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              O guard her gentle head� �

       When minds are high and tempests wild 

              Protection round her spread� �



       ^They call again�察�leave then my breast�察�

              Quit thy true shelter�察�Jane�察�

       But when deceived�察�repulsed�察�opprest�察�

              Come home to me again� 院�



    I  read!then       dreamily   made      marks    on   the  margin     with   my 

pencil�察�thinking all the while of other things�察�thinking that ^Jane ̄ 

was now at my side�察�no child�察�but a girl of nineteen�察�and she might 

be mine�察�so my heart affirmed�察�Poverty¨s curse was taken off me�察�

Envy and Jealousy were far away�察�and unapprized of this our quiet 

meeting�察  �the   frost   of   the   Master¨s   manner   might   melt�察  �I   felt   the 

thaw coming fast�察�whether I would or not�察�no further need for the 

eye to practise a hard look�察�for the brow to compress its expense 

into    a  stern   fold�此 �it  was  now    permitted     to  suffer   the  outward 

revelation      of   the   inward     glow!to       seek�察  �demand�察     �elicit   an 

answering ardour。 While musing thus�察�I thought that the grass on 

Hermon       never   drank    the   fresh   dews    of  sunset   more    gratefully 

than my feelings drank the bliss of this hour。 

    Frances rose�察�as if restless�察�she passed before me to stir the fire�察�

which   did   not   want   stirring�察  �she   lifted   and   put   down   the   little 

ornaments on the mantelpiece�察�her  dress   waved   within   a   yard   of 

me�察�slight�察�straight�察�and elegant�察�she stood erect on the hearth。 

    There are impulses we can control�察�but there are others which 

control   us�察  �because   they   attain   us   with   a   tiger´leap�察  �and   are   our 



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masters   ere   we   have   seen   them。  Perhaps�察 �though�察  �such   impulses 

are seldom altogether bad�察�perhaps Reason�察�by a process as brief 

as   quiet�察  �a   process   that   is   finished   ere   felt�察  �has   ascertained   the 

sanity     of  the   deed     Instinct    meditates�察    �and    feels   justified   in 

remaining passive while it is performed。 I know I did not reason�察�I 

did   not   plan   or   intend�察  �yet�察  �whereas   one   moment   I   was   sitting 

solus on the chair near the table�察�the next�察�I held Frances on  my 

knee�察�placed there with sharpness and decision�察�and retained with 

exceeding tenacity。 

    ^Monsieur� 院      �cried   Frances�察    �and   was    still�此 �not  another    word 

escaped her lips�察�sorely confounded she seemed during the lapse 

of the first few moments�察�but the amazement soon subsided�察�terror 

did not succeed�察�nor fury�此�after all�察�she was only a little nearer than 

she   had   ever   been   before�察  �to   one   she   habitually   respected   and 

trusted�察�embarrassment might have impelled her  to  contend�察�but 

self´respect checked resistance where resistance was useless。 

    ^Frances�察     �how     much     regard    have     you   for   me�拭院    �was    my 

demand。 No answer�察�the situation was yet too new and surprising 

to   permit   speech。   On   this   consideration�察  �I   compelled   myself   for 

some      seconds     to  tolerate   her   silence�察   �though     impatient     of  it�此�

presently�察    �I  repeated     the   same    question!probably�察         �not  in   the 

calmest   of   tones�察  �she   looked   at   me�察  �my   face�察  �doubtless�察  �was   no 

model of composure�察�my eyes no still wells of tranquillity。 

    ^Do speak�察院�I urged�察�and a very low�察�hurried�察�yet still arch voice 

said! 

    ^Monsieur�察�vous me faites mal�察�de grace lachez un peu ma main 

droite。 ̄ 

    In   truth   I  became   aware      that   I  was  holding   the    said   ^main 

droite ̄ in a somewhat ruthless grasp�此�I did as desired�察�and�察�for the 



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third time�察�asked more gently! 

