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Text A Janes Choice（第2页）

[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?”

[32]“ly—unlessyouobject.Iwillbeyhbour，yournurse，yourhousekeeper.Ifindyoulonely:Iwillbeyourpaoyou，towalkwithyou，tositwithyou，towaitonyou，tobeeyesandhandstoyou.Ceasetolooksomelanydearmaster;youshalldesolate，solongasIlive.”

[33]Herepliednot:heseemedserious—abstracted;hesighed;hehalf-openedhislipsasiftospeak:heagaileembarrassed.PerhapsIhadtoorashlyoverleapedalities;a.John，sawimproprietyinmyieness.Ihadindeedmademyproposalfromtheideathathewishedandwouldaskmetobehiseotthelessbeexpressed，hadbuoyedmeup，thathewouldclaimmeatonceashisown.Butnohinttothateffeghimandhisoreovercast，IsuddehatImighthavebeenallerhapsplayingthefoolunwittingly;alytowithdrawmyselffromhisarms—butheeagerlysnatchedmecloser.

[34]“No—no—Jane;youmustnotgo.ouchedyou，heardyou，feltthefortofyourpresenessofyoursolation:Iotgiveupthesejoys.Ihavelittleleftihaveyou.Theworldmaylaugh—maycallmeabsurd，selfish—butitdoesnotsignify.Myverysouldemandsyou:itwillbesatisfied，oritwilltakedeadlyvesframe.”

[35]“Well，sir，Iwillstaywithyou:Ihavesaidso.”

[36]“Yes—butyouuahingbystayingwithme;aandanother.You，perhaps，akeupyourmimyhandandchair—towaitonmeasakindlittlenurse（foryouhaveaeheartandagenerousspirit，whiptyoutomakesacrificesforthoseyoupity），andthatoughttosuffienodoubt.IsupposeIshouldaiherlyfeelingsforyou:doyouthinkso?e.”

[37]“Iwillthinkwhatyoulike，sir:Iamttobeonlyyournurse，ifyouthier.”

[38]“Butyouotalwaysbemy:y—youmustmarryoneday.”

[39]“Idobeingmarried.”

[40]“Youshouldet:ifIwerewhatIoncewas，Iwouldtrytomakeyoucare—but—asightlessblock!”

[41]Herelapsedagainintogloom.I，orary，becamemorecheerful，andtookfreshce:theselastwavemeaninsightastowherethedifficultylay;andasitwasnodifficultywithme，Ifeltquiterelievedfrommypreviousembarrassment.Iresumedalivelierveiion.

AfterYouRead

KnowledgeFocus

1.Pairwork:Discussthefollowiionswithyourpartner.

1）WhydidJaoseeRochester?

2）WasRochesterareseely?Whyorwhynot?

3）HowdidRochesterreae’singba?

4）WhatmadeJa>

5）WhydidJanefeelshemadeafoolofherselfunwittingly?

6）WhatledRochestertosuppresshiswishtomarryJane?

7）DoyouthinkJaneaerwouldgetmarried?Whyorwhynot?

8）WhatdoesthedialoguebetweenJaneaerreveal?

9）WhatdoyouthinkabouttheheroineJane?

10）Whatdoyouthinkabouttheuseoflahistext?

2.Pairwork:CharlotteBront?structuresthethirty-eighttostagesinJaneEyre’slife.Readthefollowingstagesandseeifyethemiorder.

&agesJaneasa

a.dadoleststudentatLowoodOrphanAsylum.

b.WahroughthemThorired，lagfood，shebeesdeathlyill.

eratthehomeofSt.John，Diana，andMaryRivers，whereJanerecovers.

d.TeenagegovereacheratThornfieldHall，whereshefallsihheremployer，EdwardRochester.

&edthehomeofMrs.SarahReed.