Text A Janes Choice（第1页）

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?”