PART ONE - LIFE AT GATESHEAD
CHAPTER ONE
The Fight
We couldn't go outside at all on that cold, rainy afternoon.The rain was pouring down, and the wind was blowing hard.I didn't care, (1)_________________Trying to take long walks in the winter was terrible! It was supposed to be healthy for our bodies, but I hated coming home in the dark with my feet and hands as cold as ice. And I was always unhappy because Bessie, one of the servant, was always scolding me. I had always known that I was different from my cousins, John, Eliza, and Georgiana Reed. They were prettier and taller than I, and everyone loved them.
(2)_________________Usually they spent their time fighting and crying with each other. However, today they were with their mother in the sitting room,
(3)_________________ I wanted to join them but Mrs. Reed, my aunt,said I could not. She was angry with me because Bessie had told her I was being troublesome. "No,I'm sorry, Jane," she said,looking at me as if I was a rat on the floor. "Until I know that you are really trying to be good and quiet, (1)__________________They are good!" "What did Bessie tell you? What have I done? "I asked."Jane Eyre,do not ask me any more questions. You must do what you are told. If you cannot speak nicely and obey me.then be quite! "(2)__________________ I got a picture book from the shelf and climbed on to the windowseat, closing the curtains around me. Now no one could find me. I stared out the window at the cold,gray November
day.(3)__________________ which had no leaves or flowers.Then I looked at the picture book. I was inside a world of imagination.For a while,I forgot my sad, lonely life and felt a little happier. I was only afraid that the Reed children might find me. Because they were cruel to me, (4)__________________Suddenly the door opened. John Reed ran in. "Where are you, your little rat? " he said. He did not see my hiding place. "Eliza! Georgy! Jane is not here! Tell Mamma she's gone outside - what a bad girl she is! ""How lucky I drew the curtain! " I thought. I knew he would never find me,
(1)______________But his sister Eliza was not stupid,and she knew exactly where I was."She's in the window seat,John!" she said. Immediately I came out,
(2)______________
"What do you want?" I asked him. "Say,what would you like,Master Reed? "he said, sitting in a comfortable chair. "I want you to come here." John Reed was fourteen, and I was only ten. He was large, ugly, and fat. (3)______________ Usually he was away at school, but his mother had made him come home for a while, because she thought his health was not good. (4)______________ get into trouble with Bessie, and treat me badly. John did not love his mother or his sisters, and he hated me. He was always cruel to me. Sometimes he hit me, ________________ But I was always afraid when he was near. I did not know how to make him treat me well. The servants did not want to make him angry, so they did whatever he wanted. Mrs. Reed, his mother, loved him too much and thought he never did anything wrong. While I walked over to John I thought about how ugly he was. I think he knew what I was thinking, ________________"That is for your rudeness to Mamma just now," he said,"and for hiding, and for looking at me like that, you dirty little rat!" I was too 1
afraid of John to hit him back. "Now, ________________" he asked."I was
reading," I answered softly. "Give me the book." I gave it to him. "You can't touch these books!" he said."You have no money, because your father gave you nothing when he died. You're nothing but a poor street rat. You ought to beg in the city, not live here with a gentleman's family. Anyway, all these books are mine, and so is the whole house! (4)________________" Before I could run away, he lifted the heavy book and threw it hard at me. It hit me and I fell, cutting my head on the door. I was in great pain, and suddenly for the first time in my life, ___________________ "You awful, cruel boy!" I shouted at him. "Why did you hit me? I haven't done
anything to you. You don't even read those books, anyway. ___________________ You are as bad as a murderer!" "What! What!" he screamed. "How dare you say these things to me? Do you hear this, sisters? I'll tell Mamma, but first..." He ran to attack me, but now he was fighting with an angry girl. In those moments I really thought he was as bad as a murderer. I felt the blood running down my face,
___________________ I fought him as hard as I could, kicking and biting. My strength surprised him, and he shouted for help. His sisters ran and told their mother. She called Bessie and Miss Abbott, her maid. They pulled us apart and I heard them say,"What a wild little animal! She attacked Master John!"
