Pride and Prejudice of Jane Eyre

"Come to the fireplace." Mr. Rochester pointed to the fireplace with his pipe. "Mrs. Fairfax! Pour Miss Jane a glass of wine!" The manor ordered his butler rudely.

Adele took Jane Eyre's hand and wanted to show her the beautiful picture album brought to her by Mr. Rochester, which showed the scenery of France.Mrs. Fairfax brought in a tray with a glass of punch and a stack of fresh biscuits.Adele whispered to Jane Eyre in French, but Jane Eyre replied in English.After putting down the tray, Mrs. Fairfax sat down and resumed her knitting.

Mr. Rochester squinted his eyes at the scene in front of the fireplace, heaved a cloud, not knowing what he was thinking.After a while, he seemed to be interested in talking: "Miss Jane!"

Jane looked at him: "Yes, sir."

"Where are you from?"

"From Lowood boarding school."

"Oh! A charity!" Rochester took another drag on his cigarette, "Ha! Not a witch's castle! You—how long have you been there?

"Eight years, sir. I went when I was ten."

"Eight years! Your vitality is really tenacious. Where are your parents?"

"They've gone after God, sir."

Mr. Rochester fell into a strange silence again.Mrs. Fairfax gave him a suspicious look: "Miss Jane is a strong and brave girl. She placed an advertisement for a job as a governess, and I replied to her. I am now very glad that I have made this decision." , she was an exceptionally caring companion to me, and a reliable teacher to Adele."

"You don't have to praise her! I have my own judgment." Mr. Rochester interrupted her, "However, I will examine whether what you said is true."

"Miss Jane, can you play the piano?"

"know a little."

"Let's have some music, then."

Jane got up and walked towards the piano. Now she didn't feel how arrogant Mr. Rochester was. This gentleman finally remembered her identity, temporarily ended this weird conversation, and came to test her teaching level.Jane Eyre played her favorite Schubert's Serenade.She hasn't played the piano for a long time, and she made a few mistakes in portamento.

"That's enough." Mr. Rochester couldn't bear the second piece, "It's really 'a little bit'."

Jane Eyre sat back and didn't explain much.Anyone can hear the unfamiliar sound of her piano.

"Adela showed me some of your sketches. Do you love painting? Miss Jane."

"It's not 'love', sir." Jane Eyre said, "but painting is indeed interesting. Unfortunately, I only know how to sketch, so I can't express Thornfield Manor in the morning and night with the colors of oil painting."

"Ah, from your tone, you have fallen in love with this manor!"

"Sir, it's not so much that I like this manor, it's better to say that I like the people living here." Jane Eyre smiled, "Mrs. Fairfax loves me just like my mother, and Adele loves me very much. Smart, and the servants here treat me very well."

"That's interesting." Mr. Rochester lay on the couch, watching her with squinted eyes.

"Miss Jane has helped me a lot! I can't control this mischievous Adele, and only Miss Jane can control her. The recipes provided by Miss Jane have also provided a lot of new ideas for the kitchen. Maybe we will have many new dishes when we entertain guests next time." Mrs. Fairfax added.She really likes Jane Eyre.

At this time, the alarm clock rang.

"It's nine o'clock, Miss Jane, you let Adele stay so late? Take her to bed." Mr. Rochester took the initiative to end the conversation.

Adele kissed him good-bye, and he endured the intimacy, but with great indifference.

"Good night." He waved towards the door.Jane Eyre knew that this was the meaning of the "exit order", so she curtseyed and took Adele back to the room.

Jane Eyre arranged for Adele to go to bed, went downstairs to get some water to drink, and suddenly remembered that her things were still in Mrs. Fairfax's room, so she went to look for her.

"Mrs. Fairfax. I left things with you before I went to see Mr. Rochester."

"I've told Leah to put it away, Miss Jane." Mrs. Fairfax smiled. "You picked the hawthorn?"

"Yes, ma'am." Jane Eyre picked up her pile of clothes and hawthorn, "I want to make a dessert, and if it succeeds, I will share it with you."

"Even if it fails, tell me to try."

"Sure." Jane Eyre kissed Mrs. Fairfax: "Good night."

"Good night."

In the next few days, Jane Eyre did not see Mr. Rochester very often, which made her relieved.However, because the master came home, the whole Thornfield Manor became lively, and Adela was so full of his guardian that she didn't even want to attend class properly.Mrs. Fairfax was often busy with various impromptu orders from Mr. Rochester.The most leisurely person in Thornfield Manor is Jane Eyre.

