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TextAJane’sChoice

—fromJaer37)

CharlotteBront?

[1]“Willyouhavealittlemorewater,sir?Ispilthalfofwhatwasintheglass,”Isaid。

[2]“Whoisit?Whatisit?>

[3]“Pilotknowsme,andJohnandMaryknowIamhere。Ilythisevening,”Ianswered。

[4]“GreatGod!—Whatdelusionhase?Whatsweetmadnesshasseizedme?”

[5]“Nodelusion—nomadness:yourmind,sir,istfordelusiooosoundforfrenzy。”

[6]“Ahespeaker?Isitonlyavoice?Oh!Iotsee,butImustfeel,ormyheartwillstopandmybrainburst。Whatever—whoeveryouare—beperceptibletothetouchorIotlive!”

[7]Hegroped;Iarrestedhiswanderinghand,ainbothmine。

[8]“Herveryfingers!”hecried;“hersmall,slightfingers!Ifsotheremustbemoreofher。”

[9]Themusdbrokefrommyyarmwasseized,myshoulder——Iwaseheredtohim。

[10]“IsitJaisit?Thisishershape—thisishersize—”

[11]“Andthishervoice,”Iadded。“Sheisallhere:herheart,too。Godblessyladtobesain。”

[12]“JaneEyre!—JaneEyre,”wasallhesaid。

[13]“Mydearmaster,”Ianswered,“IamJaneEyre:Ihavefoundyouout—Iamebacktoyou。”

[14]“Intruth?—intheflesh?MylivingJane?”

[15]“Youtouchme,sir,—youholdme,andfastenough:Iamnotcoldlikeaorvatlikeair,amI?”

[16]“Mylivingdarliainlyherlimbs,aures;butIotbesoblest,afterallmymisery。Itisadream;suchdreamsasIhavehadatnightedheroomyheart,asIdonow;andkissedher,asthus—ashelovedme,ashewouldnotleaveme。”

[17]“Whieverwill,sir,fromthisday。”

[18]“Neverwill,saysthevision?ButIalwayswokeandfouymodIwasdesolateandabandoned—mylifedark,lonely,hopeless—mysoulathirstandforbiddentodrifamishedaobefed。Gedream,linginmyarmsnow,youwillfly,too,asyoursistershaveallfledbeforeyou:butkissmebefo—embrae。”

[19]“There,sir—andthere!”

[20]Ipressedmylipstohisoncebrilliantandnowraylesseyes—Iswepthishairfromhisbrow,aoo。Hesuddeoarousehimself:theoftherealityofallthisseizedhim。

[21]“Itisyou—isit,Jane?Youareebaethen?”

[22]“Iam。”

[23]“Andyoudonotliedeadidersomestream?Aapiningoutgststrangers?”

[24]“No,sir!Iamawomannow。”

[25]“Idoyoumean,Jane?”

[26]“MyunMadeiraisdead,amefivethousandpounds。”

[27]“Ah!Thisispractical—thisisreal!”hecried:“Ishould。Besides,thereisthatpeculiarvoiceofhers,soanimatingandpiquant,aswellassoft:itcheersmywitheredheart;itputslifeintoit。—What,Ja!Areyouawoman?Arian?”

[28]“Quiterich,sir。Ifyouwohyou,Ibuildahouseofmyowoyourdoor,andyoumayeandsitinmyparlourwhenyouanyofanevening。”

[29]“Butasyouarerie,youhavenow,nodoubt,friendswhowilllookafteryou,andodevoteyourselftoablierlikeme?”

[30]“ItoldyouIami,sir,aswellasrich:Iammyownmistress。”

[31]“Andyouwillstaywithme?”

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