Mrs. Reed said calmly, " ___________________" And so they took me upstairs. As soon as we arrived in the red room, I became quiet again. I knew that it was a mistake to fight John. The servants looked at me angrily. "Really, Miss Eyre," said Bessie, "how could you hit him? (1)_________________ "
"Why is he my master? I am not a servant!" I cried. "No, Miss Eyre, you are not a servant. But you are less than one, (2)_________________ " said Miss Abbott. They looked at me firmly. "You must remember, Miss Jane," said Bessie, "your aunt pays for your food and clothes, and you should be grateful to her. You have no other family." All my life people had told me this, and I could say nothing.
_________________ "And if you are angry and rude, Mrs. Reed may send you away." said Bessie. Miss Abbott said, "God will punish you, Jane Eyre, if you're not careful. Pray to God, and say you're sorry!" (4)_________________The red room was a cold, silent room. It was the largest bedroom in the house, but no one slept in it. Nine years ago my uncle, Mr. Reed, had died in this room. (1)________________Now that I was alone I thought about the terrible people I lived with. John Reed, his sisters, his mother, the servants, they all scolded and hated me. Why could I never please them? Eliza was selfish, but it did not matter. Georgiana had a bad temper,
(2)_____________ John was ugly, curel and violent, but nobody punished him. I tried to be good and make no mistakes, but they called me bad every day. Now that I had fought John to protect myself, everyone blamed me. I spent the rest of the day in the red room asking myself why I had to suffer and why life was so unfair. "Perhaps I should run away, or starve myself to death," I thought sadly. Soon it was dark
outside. It was raining, (3)_______________ It sounded like ghosts crying. I was no longer angry, and I began to think the Reeds might be right. Perhaps I was really bad inside. Did I deserve to die like my uncle Reed? I did not remember him. Just before he died, he had made my Aunt Reed promise to care for me like their own children. 2
As I sat there in the dark, I began to think strange things. If Mr. Reed had lived, maybe he would have been nice to me. As I looked around the dark, quiet room, I was afraid that Mr. Reed's ghost might come back. (1)_____________ He might rise from his grave, and appear in this room! I was so scared by this thought that I could not breathe. (2)_____________ It was probably from a lamp outside, but I was so afraid that I did not think clearly. I thought it must be a ghost, an angry ghost from the land of the dead! My heart beat fast. Was that something moving near me ?
Screaming loudly, I ran to the door and hit it with my fists. I wanted to break it open and run far away from that cold, dark room. Soon Miss Abbott and Bessie
came running to open it. "Miss Eyre, what is wrong? Are you ill?" asked Bessie. "Please! Please! Let me leave this room!" I screamed. "Why? What happened?" she asked. "I saw a strange light in the room. I know it was a ghost," I cried, holding tightly onto Bessie. "There's nothing wrong with her!" said Miss Abbot. "She
screamed just to make us come. (3)_____________" I heard footsteps in the hall. "What is all that noise?" said an angry voice. Mrs. Reed came in. "Abbott and Bessie, I told you to leave Jane Eyre in this room until I said she could leave!" "She screamed so loudly, Mrs. Reed," said Bessie softly. "Let go of her, Bessie," Mrs. Reed said. "Jane Eyre, (4)_____________ Your tricks don't work with me! Now, you will stay here one hour more!" "Oh Aunt, forgive me! I shall die if you keep me here..." I screamed and kicked as she held me. "Be quiet!" She pushed me back into the red room and locked the door. There I was in the darkness again, with the ghosts and the silence. I screamed until I must have fainted, because I do not remember anything more. When I woke up, a doctor was carrying me to my own bedroom. It was good to be back in my room, which had a warm fire and candlelight. I was also happy to se Dr. Lloyd, (1)_____________ He was the doctor that helped the servants at