Mr. Rochester often went out on horseback, and occasionally met in the hall, stairs, and corridors. Sometimes he pretended not to see him and walked over directly. Sometimes he greeted her gently like a gentleman, and sometimes he gave her a haughty look, nodded and left.Although Jane Eyre felt strange, she didn't really care.

Jane Eyre has already submitted the manuscript and is only waiting for a reply, and the idea of ​​the novel is not in a hurry.So she planned to take a little vacation for herself, and she planned to improve the food. You must know that even after 200 years, Britain will not be able to hold its head in the "food industry", and she is really fed up with cream cheese and improperly processed meat.She also doesn't care about the notion that "ladies" can't be in the kitchen.She felt that she was really not a lady, besides, when she lived alone in her previous life, which meal did she not cook herself?

Jane Eyre ran into the kitchen after class, and she began to study how to make candied haws.She had only eaten it in her previous life, but she had never made it. She only knew that candied haws were wrapped in a lot of syrup.However, professional work should be handed over to professional people. She just raised an idea, and the cook Ellie took action.After a few attempts, it was a great success. Jane Eyre proposed to crush sesame seeds, walnuts, almonds and other nuts and stick them on the syrup. Just put it in the vent for a few minutes, and the syrup will freeze hard.

Jane Eyre didn't wear candied haws, but one by one, which can be taken with her as a snack.This sweet and sour taste conquered the women in Thornfield Manor.Especially little Adele.Jane Eyre was afraid that she would eat too much tooth decay. There are no skilled dentists in this era. How can it be possible for a lady to open her mouth and have tooth decay, so she only gave her two teeth a day to satisfy her cravings.

Jane Eyre wrapped a small package in kraft paper and gave it to Mrs. Fairfax. Mrs. Fairfax expressed her surprise: "I didn't expect you to make hawthorn so delicious! This kind of wild fruit was not available before." Never, it's too sour. Did you send some to Mr. Rochester?"

Jane Eyre had a strange expression, she didn't think of her employer at all.Mrs. Fairfax could tell from her expression that she didn't give it away, and she felt a little resentful: "Others try their best to please the master, but you are missing a muscle here!"'Mr. Rochester can't help me Please, there are many people who want to please him. 'Jane Eyre thought so, but she couldn't say that either.

"Mr. Rochester might not like such sweet and sour things... I don't think he ever eats desserts."

"That being said, your heart has to be delivered." Mrs. Fairfax took Jane Eyre's arm and took her out for a walk. "Come with me for a walk in the garden. If the weather gets colder, you will be happy." I can't go out." Jane Eyre nodded.

They went out together, and just ran into Mr. Rochester who had returned from hunting.Mr. Rochester threw the game to his valet to be taken to the kitchen.He saw Mrs. Fairfax and Jane Eyre, and this time he took off his hat as a gentleman, but without saying hello, he entered the house and went straight to the study.

"As you said before, Mr. Rochester is not to blame." Jane Eyre said.

"Oh, isn't he weird?"

"These days, every time he sees me, his attitude is different. Sometimes he is indifferent, sometimes arrogant, and sometimes he looks like a gentleman. I can't figure out his temper."

"Yes, but I'm used to his attitude! Even if he has a bad temper, I should understand him."

"why?"

"Partly because of nature—partly because the past troubled his mind."

"I understand my nature. Just as I am a rabbit, I am a vegetarian by nature. If I am a scorpion, it is my nature to sting. But... what is on my mind?"

"At first it was because of family disputes—of course, we don't have a mistress yet. It's just that this Mr. Rochester hasn't owned the property very long. He's only had it from his brother for nine years."

"Old Mr. Rochester was unwilling to divide the family property, so he gave it all to his brother. However, old Mr. Rochester wanted to make Mr. Edward rich, so he took a very inappropriate decision-this is also the source of his painful situation. "

"He had a quarrel with the family, and was always adrift. Till his brother died intestate, and he had to come back to carry on the family business. But he never lived here for a full fortnight at a time. Alas, indeed, No wonder he always wanted to escape from Thornfield Manor."

"why?"

"Perhaps he thought it dark," said Mrs. Fairfax with some regret, for old people tend to be long-winded.

Jane Eyre shut up in a timely manner. She knew the reason, but she could only pretend that she didn't know.After a while, Jane Eyre said: "I will send a pack of hawthorns later, please pass it to Mr. Rochester for me."