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  CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE Happiness
Ferndean Manor1 was a pretty old house in the forest. As I came near, the door of the house opened and Edward Rochester came out! As I watched him I felt both happy and sad. He looked as strong as before and his hair was still black, but in his face I saw a bitter2, desperate3 look that was not there before. The blind man walked slowly along the path. Many times he looked up hopefully at the sky, but it was clear that he could see nothing. After a while he stopped walking. Rain fell on his bent4 head. Finally he walked slowly back to the house and closed the door. When I knocked at the door, Mr. Rochester’s old servant, John, opened it. He knew me immediately, and I asked to stay at the house that night. “But he may not want to see you, Miss Eyre,” said Mary, John’s wife. We were talking together in the kitchen. “He won’t see anyone except John and i.” she was lighting5 some candles. “Mr. Rochestser always wants candles in the sitting room, even though he’s blind”, “Give them to me, Mary,” I said, “I’ll take them to him”.
Mr. Rochester was sitting near the fire in the dark room. “Put down the candles, Mary,” he said.
“Here they are, sir,” I said.
“Wait… you are Mary, aren’t you?” he asked, listening carefully.
“Mary’s in the kitchen, sir.” I answered.
“What wonderful dream is this?” he cried suddenly. “Where are you, speaker? I can’t see, but I must know who you are, or my heart will stop! Let me touch you, or I can’t live!”
I held his hand in both of mine. “Is it Jane? This is her shape…” He touched my arm, shoulder, neck, and waist6 and held me close to him.
“She is here.” I said, crying with happiness, “and her heart too. I am Jane Eyre. I’ve found you and come back to you!”
“My living darling! So you aren’t dead! Is it dream? I’ve dreamed so often of you, only to wake up in the morning alone, my life dark!”
“I’m alive, and I’m not a dream. In fact, I’m an independent woman now. my uncle gave me five thousand pounds before he died.”
“Ah, that sounds real! I couldn’t dream that. But you must have many friends now, and don’t want to live in an old house with a blind man li8ke me.”
“Sir, I can do what I like now, and I want to be wherever you are. I’ll be your friend, your housekeeper7, your neighbor. As long as I’m alive you’ll never be sad or lonely!”
For a moment he did not speak, and I did not know why. I had believed he would still want to marry me, and I wondered why he did not ask me.
“Jane,” he said sadly, “you cannot always be my nurse. It’s kind and generous8 of you, but you’re young and healthy, and one day you will want to marry. If I could only see, I’d try to make you love me again, but…” And he sighed.
But I knew he did not need to worry. Even if he was blind, I would always love him and stay with him. However, I decided9 to talk of other things and make him laugh a little. We talked for many hours that night. When it was time for bed, he asked me. “Jane, there were only ladies in the house where you lived, weren’t there?” When I went to bed I was still laughing. “Good! A little jealousy11 will make him stronger, and not so sorry for himself!”
The next day I took him for a long walk. I described the beautiful forest to him, as we sat under a tree.
“Tell me, Jane, what happened to you after you left me?” And so I told him my story. He wanted to know all about St. John, my cousin. “This St. John, do you like him?”
“He’s a serious, religious12 man, and a very good one. I do like him.”
“He’s perhaps an old man, about fifty years old?”
“St. John is only twenty-nine, sir.”
“And very stupid, I think you said? Not at all intelligent?”
I started laughing. “He has an excellent brain, sir.”
“Did you say he was rather plain, extremely13 ugly, in fact?”
“St. John is a very handsome man, tall and fair, with blue eyes.”
Mr. Rochester frowned14, and swore loudly.
“In fact, sir,” I continued, “he asked me to marry him.”
“Well, Jane, leave me and go, Marry Rivers! Oh, until now I was so happy!”
“Well, sir, he did ask me to marry him, in fact. But I will never do that. He doesn’t love me, and I don’t love him. He’s a good man, but too cold! Don’t be jealous10, sir. All my love is yours!”
He kissed me. “I’m no better than that old, broken tree at Thornfield.” He said. “I can’t expect to have a fresh young flower like you by my side, all my life!?
“You are still strong, sir, and young plants need a tree’s strength and safety to help them.” “Jane, will you marry me, a poor blind man with one hand, twenty years older than you?”
“Yes, sir.”
“My darling! We’ll be married in three days’ time, Jane, Thank God! You know I never thought much of religion” Well, last Monday night, I was sitting by an open window, praying for peace and happiness in my dark life. In my heart and soul I wanted you. I cried out ‘Jane!’ three times.”
“Last Monday night, around midnight?” I asked, amazed15.
“Yes, but this is the strange thing. I heard a voice calling ‘I’m coming to you, wait for me!’ and ‘Where are you? Jane, it was your voice I heard. It was a sign from God!” I told him how I had spoken those words many miles away, in that exact night.
“I thank God!” said Edward Rochester, “and ask Him to help me live a better life in the future!” Together we returned to Ferndean Manor, Edward leaning16 on my shoulder.