Gateshead. he was taking care of me so kindly that I felt he would protect me from Mrs. Reed. He talked to me a little, and then told Bessie to take good care of me. When he left, I began to worry about what would happen. But I was surprised to find that Bessie did not scold me at all. (2)_____________ "Bessie, what's happened? Am I ill?" "Yes, you became ill in the red room because you were screaming so much and were so scared. But don't worry,you'll be all right.Miss Jane."She said.Then she went next door to talk to another servant. I heard what she said. "Sarah, come here and sleep with that poor child and me tonight. (3)_____________ She was so ill last night! Do you think she saw a ghost? Mrs. Reed was too hard on her, I think." So the two servants slept in my room. I did not sleep all night, because I was imagining ghosts walking around the room and trying to grab me. Fortunately, I was not very ill, but for the next few days I was the extremely scared and sad, _____________ I cried all day long, and I could not eat or read my favourite books, although Bessie was so kind to me.I was so sad because I knew I had no one to love me and nothing to look forward to. When the doctor came again, he was surprised to see me looking so miserable. "Perhaps she's crying because she could not go out with Mrs. Reed this morning," suggested Bessie. "I think Miss Jane is smarter than that!" said the doctor, smiling at me. (1)__________________ "She is a big girl now." "I'm not crying about that. I don't like going anywhere with them." I said. "I'm crying because 3
I'm miserable." "Oh really, Miss Jane!" said Bessie. The doctor looked at me for a few moments. He had gray colored, intelligent eyes. Just then a bell rang. It was time for the servants to eat their dinner. "You can go, Bessie," he said. "I'll talk to Miss Jane until you come back." After Bessie had left, he asked, "What really made you sick, Jane?" "__________________"
"Afraid of ghosts, are you?" he smiled. "I'm afraid of Mr. Reed's ghost! He died in that room, you know. Nobody ever goes in there any more. It was curel to lock me in there alone without a candle. I shall never forget it!"
"But you're not afraid now. There is something else that is making you sad, isn't there?" he said, looking kindly at me.
How could I tell him how unhappy my life was?!
"I have no father or mother, brothers or sisters," I said.
"But you have a kind aunt and cousins."
"No, they are not kind! John Reed hit me, and when I tried to protect myself,
(3)__________________" I cried.
"Don't you like living in such a beautiful house?" he asked.
"I would be happy to leave it, but I have nowhere to go."
"You have no other family?"
"I think I may have some, who are very poor, but I know nothing about them," I
answered. The doctor thought for a while. "Jane, would you like to go to school?" he asked finally. I thought for a moment. I had never been to a real school,
(4)__________________ "yes, I would like to go," I said.
"Well, Well," the doctor said to me, "I will see what I can do for you, Jane.
Later, the servants told me that the doctor had spoken to Mrs. Reed about me. Mrs. Reed had agreed that I should go away to school, Mrs. Reed's servant, Mrs. Abbott, said Mrs.Reed would be happy to send me away. (1)________________ He married my uncle's sister, Miss Jane Reed of Gateshead. She was my mother. The Reed family was so angry that they never spoke to my mother again. Sadly, only a year after their wedding, both my parents died of a sickness and left me alone when I was only a baby. But many weeks passed and Mrs. Reed did not send me away to school. One day when she was scolding me I asked her a brave question.
"Aunt, what would Uncle Reed say to you if he were alive?" I asked.
"What did you say to me?" cried Mrs. Reed. Her small, cold gray eyes were afraid.
(2)________________
"My uncle Reed is now in heaven, and he knows everything you think and do. So do my parents. They know how you are cruel to me, and how you hate me!"
Mrs. Reed slapped my face and left me without saying anything. Bessie scolded me and said I was the worst child in the country for saying such things. Truly, with so much hate in my heart, I did fell terrible. Christmas came, (3)________________ Every evening I watched Eliza and Georgiana putting on their new dresses and going out to parties. Sometimes Bessie would visit me in my bedroom. She would bring me a piece of cake, or tell me a story. (4)________________ Unfortunately she did not always have time for me. One morning in the middle of January, Bessie told me a visitor
wanted to see me. Who could it be? When I entered the breakfast-room I saw a tall, 4
thin man dressed all in black. (1)_________________ "This is the little girl I wrote to you about," said Mrs. Reed to the stranger. "Well, Jane Eyre," said the stranger, "are you a good child?" It was impossible to say yes, with Mrs. Reed sitting there, so I was silent."No, she is a terrible child, Mr. Brocklehurst," said Mrs. Reed, shaking her head. "I'm sorry to hear that," he answered. "Come here, Jane Eyre, and answer my questions. (2)_________________ "
"They go to Hell," I answered.
