听名著练听力之简爱篇 第100期

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In the morning, I told Diana and Mary that I had¹ to go on a journey², and that I would³ be gone for a few⁴ days. They did⁵ not know the reason⁶ for my trip, but they did not ask me questions. After a day and a half of traveling⁸, I arrived at the village near Thornfield. I ran¹⁰ across¹¹ the field⁹, thinking¹² that in a few minutes, I would see the man I loved. "He might¹³ be walking in the gardens, and I could¹⁴ surprise him!" I thought¹⁵.

But [-----1-----]! Thornfield Hall was¹⁶ nothing but a burned mountain of stones. Everything was quiet. This was why no one at Thornfield has answered my letters! There had been a terrible¹⁷ fire. "Is anyone¹⁸ hurt...or dead¹⁹?" I cried out as⁷ I began to run back to the village. I had to find someone²⁰ who could tell me what had happened. In the village, I stopped at a hotel and asked.

"Well, Miss," the owner²¹ said²², "One of Mr. Rochester's old servants²³ is a good friend of mine. They told me everything! I can tell you it was that Bertha Mason who started the fire, in the room that used²⁴ to belong²⁵ to the governess! Yousee, Rochester was in love with this girl, [-----2-----]. When she left, he almost²⁶ went mad²⁷ himself²⁸. His wife²⁹ knew about the girl and was very jealous³⁰. "When the fire began, Rochester put his life³¹ in danger³², helping³³ everyone leave the house. Then he bravely³⁴ went back to save³⁵ his wife, but she jumped out of a window and killed³⁶ herselfQ But because he tried to save her, he was hurt badly³⁷ in the fire. He lost one hand, and he is blind³⁸ now. It's sad, isn't it, Miss?"

"Where is he now?" I asked.

"Well, I think he lives at Ferndean Manor³⁹, which is another house of his. It's thirty miles⁴⁰ away." [-----3-----].