PART THREE Thornfield Hall
PART THREE Thornfield Hall PART THREE Thornfield Hall I stayed at the school until I was eighteen, and for the last two years I was a teacher. I then decided that I wanted to see more of the world, and so I advertised in a newspaper for a job. In my advertisement, I said that I was a young teacher who wanted to work as a governess to a family. I waited a long time for an answer. Then, at last, I received a letter from a lady, Mrs Fairfax, who lived at a place called Thornfield Hall. She wante
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PART THREE Thornfield Hall
PART THREE Thornfield Hall
I stayed at the school until I was eighteen, and for the last two years I was a teacher.I then decided that I wanted to see more of the world,and so I advertised in a newspaper for a job.
In my advertisement, I said that I was a young teacherwho wanted to work as a governess to a family.I waited a long time for an answer. Then, at last, I received a letter from a lady,Mrs Fairfax, who lived at a place called Thornfield Hall.She wanted a governess for a little girl.I packed all my things into a small bag, and set out to start a new life.
I was very excited when I first saw the house in which I was going to work.It was very large, but it seemed very quiet.Mrs Fairfax was waiting for me at the door. She was an old lady with a kind face.
'I am pleased to see you, Miss Eyre,' said Mrs Fairfax.'You must be tired after such a long journey. Sit down and rest.You will meet Adele later.' 'Is Adele my student?' I asked.
'Yes, she is nine years old. She is a little French girl,and Mr Rochester wants you to teach her English.' 'Who is Mr Rochester?' I asked.
'Mr Rochester owns Thornfield,' she replied, 'I only work here. I am the housekeeper.'
'Where is Mr Rochester now?' I asked.
'He is away,' she said. 'He does not come very often to Thornfield.I never know when he will return.'Next day I met Adele.She was a very pretty little girl, and at first I talked to her in French.I began to teach her English, and I was glad that she enjoyed her lessons.I liked Adele and I liked Mrs Fairfax, too.I was happy at Thornfield, although it was very quiet.Sometimes I was a little bored, but everyone was very kind to me.
One afternoon I walked to the village to post a letter for Mrs Fairfax.It was winter, and the weather was very cold. There was ice on the road.As I walked back to Thornfield Hall,I heard the sound of a horse on the road behind me.I stood aside to let the horse go past. The rider did not see me.He was a stranger with dark hair. Suddenly the horse slipped and fell down on the ice.The man was lying in the road. As I ran forward to help,he struggled to get up. 'Are you hurt, sir?' I asked.
For a moment, the stranger was not able to answer me.Then he looked at me in surprise. 'Can I do anything to help?' I asked again.
'You can stand on one side while I catch my horse,' he replied.
But the horse managed to get up by itself,and I realised that it was the stranger himself who was hurt.He tried to stand up, but his injured leg was hurting too much.I helped him to get back onto his horse, and he rode away without thanking me.
'Who is he?' I asked myself. 'He is not very handsome and not at all polite,but he looks interesting. I would like to know him.'
When I arrived back at Thornfield, everyone was very excited and busy.I asked Mrs Fairfax what was happening.
'Mr Rochester has returned,' she said. 'But he may go away again soon.He wants to see you and Adele, Miss Eyre.Go and put on your best dress. He will see you after dinner.'
After dinner, I took Adele to see Mr Rochester in his room.When I entered the room,I stopped in surprise and stared at the man who was sitting in the chair.It was the man who had fallen from his horse. The interesting stranger was Mr Rochester!
Mr Rochester decided to stay at Thornfield for a while.He was busy all day, but sometimes he talked to me in the evening.He did not smile or laugh very often, but he was an interesting man,and I was happy when I was with him. I liked my life at Thornfield Hall.
One night long after I had gone to bed, I woke up suddenly.It was very early in the morning. I thought that I heard something unusual.Everything was silent, but I listened very carefully, and I heard the sound again.Someone was moving about outside my room.
'Is anyone there?' I called. There was no answer. I felt worried and very frightened.But the house was silent again, and after a while, I tried to go back to sleep.But then I heard a laugh. It was a terrible, cruel sound, which made me quite cold with fear.