"And how will you keep away from Hell?" he asked.
"I must keep in good health, and not die," I said after a moment.
"Wrong! Another question: (3)_________________ "
"Yes, sometimes," I said slowly.
"That is not enough. Your answers show me you have a wicked heart. You must pray to God, if you ever want to go to heaven."
"Mr. Brocklehurst," said Mrs. Reed, "I told you in my letter that this little girl is very bad inside. If you accept her at Lowood School, (4)_________________ She will try to lie to them, of course. You see, Jane, you cannot try your tricks on Mr.
Brocklehurst." I tried to please Mrs. Reed, but she always believed I was bad, when it was her children who were the terrible ones. She always thought the worst of me.
(1)______________ Now she was going to ruin my chances of a new life at school, by making Mr. Brocklehurst think I was wicked. "Do not worry, Mrs. Reed," Mr.
Brocklehurst said. "The teachers will watch her carefully. Life at Lowood will be good for her. We believe that students should have hard work,plain food, simple clothes and no fun of any kind." "I will send her as soon as possible. (2)______________" "Indeed she will, Mrs. Reed. I hope she is grateful for everything you are doing for her. Little girl, read this book. It tells the story of the sudden death of a young girl who was a liar. Read and pray to God."After Mr. Brocklehurst had left, I felt I had to speak. (3)______________ I walked up to Mrs. Reed and looked her straight in the eye."Mrs. Reed, I do not lie to people! If I was a liar, i would say I loved you! But I don't--I hate you! I will never call you aunt again as long as I live. If anyone asks how you treated me, I will tell them the truth, that you were cruel to me.
(4)______________ People think you are a good woman, but you are lying to them!" At last I had said what I really felt! It made me feel much better, even though I did not know what Mrs. Reed would do to me. But I saw that she looked frightened and unhappy."Jane, I want to be your friend. You don't know what you are saying. You are too excited and angry. Go to your room and lie down."
"No, Mrs. Reed. I don't need to lie down. I'm very calm. Send me to school soon, Mrs. Reed. Then we will both be happier. I hate living here."
"I will indeed send her soon," Mrs. Reed said to herself.
简爱 14 (no found)
My First Impressions of School
After the homework was done we each had a small piece of bread for supper. Then we all went upstairs to the long, crowded bedroom, where two children shared every bed. I had to share Miss Miller's, (1)_________________ In the early morning,
someone rang a bell to wake us up, although it was still dark outside. I got dressed 5
quickly in the cold room, and washed when I could. There was only one bowl of water for six girls. When the bell rang again, we all went downstairs to the cold, dark schoolroom for prayers. When the bell rang a third time,
(2)_________________Everyone moved into four groups around four tables, and the teachers came into the room to start the Bible class. I was in the class for the youngest girls. I was so glad when it was time for breakfast! I had eaten only a little food the day before. But on that morning, the only food we got was burned porridge. It was so awful that we could not eat it, (3)_________________ After breakfast came a happy time of day, when the students could play and talk together a little. Everyone agreed that the breakfast was terrible. At nine o'clock, the lessons started again and finished at twelve. After the lessons Miss Temple stood up to speak to the whole school.
"Girls, this morning you had a breakfast which you could not eat. You must be hungry,
(4)_________________" The teachers looked at her in surprise.
"Don't worry. I'll take responsibility for it," she said to them.
We were very happy, and ran out into the garden to eat our lunch. None of the other girls had spoken to me yet, but I did not mind. I stood alone outside, eating my bread and cheese and trying to forget how cold it was. I thought about my new life. Gateshead was far away, and I did not yet have friends at school. What sort of future would I have?
