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1、CharlotteBRONTEJaneEyrePartOne–AchildatGateshead1TheredroomWecouldnotgoforawalkthatafternoon.Therewassuchafreezingcoldwind,andsuchheavyrain,thatweallstayedindoors.Iwasgladofit.Ineverlikedlongwalks,especiallyinwinter.Iusedtohatecominghomewhenitwasalmostdark,withice-coldfingersandtoes,feelingmisera
2、blebecauseBessie,thenursemaid,wasalwaysscoldingme.AllthetimeIknewIwasdifferentfrommycousins,Eliza,JohnandGeorgianaReed.Theyweretallerandstrongerthanme,andtheywereloved.Thesethreeusuallyspenttheirtimecryingandquarrelling,buttodaytheyweresittingquietlyaroundtheirmotherinthesitting-room.Iwantedtojoi
3、nthefamilycircle,butMrs.Reed,myaunt,refused.Bessiehadcomplainedaboutme.'No,I'msorry,Jane.UntilIhearfromBessie,orseeformyself,thatyouarereallytryingtobehavebetter,youcannotbetreatedasagood,happychild,likemychildren.''WhatdoesBessiesayIhavedone?'Iasked.'Jane,itisnotpolitetoquestionmeinthatway.Ifyou
4、cannotspeakpleasantly,bequiet.'Icreptoutofthesitting-roomandintothesmallroomnextdoor,whereIchoseabookfullofpicturesfromthebookcase.Iclimbedontothewindow-seatanddrewthecurtains,sothatIwascompletelyhidden.Isatthereforawhile.SometimesIlookedoutofthewindowatthegreyNovemberafternoon,andsawtherainpouri
5、ngdownontheleaflessgarden.ButmostofthetimeIstudiedthebookandstared,fascinated,atthepictures.Lostintheworldofimagination,Iforgotmysad,lonelyexistenceforawhile,andwashappy.Iwasonlyafraidthatmysecrethiding-placemightbediscovered.Suddenlythedooroftheroomopened.JohnReedrushedin.'Whereareyou,rat?'hesho
6、uted.Hedidnotseemebehindthecurtain.'Eliza!Georgy!Janeisn'there!TellMammashe'srunoutintotherain–whatabadanimalsheis!''HowluckyIdrewthecurtain,'Ithought.Hewouldneverhavefoundme,becausehewasnotveryintelligent.ButElizaguessedatoncewhereIwas.'She'sinthewindow-seat,John,'shecalledfromthesitting-room.So
7、Icameoutimmediately,asIdidnotwanthimtopullmeout.'Whatdoyouwant?'Iaskedhim.'Say,"Whatdoyouwant,MasterReed",'heanswered,sittinginanarmchair.'Iwantyoutocomehere.'JohnReedwasfourteenandIwasonlyten.Hewaslargeandratherfat.He