Pride and Prejudice of Jane Eyre

Thornfield Manor sings and sings every night.In the past few days, Mr. Rochester has not invited Jane Eyre to the party, and she has not seen the host for several days.They often go out in the morning and come back in the evening, and Jane Eyre has to feel that they are full of energy.However, every morning, she would meet Mr. Darcy on the path in the thorn forest, or in the hall on her way back.They would occasionally say hello and chat a few innocuous words, and more often, the arrogance and refusal in the eyes of Mr. Darcy made her quit, nodded and left.

Mr. Darcy did not appear to be enjoying the crowd.His brows are always frowning, haunted by melancholy.Jane Eyre guessed that because of the family, a carefree young gentleman suddenly lost the support behind him and needed to run the family business on his own.That's always hard to take.

Jane Eyre resumed her teaching plan, and finally, her manuscript was finally revised.She asked John to buy a stack of letter paper and stamps from the town, copied a copy carefully, and put it in a thick envelope.

She touched the thick letter in her hand, her heart was full of satisfaction and joy.

"Joy, can you post a letter for me when you go to the town to buy goods tomorrow morning?" At night, Jane Eyre came to the kitchen, and Ellie and her husband Joey were there.Joy was in charge of purchasing the consumption on the manor. Originally, Thornfield was self-sufficient. Occasionally, when the butcher came, Mrs. Fairfax would buy some to eat.It's just that the recent successive grand banquets made Joey take over this errand, and would pull the car to the town every morning to buy vegetables, fresh meat and flowers.

"Of course! Miss Jane, it is my honor to serve you!" He sang emphatically in an exaggerated and funny drama, and made an exaggerated salute, which made Ellie laugh out loud.

Jane loves this young, humorous and reliable couple very much.They can always enjoy life.Jane Eyre and they sat by the fire, and Joey threw a few potatoes into the fire for supper.To express her gratitude, Jane Eyre cooked tomato and egg drop soup in a small hanging pot.It's a pity that the tomatoes in this season are not sweet. Joey doesn't have much comment on the taste, but Ellie likes the sour and light taste very much.

"The guests don't know how many days they will stay, and I can hardly think of any new dishes." Allie said.

"It shouldn't be long. Christmas is coming, and they always have to go home. But I guess Miss Ingram can't hold on any longer?" Joey poked open a potato to check whether it was cooked or not. cooked.

Jane Eyre was taken aback: "How do you say that?"

"You can't see it yet! Miss Ingram is undoubtedly in love with Mr. Rochester." Joey said godlike.

"—Oh! Yes, almost everyone knows her thoughts."

"I originally guessed that Mr. Rochester had the same feelings for her. But a few days ago, I heard the servants of the guests chatting after drinking, and said some incredible things!" Joey took a sip of wine, triumphantly There was another mysterious pause, and Ellie complained: "Oh! Joey, you always like to show off like this. For Miss Jane's sake, please tell me."

Joey lowered his voice: "No one knows what Miss Ingram thinks about Mr. Rochester. Ever since she entered the social world, she has been unable to let others go! But Mr. Rochester has never given a positive response. This is very anxious Ingrams. If you want me to say, Mr. Rochester's attitude is already very obvious, obviously he refused—"

"But Mr. Rochester still invited them to Thornfield!" Ellie couldn't understand.

"And he sang with her!" Jane Eyre added.

"...But if Mr. Rochester really wanted to marry her, why did he delay until now, Miss Ingram is already 25 years old!" Men's opinions are always bloody.Jane Eyre and Ellie looked at each other, speechless.

"It doesn't matter at all, it doesn't matter whether she is a lover or money. It's just that Miss Ingram has not married for a long time, and her sister, that Miss Mary Ingram, has also been unable to socialize because of this, and it has been delayed until now." Joey slightly With a smile, "It's wonderful, Miss Mary fell in love with that Mr. Darcy at first sight! She even confessed her love to Mr. Darcy in front of everyone when she went hunting on the first day!"

sky! "Ellie was shocked and speechless. Jane Eyre also widened her eyes. 'What a brave girl!'

"Mr. Darcy rejected her straightforwardly! He even criticized her as 'improper' and 'too anxious'." Ellie and Jane Eqiqi took a breath, these words were too cold and cruel.

'No wonder Miss Mary didn't show up at the party that day. ' thought Jane Eyre.

"So Miss Mary and Miss Ingram had a rift. I heard from Emma, ​​who cleaned the room, that Miss Mary's feather pillow had been torn. Miss Ingram also dropped a lot of glasses."