CHAPTER FOUR
My New Friend
The next morning we got up in the dark. In all the rooms it was as cold as ice. This time the porridge was not burned, but I still felt hungry because there was not enough. The girl I had spoken with yesterday was older than me, so she was in a higher class. Her name was Helen Burns. Her history teacher, Miss Scatcherd,
seemed to think Helen did everything wrong. She always spoke to Helen in this way: "Burns, hold your head up, can't you!" "Burns, don't stand like that!" I thought that Miss Scatcherd's history questions seemed very hard. However, Helen always knew all the answers. (1)____________________. That day, she looked at Helen and suddenly said, "You dirty girl! You didn't wash your hands this morning!" I was
surprised that Helen did not tell her that we cold not wash ourselves, because the water had been frozen! Miss Scatcberd said something to Helen that I could not hear. Then Helen left the room and returned, carrying a stick. (2)_________________. I was horrified, but the girl did not cry or change her expression. "Wicked girl!" said Miss Scatcherd. "Nothing will change your dirty habits!" During the play hour, I found Helen alone, reading the same book as before, and I started talking to her. "Do you want to leave Lowood?" I asked her. "No, I don't. I was sent to school here, so I must learn as much as I can." I was very surprised. "But Miss Scatcherd is so cruel to you!" I cried. "(3)_______________."Helen said. I said angrily, "Why, if she hit me with a stick, I'd grab it and break it under her nose!" "I don't think you would," answered Helen quietly. "And if you did, Mr. Brocklehurst would send you away, and your
relations would be angry. Anyway, the Bible tells us (4)______________________. 6
I could not understand Helen's ideas, but I had a feeling she was right.
(1)_____________. "You say you have faults, Helen. What are they? To me you seem very good." "You are wrong," she answered. "I am careless, and I forget the rules of the school. I read when I should be doing my homework. So, Miss Scatcherd is right to scold me." "Is Miss Temple as strict as that?" I asked. (2)_______________. "Miss Temple is very kind. She is full of goodness. She gently tells me my mistakes, and is always happy when I do well. But even when she helps me, I am always dreaming, and thinking about other things. Then I can't answer the teacher's questions." "But today in history class you knew all the answers!" I said. "I thought it was an
interesting subject, tha's all," she replied. "You must think Miss Temple's lessons are interesting, because you like her and she is good to you. I'm like that.
(3)_______________." "You should read the Bible, Jane. People who believe in Jesus Christ should love their enemies," said Helen. "Then I would love the Reed family, which is impossible." I cried. Helen listened carefully to the long story of my life at Gateshead. "Well," I asked at the end, "Mrs. Reed is a bad woman, isn't she? Don't you agree with me?" "It's true she is unkind, but only because she dislikes your faults. Look how angrily you remember every word! You would be happier if you tried to forget her scolding. (4)____________________, Jane. We all have faults, but when we die, only the pure flame of the spirit will be left. That's why I never think of revenge, I never consider life unfair. I live in calm, looking forward to the end." For a momnet we both stayed silent. Then one of the big girls came up, calling,"Helen Burns! You go and put away your work immediately or I'll tell Miss Scatcherd!" Helen sighed, but stood up and silently obeyed her. It was hard to get used to the rules at Lowood, and to the extremely cold, hard winter. In January, February and March there was deep snow, but we still had to go outside for one hour every day. We had
(1)________________. We were growing children, and needed more food than we got. Sometimes the meaner big girls made us little ones give them our teatime bread or evening biscuit. One afternoon, when I had been at Lowood for three weeks, a visitor came to see us. (2)______________. When I saw the visitor I felt afraid. It was Mr. Brocklehurst, the man who had talked to Mrs. Reed and I at Gateshead. I had been afraid he would come. I remembered that Mrs. Reed had told him I was a
terrible child. He had promised her to tell all the teachers about me. If he spoke to the teachers, (3)_______________! At first Mr. Brocklehurst spoke very quietly to Miss Temple. I could hear him, because I was in the front of the class. "Miss Temple," he said, "I am told that you gave a lunch of bread and cheese to the girls recently. Why did you do that? It is not in the rules!" "Well, sir," said Miss Temple, "the
breakfast was so badly cooked that the girls couldn't possibly eat it, and they were hungry." "Miss Temple, listen to me. You know that these girls must become strong, patient and unselfish... If they do not have some little thing, do not give it to them. Tell them to be brave and suffer, like Christ Himself. Remember what the Bible says. Man does not live by bread alone, but by the word of God!
