Джэйн Эйр

Chapter XXI

           "Whoareyou?"lookingatmewithsurpriseandasortofalarm,butstillnotwildly. "YouarequiteastrangertomewhereisBessie?" 

           "Sheisatthelodge,aunt." 

           "Aunt,"sherepeated. "Whocallsmeaunt?YouarenotoneoftheGibsons;andyetIknowyouthatface,andtheeyesandforehead,arequietfamiliartome:youarelikewhy,youarelikeJaneEyre!" 

           Isaidnothing:Iwasafraidofoccasioningsomeshockbydeclaringmyidentity. 

           "Yet,"saidshe,"Iamafraiditisamistake:mythoughtsdeceiveme. IwishedtoseeJaneEyre,andIfancyalikenesswherenoneexists:besides,ineightyearsshemustbesochanged." InowgentlyassuredherthatIwasthepersonshesupposedanddesiredmetobe:andseeingthatIwasunderstood,andthathersenseswerequitecollected,IexplainedhowBessiehadsentherhusbandtofetchmefromThornfield. 

           "Iamveryill,Iknow,"shesaiderelong. "Iwastryingtoturnmyselfafewminutessince,andfindIcannotmovealimb. ItisaswellIshouldeasemymindbeforeIdie:whatwethinklittleofinhealth,burdensusatsuchanhourasthepresentistome. Isthenursehere?oristherenooneintheroombutyou?" 

           Iassuredherwewerealone. 

           "Well,IhavetwicedoneyouawrongwhichIregretnow. OnewasinbreakingthepromisewhichIgavemyhusbandtobringyouupasmyownchild;theother"shestopped. "Afterall,itisofnogreatimportance,perhaps,"shemurmuredtoherself:"andthenImaygetbetter;andtohumblemyselfsotoherispainful." 

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