罗切斯特先生

几个小时后

我在这里的生活结束了 我从床上下来

我打开了门

罗切斯特先生在我的房间外等着

你 不开心的简，

他说

我很伤心 对不起，

简，

我们将离开桑菲尔德，

我们将去另一个国家，

我们将再次幸福

我不能成为你的妻子

我不能和你一起生活

我说

我必须离开你爱德华

听简

罗切斯特先生说

我父亲想让我嫁给伯莎梅森

她的家人 我很富有

我嫁给了她

我父亲很高兴

但我不高兴

伯莎很

生气 她是个坏女人

没人告诉我

她嫁给了我

但她遇到了其他男人

她每天都喝醉

她想杀了我很多

四年后，

我把伯莎带到了桑菲尔德大厅，

罗切斯特先生说，

然后

我走了，

格雷斯普尔照顾伯莎，

我遇到了其他女人

，其中一个是法国歌手，

她是阿黛尔的母亲

阿黛尔是我的女儿简，

但我不喜欢法国人 歌手

我不爱任何人

我回到桑菲尔德大厅

然后

你来到这里我爱你

我将永远爱你

请留在我身边简

不爱德华

我说

我要走了

我们会不开心

但我们不能忘记 她

再见

爱德华

哦简

简 我的爱人

罗切斯特先生说

不要相信我

我吻了罗切斯特先生

上帝会帮助你 爱德华

我很快说

我进了我的房间

我把一些衣服放进了一个袋子

后来

我听到罗切斯特先生走进他的

房间 我悄悄地

下楼

我打开房子边上的小门

我离开桑菲尔德

大厅我走到

马路上天黑了

很快

一辆马车沿着马路来了

我把所有的钱都给了马车的司机

我上了 长途汽车

几个小时后，长途汽车停了，

那是早上10点，

你必须给我更多的钱，

现在司机说

我没有钱了，

我说

你没有更多的钱，

那么你必须下车

司机说

我 走上

马路 马车很快

就离开了，但我把包忘在马车上

我环顾四周

我感到寒冷空虚

我又累又饿

我走着走着

我没有钱

我没有食物

我一直走到 晚上终于来了

，

我躺下 在地上

我立刻睡着了

第 10

章 第二天早上

我醒得很晚

我沿着马路走了很多英里

很快就开始下雨了 我的衣服湿透了

我没有看到任何人

我在荒野上走了一

整天 晚上

我非常 又累了

我要早点睡

我想

我该睡哪里

然后

我看到一盏灯 我慢慢走向

它 雨下得很大

但我看到马路附近有一所房子

我走到房子

我

敲门 我等了

但没有人 打开门

我站在屋外

我

很冷很累

我不能动

我会死在这里

我说

然后

我听到一个年轻人的声音

那个人站在我身后

不

你不会死在更多的房子里

那个人

他说然后他打开了房子的门

他带我进了房子

他带我到一个温暖的客厅

请坐

他说

两个漂亮的年轻女人走进

房间

给这个可怜的女人一些食物

戴安娜年轻人说

给她一些 干衣服玛丽

然后他

又跟我说话了我的名字是sinjan Rivers

他说

这是我的姐妹戴安娜和玛丽

你叫什么名字年轻女士

我叫简

埃利奥特

我说

我闭上了眼睛

简很累

戴安娜说

她现在必须去睡觉了

我 在 moore house 睡了三天

diana 和 mary rivers 是家庭教师

他们在 morehouse 住了几天

sinjin 他们的兄弟是一名牧师

他们对我

很友好 很快我们就成了好朋友

有一天

sinjin 问我关于我的

生活 我也是一名家庭教师，

我告诉他

，我告诉他关于低伍德学校的

事情，但我没有告诉他桑菲尔德

霍尔

我没有告诉他罗切斯特先生

我想工作 sinjin

我说

你能帮我

我有一个计划

sinjin

说 离这里几英里

有一个

村庄 村里的许多女孩不会

读或写

我要出钱买村里的一所女子学校

但我必须为这些女孩找老师

我会教她们 sinjin

我说

好

他说

这里将 成为学校旁边的小房子

三天后你会住在那里 一封给辛金戴安娜玛丽的信来了

我们的约翰叔叔死了

他告诉他的姐妹们

但我们不会得到他的任何钱

他把信给了他的姐妹们

他们读了

约翰叔叔是我们母亲的兄弟

戴安娜告诉我

他很富有

但他把所有的钱都给了

另一个

我们不认识的侄女

很快我就住在村子里

我住在学校旁边的房子里

我每天教 女孩们，

我的学生们努力学习，

但我每天都不开心

我想爱德华

罗切斯特他是否想我

我问自己

四个月过去了

一天，