(4)________________________!"
CHAPTER FIVE
Mr. Brocklehurst's Visit （简爱20）
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While Mr. Brocklehurst was talking, I hid my face behind my writing slate so that he would not see me. But (1)________________! I knew what would happen next. Mr. Broklehurst looked at me coldly. "Come here, child." I was too frightened to move, but two big girls pushed me towards him. Miss Temple whispered to me, "Don't be afraid, Jane. I saw it was an accident." Her kindness made me feel better,
(2)______________. "Put the child on that chair," said Mr. Brocklehurst. Some lifted me up on to a high chair, so that I was close to his nose. Frightened, I felt everyone's eyes on me. "You see this girl?" said Mr. Brocklehurst. "She is young; she looks like an ordinary child. But she is not. She is very wicked! Children, don't talk to her, stay away from her. Teachers, watch her carefully. (3)_________________-- if she has a soul. This child... I can hardly say it... this child is a liar!" "How terrible!" said the two Brocklehurst daughters. "I learned this," continued the man, "from Mrs. Reed, the kind lady who cared for her. In the end, Mrs. Reed was so afraid of this child's bad ways that she had to send her here. So, teachers, watch her carefully!" The Brocklehurst family stood up and move slowly out of the schoolroom. At the door, the man turned and said, "(1)_______________________, and nobody may speak to her for the rest of the day." So there I was,standing on the chair.
(2)_______________, but just when I thought I would cry, Helen Burns walked past me and lifted her eyes to mine. Her look calmed me. What a smile she had! It was an intelligent, brave smile, (3)______________. At five o'clock all the girls left the schoolroom. When I was sure no one could hear me, I climbed down from the chair and sat on the floor. I no longer felt strong or calm, and I began to cry bitterly. I had wanted so much to make friends and be happy at Lowood. Now nobody would believe me or perhaps even speak to me. Could I ever start a new life after this? "Never!" I cried to myself. "I wish I were dead!" (4)____________________. I was too upset to eat or drink, but she sat with me and talked gently to me. she helped me to stop crying, and feel a little better. When Miss Temple came to look for me, she found us sitting quietly together. "Come up to my room, both of you," she said. We went to her warm, comfortable room upstairs. "Now tell me the truth, Jane," she said.
"(1)_____________________." And so I told her the whole story of my lonely
childhood with the Reed family and of the terrible night in the red room. "I know Dr. Lloyd, who saw you when you were ill," she said. "(2)___________________. If he does, I shall tell everyone in the school you are not a liar. I believe you, Jane." And she kissed me. Then she turned to Helen. "How are you tonight, Helen? Have you coughed a lot today?" "Not very much, ma'am." "And the pain in your chest?" "It's a little better, I think." Miss Temple examined helen carefully, and sighed a little. Then she gave us some tea and toast. For a while I felt I was in heaven, eating and drinking in the warm, pretty room, with kind Miss Temple and Helen. But when we reached our bedroom, Miss Scatcherd was checking the drawers. "Burns!" she said. "Yours is far too untidy! Tomorrow, all day,(3)_________________!" Helen said Miss Scatcherd was quite right, and wore the sign all the next day. But I was very angry, and at the end of the afternoon, I took it off her head and threw it in the fire. A few days later, miss Temple received a letter from Dr. Lloyd. He wrote to her that what I had said 8
was true, and she told the whole school that I was not a liar. Then I truly felt better. From then on I studied as hard as I could, and tried to make friends.
