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W.M. THACKERAY, ESQ.
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There was no possibility of taking a walk that day. We had been wandering, indeed, in the leafless shrubbery an hour in the morning; but since dinner (Mrs. Reed, when there was no company, dined early) the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so sombre, and a rain so penetrating, that further out-door exercise was now out of the question. Er was die dag geen sprake van dat we zouden kunnen wandelen. Wel hadden we 's morgens een uurtje rondgedoold in het bladerloze park, maar na het avondeten (wanneer ze geen gasten had, at mevrouw Reed vroeg) had de koude najaarswind zulke donkere wolken aangedreven en was het zo gaan regenen dat je er niet over hoefde te piekeren nog een keer naar buiten te gaan. | |
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I could not answer the ceaseless inward question - why I thus suffered; now, at the distance of - I will not say how many years, I see it clearly. Do you think because I am poor, obscure, plain and little that I am souless and heartless? You think wrong. I have as much soul as you and full as much heart, and if God had granted me some beauty and much wealth I should have made it as hard for you to leave me as it is now for me to leave you. Women are supposed to be very calm generally: but women feel just as men feel; they need exercise for their faculties, and a field for their efforts as much as their brothers do; they suffer from too rigid a restraint, too absolute a stagnation, precisely as men would suffer; and it is narrow-minded in their more privileged fellow-creatures to say that they ought to confine themselves to making puddings and knitting stockings, to playing on the piano and embroidering bags. It is thoughtless to condemn them, or laugh at them, if they seek to do more or learn more than custom has pronounced necessary for their sex. To have yielded would have been an error of principle; to have yielded now would have been an error in judgement I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will; which I now exert to leave you. "My bride is here," he said, again drawing me to him,"because my equal is here, and my likeness." It was my time to assume ascendency. My powers were in play, and in force. | |
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'Mijn Meester,' schrijft hij, 'heeft me gewaarschuwd. Dagelijks verkondigt Hij me duidelijker: "Voorwaar, ik kom haastiglijk!" En elk uur antwoord ik in vollediger overgave: "Amen. Ja, kom, Here Jezus!"'. (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.) | |
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This is the complete, unabridged Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Do not combine with any abridged versions, Norton Critical Editions, or vampire books. | |
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Jane Eyre is the story of a love-deprived girl who becomes the governess of a young french girl at a the Rochester estate. Jane's boss, Mr Rochester is mysterious and reclusive. As romance develops between Jane and Rochester not all is as it seems. There are strange noises in the night and Jane believes a servant is trying to kill Rochester. Nothing at the Rochester estate is as she expects.
This book is a classic. It has romance, a little adventure, a little comedy, and a little heartbreak. This book was slow at times but it made the important moments of the story better. The unexpected things more entertaining. | |
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A new edition of one of Penguin's top ten Classics-the novel that has been "teaching true strength of character for generations" ( The Guardian) A novel of intense power and intrigue, Jane Eyre has dazzled generations of readers with its depiction of a woman's quest for freedom. This updated edition features a new introduction discussing the novel's political and magical dimensions. Having grown up an orphan in the home of her cruel aunt and at a harsh charity school, Jane Eyre becomes an independent and spirited survivor-qualities that serve her well as governess at Thornfield Hall. But when she finds love with her sardonic employer, Rochester, the discovery of his terrible secret forces her to make a choice. Should she stay with him whatever the consequences or follow her convictions, even if it means leaving her beloved?
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