辛金河来到我家

他拿着一封信

他担心出了

什么问题

我问

我 想问你三个问题 jane

他回答

是你的名字 jane elliott

你有别的名字

吗 你知道 jane eyre

我看了他一会儿

我没有说话

我有 jane eyre 的消息

sinjin 说

jane eyre 是 低木学校

，她是那里的老师，然后她是

爱德华罗切斯特先生的家桑菲尔德大厅的家庭教师

你怎么知道

的 来自一位律师

这位律师讲述了一个关于罗切斯特先生的故事

罗切斯特先生有一个疯狂的妻子，

但他想娶简爱

她现在离开了

桑菲尔德 这位律师布里格斯先生

正试图找到她

我会告诉你真相 辛金

我说

我的名字不是 简·艾略特，

我的名字是简·爱

，我是桑菲尔德音乐厅的家庭教师，

我知道

罗切斯特先生，布里格斯先生有没有写过任何关于罗切斯特先生

的信？

你是有钱的简，

但布里格斯先生为什么给你写信

我问

我妈妈的名字是air

sinjin，

她说她是你父亲的妹妹简

然后你戴安娜和玛丽是我的堂兄弟

我说

我仔细考虑了一会儿

写信给迪亚 na 和 mary 我说

他们必须回家

第二天

我会给你们所有人约翰叔叔的钱 我写信

给 briggs 先生 我给了 sinjan diana 和 mary

每人 5 000 英镑

我也写信给费尔法克斯夫人

但她没有回复

六 几个月过去了，

我没有听到桑菲尔德大厅的消息

我没有听到任何关于罗切斯特先生的消息

然后

有一天

我走在荒原上，

突然

我听到一个声音，

荒原上没有人，

但那个声音在叫我的名字

jane

jane

jane

[音乐]

那是先生 罗切斯特的声音

我对自己说

然后我大喊

我来了爱德华

我来了

我跑到莫尔豪斯我和我的表兄弟们说了

明天我要去桑菲尔德大厅

我告诉他们

我第二天开始我的旅程

第11章

我的故事

两天后结束

我下了马车

我站在桑菲尔德大厅附近的路上

我跑过

田野 桑菲尔德的罗切斯特

先生是不是病了

然后我看到

房子 房子没有屋顶

它的墙壁被烧成黑色

没有人住在那里

我 看着被烧毁的黑房子

我在梦中看到它之前就看到了

我很害怕

爱德华·罗切斯特在哪里

我去了干草村

我问起桑菲尔德庄园

我问起罗切斯特先生

三个月前

发生了一场火灾 桑菲尔德大厅

一个男人告诉我

那个疯女人烧了房子

她是罗切斯特先生的妻子

是罗切斯特先生在房子里

我问

是的

他在那里

那个男人回答

他试图挽救他妻子的生命

他走进燃烧的房子

但是那个疯女人跳了 从屋顶上

她死了

是罗切斯特先生受伤了

我很快问

是的

他受了重伤

男人说

他是盲人

他看不见

而且

他只有一只手

他

在哪里我问他在哪里

他住在 ferndean

这是一个旧的 大约 30 英里外

的房子 那个男人说

你有马车吗 我问我必须

马上去

ferndeen 我在 ferndeen 附近下了马车

我走到房子

我敲了门

一个仆人打开了

我认识她

哦小姐空气你 来

了 我说

罗切斯特先生一直在叫你的名字

另一个房间里响起了铃，那是

罗切斯特先生的铃

那个女人说

他想要一些蜡烛

靠近门的桌子上有两支蜡烛

那个女人点燃了它们，她把它们捡起来

罗切斯特先生是个盲人

但他晚上总是在他的房间里点蜡烛

她说

把蜡烛给我

我说

我会拿给他

我打开罗切斯特先生房间的门

他的黑白狗

坐在火边

那只狗跳了起来 向我跑来，

罗切斯特先生说

你不认识我吗爱德华

我问

你的狗认识我

简 是的，先生，

我终于找到了你

我说

我永远不会再离开你

然后我告诉罗切斯特先生我的故事

你为什么离开你的堂兄弟 简·

罗切斯特先生问

你为什么回到我身边

我是盲人

我只有一只手

我 会照顾你的 沃德

我说

但我不想要仆人

罗切斯特先生回答

我想要一个妻子

你会有一个妻子 爱德华

我说我会成为你的妻子

我会嫁给你

我在桑菲尔德庄园非常爱你

现在

我更爱你

罗切斯特先生 过

了一段时间我结婚了

他的眼睛好多了

他能看到一点

他看到了我们第一个孩子的脸

我亲爱的爱德华 我

很高兴

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