CHAPTER SIX
Life at Lowood Continues （简爱22）
As spring came and the days grew warmer, life at Lowood no longer seemed so hard. We enjoyed walking and playing outside, under a bule sky. (1)__________________. By May, more than half the girls were seriously ill. (2)____________________, many girls died. There was fear and death inside the school, but outside the sun shone on the flowers and on the little streams of water flowing through the valleys. Fortunately, a few of the girls and I did not get sick. We enjoyed the beautiful summer weather, (3)____________________! Sadly, Helen Burns could not come outside with me, because she had tuberculosis. When I learned how sick she was, I decided to visit her. I found her lying in bed, looking pale and weak. "You have come to say goodbye," she whispered, coughing. "You are just in time. I'm going soon." "Where, Helen? Are you going home?" I asked. "Yes, to my long home--my last home." "No, no ,Helen!" I was crying at the thought of losing her. "Jane, your feet are cold.
(4)____________________." I did so. "Don't worry about me, Jane. I am happy," she continued. "Please don't cry. If I die young, I won't suffer. I am going to
Heaven." "Is Heaven a real place?" I asked. "Yes, Jane. I'm sure of it. Our souls go there when we die," she answered firmly. "Will I see you again, Helen, when I die?" "Yes, you will go to heaven too, Jane." I could not quite believe that Heaven existed, and I held tightly to Helen. I did not want to let her go; I was afraid that she would die that minute. We kissed goodnight and fell asleep. In the morning Miss Temple found me (5)__________________________.Life at Lowood Continues
Gradually the sickness left Lowood. I soon discovered that often, there were good sides to all the sad troubles in life. Because so many girls had died,
(1)________________. Immediately, money was raised to build a new school in a better place, and many improvements were made. We had
(2)_____________________. The best part was, Mr. Brocklehurst left the school! So Lowood became a truly good place for a girl to get an education. I stayed for eight years, and for the last two years I was a teacher. All that time I was happy, and my dear friend Miss Temple helped me greatly. But when Miss Temple married and moved away, I decided it was time to change my life too. I had been at Lowood for many years, and I wanted to find new activities. I decided to find a job as a governess. Soon I received an answer from a woman named Mrs. Fairfax.
(3)___________________. The school gave me permission to go, so I accepted the job. Soon, I thought, I would have a new life. What would it be like?
PART THREE - A YOUNG WOMAN AT THORNFIELD
CHAPTER SEVEN
Mr. Rochester
The house where I was to work was called Thornfield. It was a large house in the country. After a day's journey, I arrived at the house. Mrs. Fairfax, who came out to meet me, was a little old lady. She seemed happy to have someone to talk to. The house (1)__________________. It was not a very comforting house. But I was 9
excited to live there, working for kind Mrs. Fairfax.
However, I soon discovered Mrs. Fairfax was not the house's owner, as I had thought. She was only a servant. Thornfield belonged to a man named Mr. Rochester, who was not at home when I arrived. My pupil was a girl named Adele, who was seven or eight years old. Mr. Rochester had taken Adele to live with him, after her mother had died. She was French, and could not speak English. But I had learned French at Lowood, so I could speak to Adele. She was (2)___________________. I taught her English and other subjects for two hours every day in the library. (3)__________________.
A little time passed, and Mr. Rochester still had not come home. One day I decided to ask Mrs. Fairfax some questions about him. I was very curious to know what kind of man he was, and Mrs. Fairfax was happy to talk.
"Do people like him?" was my first question.
"Oh,yes!He comes from a rich family that is very respected.They had lived here for many years."she said.
"But do you like him?What kind of person is him?"
"Well,I have always liked him.He is a fair and good man to his servants.He is a little strange though,he has travelled to many countries and knows a lot of things.I think he is a very strange man."she said.
"What do you mean'strange'?"I asked interested.