   ^Frances�察�how much regard have you for me�拭院�

   ^Mon maitre�察�j¨en ai beaucoup�察院�was the truthful rejoinder。 

   ^Frances�察�have you enough to give yourself to me as my wife�拭� 

to accept me as your husband�拭院�

   I felt the agitation of the heart�察�I saw ^the purple light of love ̄ 

cast   its   glowing   reflection   on   cheeks�察  �temples�察  �neck�察  �I   desired   to 

consult the eye�察�but sheltering lash and lid forbade。 

   ^Monsieur�察院�said the soft voice at last�察�^Monsieur d└sire savoir 

si je consens!si!enfin�察�si je veux me marier avec lui�拭院�

   ^Justement。 ̄ 

   ^Monsieur sera´t´il aussi bon mari qu¨il a └t└ bon maitre�拭院�

   ^I will try�察�Frances。 ̄ 

   A   pause�察  �then   with   a   new�察  �yet   still   subdued   inflexion   of   the 

voice!an       inflexion    which     provoked     while    it  pleased     me! 

accompanied�察�too�察�by a ^sourire a la   fois   fin   et  timide ̄ in perfect 

harmony with the tone�此� 

   ^C¨est´┐´dire�察  �monsieur   sera   toujours   un   peu   ent┷t└   exigeant�察�

volontaire!�拭院�

   ^Have I been so�察�Frances�拭院�

   ^Mais oui�察�vous le savez bien。 ̄ 

   ^Have I been nothing else�拭院�

   ^Mais oui�察�vons avez └t└ mon meilleur ami。 ̄ 

   ^And what�察�Frances�察�are you to me�拭院�

   ^Votre d└vou└e └l┬ve�察�qui vous aime de tout son coeur。 ̄ 

   ^Will my pupil consent to pass her life with me�拭�Speak English 

now�察�Frances。 ̄ 

   Some       moments       were    taken    for   reflection�察   �the   answer�察�

pronounced slowly�察�ran thus�此� 



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    ^You have always made   me  happy�察  �I  like   to  hear  you  speak�察  �I 

like to see you�察�I like to be near you�察�I believe you are very good�察�

and very superior�察�I know you are stern to those who are careless 

and     idle�察 �but    you   are   kind�察   �very   kind    to   the   attentive    and 

industrious�察�even if they are not clever。 Master�察�I should be glad to 

live with you always�察院�and she made a sort of movement�察�as if she 

would   have   clung   to   me�察  �but   restraining   herself   she   only   added 

with   earnest   emphasis!^Master�察  �I   consent   to   pass   my   life   with 

you。 ̄ 

    ^Very well�察�Frances。 ̄ 

    I drew her a little nearer to my heart�察�I took a first kiss from her 

lips�察  �thereby     sealing     the   compact�察    �now     framed     between      us�察�

afterwards       she   and    I  were    silent�察 �nor   was    our   silence    brief。 

Frances¨      thoughts�察   �during     this  interval�察  �I  know    not�察  �nor   did   I 

attempt      to  guess    them�察   �I  was    not   occupied     in  searching      her 

countenance�察       �nor   in   otherwise     troubling     her   composure。       The 

peace I felt�察�I wished her to feel�察�my arm�察�it is true�察�still detained 

her�察  �but   with   a   restraint   that   was   gentle   enough�察  �so   long   as   no 

opposition tightened it。 My gaze was on the red fire�察�my heart was 

measuring its own content�察�it sounded and sounded�察�and found the 

depth fathomless。 

    ^Monsieur�察院�at last said my quiet companion�察�as stirless in her 

happiness   as   a   mouse   in     its  terror。   Even   now   in    speaking   she 

scarcely lifted her head。 

    ^Well�察�Frances�拭院�I like unexaggerated intercourse�察�it is not my 

way to overpower with amorous epithets�察�any more than to worry 

with selfishly importunate caresses。 

    ^Monsieur est raisonnable�察�n¨est´ce pas�拭院�

    ^Yes�察  �especially  when   I   am   requested   to  be so  in   English�此  �but 



Charlotte Bronte                                             

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