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Chapter XV

           Supposeheshouldbeabsentspring,summer,andautumn:howjoylesssunshineandfinedayswillseem!" 

           IhardlyknowwhetherIhadsleptornotafterthismusing;atanyrate,Istartedwideawakeonhearingavaguemurmur,peculiarandlugubrious,whichsounded,Ithought,justaboveme. IwishedIhadkeptmycandleburning:thenightwasdrearilydark;myspiritsweredepressed.Iroseandsatupinbed,listening.Thesoundwashushed. 

           Itriedagaintosleep;butmyheartbeatanxiously:myinwardtranquillitywasbroken.Theclock,fardowninthehall,strucktwo. Justthenitseemedmychamber-doorwastouched;asiffingershadsweptthepanelsingropingawayalongthedarkgalleryoutside. Isaid,"Whoisthere?"Nothinganswered.Iwaschilledwithfear. 

           AllatonceIrememberedthatitmightbePilot,who,whenthekitchen-doorchancedtobeleftopen,notunfrequentlyfoundhiswayuptothethresholdofMr.Rochester’schamber:Ihadseenhimlyingtheremyselfinthemornings. Theideacalmedmesomewhat:Ilaydown.Silencecomposesthenerves;andasanunbrokenhushnowreignedagainthroughthewholehouse,Ibegantofeelthereturnofslumber. ButitwasnotfatedthatIshouldsleepthatnight.Adreamhadscarcelyapproachedmyear,whenitfledaffrighted,scaredbyamarrow-freezingincidentenough. 

           Thiswasademoniaclaughlow,suppressed,anddeeputtered,asitseemed,attheverykeyholeofmychamberdoor. 

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