"It's not easy to descripe. I never know when he is serious or joking with
me.(4)__________________.Although I know him well,I understand him only a little.But he is a good man and a good master. "
CHAPTER SEVEN -Mr. Rochester
Mrs. Fairfax would not tell me anything more about Mr. Rochester. Instead, she asked me if I wanted to see the house. We went through many large and beautiful rooms, (1)_______________. When we reach to the top floor, I saw a small passage with some small black doors on its walls. They were all locked. I wondered what was behind the doors; they seemed to be hiding something. As we turned to walk down the stairs, (2)______________. "Mrs. Fairfax, did you hear that laugh? Who is it?" I said. "It is probably a servant named Grace Poole," she said. "She always works in one of those rooms." I heard the laugh again. It did not sound like the laugh of a normal woman--it did not even sound human!
"Grace!" called Mrs. Fairfax. One of the little black doors opened and a woman appeared. (3)________________.
"Grace, there is too much noise," said Mrs. Fairfax. "Remember what you have been told!" Grace said nothing; she only nodded her head and went back into the room. In the next few months, I sometimes went up to the top floor, where
(4)_________________. I was happy with my work, but I felt that something was missing from my life. I wanted interesting things to happen, i wanted more adventure! People are not always happy with a quiet life, and women need adventure, even if men do not believe it!
PART THREE - A YOUNG WOMAN AT THORNFIELD
One day in January I had a free afternoon, and I decided to take a fast walk. I
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(1)_______________. I stopped on the road and watched the sun go down in the trees behind the house. Suddenly I heard a horse coming. As I watched,
(2)_______________. I ran to try and help the man, who was talking to himself angrily as he tried to stand up. "Are you hurt, sir? Can I help you?" I asked.
"No," he said. (2)________________________. "If you need help, sir, I can get someone from Thornfield Hall," I said. "Thank you , but I don't need anyone. I haven't broken any bones," he replied. He was tall and strong looking. He had a dark face and dark eyes, and was about thirty-five. Although he was strange and angry looking, somehow I wanted to help him. "Sir, (3)_____________________," I said. When I said this the man looked at me for the first time. He studied my face for a moment."I think you should be at home yourself!" he said. "Do you live near here?" "Yes, sir. I live in that house over there," I said. "You live at Thornfield Hall?" he asked, surprised. He pointed to the house. It was now evening, and all the lights in the windows were on. "Yes, sir," I replied.
"Let's see... you aren't a servant at Thornfield. (1)___________________. You must be..." He stopped speaking, but seemed to want to know who I was, so I told him. "I am the governess." "Ah, the governess! Of course! I had forgotten!"
(2)___________________. "Well, I don't want you to find help, but you could help me yourself, if you like." "Of course, sir," I said. And so he leaned his weight on my shoulder and I helped him walk to his horse. In a moment he had jupmed on to the horse's back. "Thank you. You should go home now, it's getting dark!" he said, as he rode away. I walked back to the house, happy with the interesting meeting. In my mind I saw the man's dark, strong face. Even when I arrived back at Thornfield, I did not go into the house immediately. I knew I would only spend the evening quietly with old Mrs. Fairfax. Instead I stayed outside, (3)__________________.
When I went inside, the servants told me that Mr. Rochester had arrived, but that he had hurt his leg when his horse slipped on the ice!
CHAPTER EIGHT -Life with Mr. Rochester
Now that Mr. Rochester had returned, Thornfield hall was very busy.
(1)___________________. Adele was too excited to study. That evening we had tea with Mr. Rochester. Of course, this was the man I had helped, with his dark hair and skin. (2)___________________. His leg was supported on a chair. He did not speak to me when I came in. "Did you bring a gift for Miss Eyre, uncle?" Adele asked him. "A gift? Who wants a gift?" he said. "Did you want a gift, Miss Eyre? Do you like gifts?" "I've never gotten a gift, sir," I answered. "
Anyway, I have no right to expect a gift from you, (3)_________________." "Why, Miss Eyre, don't be so modest! I've been talking to Adele. She's not very
clever, but you've taught her very well." "Well then, sir, that is my gift. A teacher is happiest when her students do well." Mr. Rochester drank his tea without speaking. After tea, he asked me to come and sit with him, while Adele played with Mrs. Fairfax.
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