牛津书虫第6级6_01.Jane Eyre Chapter 2.docx

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Chapter2

Iresistedalltheway:anewthingforme,andacircumstancewhichgreatlystrengthenedthebadopinionBessieandMissAbbotweredisposedtoentertainofme.Thefactis,Iwasatriflebesidemyself;orratherOUTofmyself,astheFrenchwouldsay:Iwasconsciousthatamoment’smutinyhadalreadyrenderedmeliabletostrangepenalties,and,likeanyotherrebelslave,Ifeltresolved,inmydesperation,togoalllengths.

“Holdherarms,MissAbbot:she’slikeamadcat.”

“Forshame!forshame!”criedthelady’s-maid.“Whatshockingconduct,MissEyre,tostrikeayounggentleman,yourbenefactress’sson!Youryoungmaster.”

“Master!Howishemymaster?AmIaservant?”

“No;youarelessthanaservant,foryoudonothingforyourkeep.There,sitdown,andthinkoveryourwickedness.”

TheyhadgotmebythistimeintotheapartmentindicatedbyMrs.Reed,andhadthrustmeuponastool:myimpulsewastorisefromitlikeaspring;theirtwopairofhandsarrestedmeinstantly.

“Ifyoudon’tsitstill,youmustbetieddown,”saidBessie.“MissAbbot,lendmeyourgarters;shewouldbreakminedirectly.”

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MissAbbotturnedtodivestastoutlegofthenecessaryligature.Thispreparationforbonds,andtheadditionalignominyitinferred,tookalittleoftheexcitementoutofme.

“Don’ttakethemoff,”Icried;“Iwillnotstir.”

Inguaranteewhereof,Iattachedmyselftomyseatbymyhands.

“Mindyoudon’t,”saidBessie;andwhenshehadascertainedthatIwasreallysubsiding,sheloosenedherholdofme;thensheandMissAbbotstoodwithfoldedarms,lookingdarklyanddoubtfullyonmyface,asincredulousofmysanity.

“Sheneverdidsobefore,”atlastsaidBessie,turningtotheAbigail.

“But