"Poor Miss Mary!" Ellie sympathized, "but what can be done! Mr. Rochester will not marry Miss Ingram so soon!"

"That's why Miss Ingram has been too eager to show off at the banquet these days. A lot of jokes have been made, and even I have heard them." Joy shrugged, "If you want me to say, she should have changed her target a long time ago. Don't put yourself in this deadlock. Mr. Rochester will not marry her, and the other gentlemen have completely given up their minds."

Ellie moved, "Oh, maybe this is love."

Joey didn't take it seriously: "Maybe it's because of the vast land of Thornfield Manor! Even if Mr. Rochester is 20 years older than her, even if she can only be the second—" Joey's words stopped abruptly, and he and Ellie looked at each other , with an unclear expression, "In short, everything is a foregone conclusion."

At this time, there was a knock on the kitchen door, and it was Mrs. Fairfax, "Ellie, that Mr. Mason is here. Mr. Rochester ordered you to prepare some simple meals and send them to the third floor." She was surprised I found that Jane was also in the kitchen: "Miss Jane! You are here. Mr. Rochester just asked about you."

Jane Eyre stood up and explained: "I ask Joey to send me a letter tomorrow. Is there something urgent for me, sir?"

"It's all right—it's all right now. That Mr. Darcy just received a letter and left in a hurry. He originally wanted to find you and seemed to have something to say, but the servants didn't find you for a while, so he left."

Jane Eyre felt incredible, "Well, I don't know when I fell into the eyes of this gentleman."

Mrs. Fairfax nodded noncommittally, "Go to rest early, Miss Jane. The gentleman and the guests have finished the banquet." Jane Eyre stepped forward and gave Mrs. Fairfax a kiss: " Good night, ma'am. You go to bed early too. You have been working too hard these days!"

Mrs. Fairfax smiled a little, bade her good night too, and left.

Ellie had already packed several sandwiches and a glass of wine, and put them on the tray. Jane Eyre opened the door for her, and she walked to the third floor familiarly.

"Do you need me to light a lamp for you? Ellie." There is a wall lamp just a few meters away from the corridor and the stairs, and the faint candlelight can barely make people see the approximate direction of the corridor.

"No, Jane. You go back and rest." Ellie turned to her and said.Her face was completely invisible in the dark, and Jane Eyre could only faintly see her outline.

Jane Eyre knows that the end of the third floor is Bertha's residence, and the new "Mr. Mason" is her brother.According to the plot of the original book, Mr. Mason will be bitten bloody by his sister tonight and leave Thornfield early in the morning.Jane Eyre didn't know whether she should interfere with this plot.Although the matter really had nothing to do with her, but knowing that someone was about to be seriously injured or even almost went to see God, she did feel guilty if she didn't do something.

She groped her way up the stairs, and stood at the top of the stairs leading to the third floor, hesitating for a while.She looked at the window at the top of the stairs. In winter, the dead trees stood alone in the wilderness, the branches intertwined in a mess, and the moonlight that came in was divided into spots on the ground, which was quite Gothic. Horror atmosphere.After Jane Eyre thought for a while, she decided to turn around. She didn't want to get too involved with the Rochesters.

She tried her best to identify the direction leading to her room, she was a little night blind and could only walk forward gently holding the wall with one hand.The place between the two wall candles is particularly dim, and unfortunately, her room is just at the end of the second floor, and there is no candle light.She could only tell where the door was by the moonlight from the window at the end of the corridor.

Jane Eyre walked forward slowly, the footsteps were on the floor, especially in the dark night.She suddenly found that there seemed to be a figure in front of her, standing in the dark by the window at the door of her room, the angle of the backlight made her walk straight in front of him before realizing it.

Jane Eyre was startled, and the scenes of countless horror movies flashed through her mind. A chill rose from the soles of her feet to her head. She was so frightened that she wanted to scream, but the person in front of her covered her mouth.The thick palm completely blocked her scream.Jane Eyre's eyes widened, she was breathing quickly, and she was groping for something to attack the person in front of her, but she found that his face appeared under the moonlight because he took a step forward, and it was Mr. Rochester!

Jane Eyre took a step back, reaching out to break his hand, but he put it down first.

"I'm offended, Miss Jane." His voice was depressed and deep, even a little overwhelmed and vulnerable, "I don't want others to find me, can you take me in for a while? Just for a while, my soul longs for a moment of respite. "

Countless thoughts flashed through Jane's heart, including Mr. Mason, including Bertha, including her own reputation... She frowned, glanced at him, and finally nodded, took out the key and quietly opened the door of her own room .