1、-Anyway, enough of this dreary race. We shall have music and a new subject. Signor Eduardo, what shall it be?-I give you beauty.-Theres nothing new to be said. I give you back male beauty.-Well, thats my son.-Hear, hear.-A man should pay no heed to his looks. He should posses only strength and valor
2、. Gentleman or highwayman, his beauty lies in his power.-Then a pirate would do for you?-Why did you leave the room?-I am tired, sir.-Why didnt you come and speak to me? I havent seen you for weeks. It would have been normal and polite to wish me good evening.-You seemed engaged.-You look pale.-I am
3、 well.-What have you been doing while Ive been away?-Teaching Adele.-You look depressed. Whats the meaning of this? Your eyes are fullWhat is it?-Theres a gentleman to see you, sir, from Spanish Town, Jamaica. And indeed I think he does from some hot place because he wont take off his coat, Mr. Rich
4、ard Mason. Ive put him in the morning room. Have I done wrong?-Bring him to my study.-Jane, this is a blow. If I were to go to those people and they looked at me coldly and sneered, and then left me one by one, what would you do? Would you go with them?-No, sir. Id stay with you.-Youd dare condemnat
5、ion for my sake?-For the sake of any friend who deserved it.-Im here. Be composed. A servant has had a nightmare, thats all. I must see you back into your rooms because until the house is settled, she cant be properly looked after.-Is there anything I might do?-Miss Ingram, ladies, please, return to
6、 your nests like the doves that you are. I assure you, all is well.-Its a strange night youve passed.-Yes, sir.-You showed no fear.-I was afraid of the inner room.-You were in no danger.-Mr. Rochester, who did that violence?-I cannot tell you.-Why do you protect them?-I drag through life a capital e
7、rror. Its consequence blights my existence. For years, Ive sought to escape it. This spring, I came home heart-sore and soul-withered. And I met a gentle stranger whose society revives me. With her, I feel I could live again, in a higher, purer way. Tell me, am I justified in overleaping an obstacle
8、 of custom to attain her?-There is an obstacle?-A mere conventional impediment.-But what can it be? If you cherish an affection, sir, then fortune alone cannot impede you.-Yes.-And if the lady is of noble stock and has indicated that she may reciprocate-Jane, of whom do you think I speak?-Of Miss In
9、gram.-Im asking what Jane Eyre would do to secure my happiness.-I would do anything for you, sir. Anything that was right.-You transfix me quite. I feel I can speak to you now, of my lovely one, for youve met her and you know her. Shes a rare one, isnt she? Fresh and healthy, without soil or taint.
10、Im sure shell regenerate me with a vengeance. (01:08:02)-Does that creeping creature want you?-Excuse me.-This is from my old nurse, Bessie. She says my cousin John Reed is dead. He squandered his fortune and has committed suicide. The news has so shocked my aunt, its brought on a stroke.-What, the
11、aunt who cast you out?-Shes been asking for me. I parted from her badly and I cant neglect her wishes now.-Promise me you wont stay long.-Mr. Rochester, Ive had no wages. I need funds for my journey.-How much do I owe you?-Thirty-pounds.-Heres fifty.-Thats too much.-Take your wages, Jane.-I cannot.-
12、Jane, Ive twice done you wrong. And I broke the vow I made to Reed. () -“Madam, will you have the goodness to send me the address of my niece, Jane Eyre? I desire her to come to me at Madeira. Fortune has blessed my endeavors. And as I am childless, I wish to adopt her and bequeath her at my death w
13、hatever I may have to leave. Yours, John Eyre, Madeira.” This is dated three years ago. Why did I never hear of it?-Because I wrote and told him youd died of typhus at Lowood School. You called the names of the dead down upon me. You cursed me.-I would have love you if youd let me.-You were born to
14、be my torment.-Then love me or hate me as you will. You have my full and free forgiveness. Be at peace.-Ah, there you are. Just like one of your tricks, to steal in along with the twilight. If I dared Id touch you to see if you were real. Come, Jane. Stay your wandering feet at a friends threshold.-
15、Thank you, Mr. Rochester, for your great kindness. Im strangely glad to get back again.-You are to be married, sir.-I see Mrs. Fairfax has intimated my intention to put my neck into the sacred noose.-Adele should go to school, and I must seek another situation. Congratulations, sir.-Thornfield is a
16、pleasant place in spring, isnt it?-Yes, sir.-Youll be sorry to part with it. Its always the way with events in life. No sooner have you got settled than a voice cried,” Rise and move on! ” Ill find you a new situation, Jane, one I hope that youll accept.-I shall be ready when your order to march com
17、es.-Must I really lose a faithful paid subordinate such as yourself?-You must.-Weve been good friends, havent we?-Yes, sir.-Ive a strange feeling with regard to you, as if I had a string somewhere under my left ribs, tightly knotted to a similar string in you. And if you were to leave, Im afraid tha
18、t cord of communion would snap. And Ive a notion that Id take to bleeding inwardly. As for you, youd forget me.-How? I have lived a full life here. I have not been trampled on. I have not been petrified. I have not been excluded from every glimpse of what is bright. I have known you, Mr. Rochester,
19、and it strikes me with anguish to be torn from you.-Then why must you leave?-Because of your wife!-I have no wife.-But you are to be married.-Jane, you must stay.-And become nothing to you? Am I a machine without feelings? Do you think that because I am poor, obscure, plain and little that I am soul
20、less and heartless? I have as much soul as you and full as much heart. And if god had blessed me with beauty and wealth, I could make it as hard for you to leave me as it is for I to leave you. I am not speaking to you through mortal flesh. It is my spirit that addresses your spirit, as if wed passe
21、d through the grave and stood at gods feet, equal, as we are.-As we are.-I am a free human being with an independent will, which I now exert to leave you. Then let your will decide your destiny. I offer you my hand, my heart. Jane, I ask you to pass through life at my side. You are my equal and my l
22、ikeness. Will you marry me?-Are you mocking me?-Do you doubt me?-Entirely! You bride is Miss Ingram!-Miss Ingram? She is the machine without feelings! Its you, you rare, unearthly thing. Poor and obscure as you are, please accept me as your husband! I must have you for my own.-You wish me to be your wife?-I swear it.-You love me?-I do.-Then, sir, I will marry you.