We had a quiet wedding. I wrote to tell my cousins the news. Diana and Mary were very happy for me, but St. John did not reply to the letter.
Now it is ten years later, and we are very happy. I am Edward’s whole life, and he is mine. We are always together, and are never tired of each other. After two years his sight began to return in one eye. Now he can see a little. When our first child was born, he could see that the boy had his large, dark eyes!
Mrs. Fairfax no longer works17, and Adele has grown into a charming18 young woman. Diana and Mary are both married, and we visit them once a year.
St. John, of course, went to India to be a missionary19. After a while, be forgave me for not marrying him, Now he writes to me often. He has decided that he will never marry. He knows that he will die someday soon, but he is not afraid of death. He will find a place in Heaven.


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1 manor d2Gy4     
n.庄园,领地
参考例句:
  • The builder of the manor house is a direct ancestor of the present owner.建造这幢庄园的人就是它现在主人的一个直系祖先。
  • I am not lord of the manor,but its lady.我并非此地的领主,而是这儿的女主人。
2 bitter wt0zc     
adj.激烈的,苦涩的,辛酸的,厉害的,悲痛的;n.辛酸,苦味,苦酒
参考例句:
  • The bitter winter was coming.寒冬到了。
  • The two countries fell out in a bitter wrangle over imports.这两个国家在有关进口问题的激烈争吵中闹翻了。
3 desperate ewcxZ     
adj.不顾死活的,危急的,令人绝望的,极渴望的
参考例句:
  • They made a desperate attempt to save the company.他们为挽救公司作孤注一掷的努力。
  • The city is suffering a desperate shortage of water.这个城市严重缺水。
4 bent QQ8yD     
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
参考例句:
  • He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
  • We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
5 lighting CpszPL     
n.照明,光线的明暗,舞台灯光
参考例句:
  • The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
  • The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。
6 waist ph8wR     
n.腰,腰部,腰身,背心
参考例句:
  • The coat is a bit tight at the waist.这件上衣腰身瘦了点。
  • The sound is from the waist of a violin.声音是从小提琴的中间部分发出的。
7 housekeeper 6q2zxl     
n.管理家务的主妇,女管家
参考例句:
  • A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
  • She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家,一家人吃得很省。
8 generous mgTxq     
adj.慷慨的,大方的,慷慨给予的
参考例句:
  • She was kind and generous.她心地善良,宽容大量。
  • She was generous with her money.她很乐于仗义疏财。
9 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
10 jealous 7abz6     
adj.妒忌的,猜忌的;精心守护的
参考例句:
  • He was jealous when he discovered that she loved someone else.当他发现她爱别人的时候,他吃醋了。
  • An honorable Chinese citizen should be jealous of his own rights.一名光荣的中国公民应当珍惜自己的公民权利。
11 jealousy WaRz6     
n.妒忌,嫉妒,猜忌
参考例句:
  • Some women have a disposition to jealousy.有些女人生性爱妒忌。
  • I can't support your jealousy any longer.我再也无法忍受你的嫉妒了。
12 religious RVsxb     
adj.宗教性的,虔诚的,宗教上的;n.修道士,出家人
参考例句:
  • She is very religious person who goes to church every Sunday.她十分虔诚,每个星期天都上教堂。
  • It is hard for me to reject religious beliefs.要我抛弃自己的宗教信仰是困难的。
13 extremely 2tJzAz     
adv.极其,非常,极度
参考例句:
  • The film is extremely good,I just cannot miss it.这部电影太精彩了,我非看不可。
  • The old man was extremely difficult to get along with.这个老人极难相与。
14 frowned fdfd04918425477a66e031069e013e79     
皱眉( frown的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She frowned in puzzlement. 她迷惑地蹙着眉。
  • The mother frowned when her son failed in his exam. 儿子考试不及格时,母亲皱着眉。
15 amazed 9zYzBk     
adj.吃惊的,惊奇的v.使大为吃惊,使惊奇( amaze的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Just the size of the place amazed her. 仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
  • I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature. 她的法国文学知识之丰富使我大为惊奇。
16 leaning PpzzEH     
n.倾向,爱好,偏爱v.(使)倾斜,屈身( lean的现在分词 );倚;依赖;使斜靠
参考例句:
  • a leaning towards comedy rather than tragedy 偏爱喜剧而不是悲剧
  • Jackson is leaning over backwards to persuade his wealthy uncle. 杰克逊想尽种种办法去讨好他那个有钱的叔叔。 来自《简明英汉词典》
17 works ieuzIh     
n.作品,著作;工厂,活动部件,机件
参考例句:
  • We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
  • The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。
18 charming 7wuzfa     
adj.迷人的,可爱的
参考例句:
  • She looked small and gentle and altogether charming.她看起来小巧文雅,十分迷人。
  • She has charming manners.她具有媚人的风姿。
19 missionary ID8xX     
adj.教会的,传教(士)的;n.传教士
参考例句:
  • She taught in a missionary school for a couple of years.她在一所教会学校教了两年书。
  • I hope every member understands the value of missionary work. 我希望教友都了解传教工作的价值。

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