牛津书虫第6级6_01.Jane Eyre Chapter 3.pdf

Chapter3

ThenextthingIrememberis,wakingupwithafeeling

asifIhadhadafrightfulnightmare,andseeingbefore

meaterribleredglare,crossedwiththickblackbars.I

heardvoices,too,speakingwithahollowsound,andas

ifmuffledbyarushofwindorwater:agitation,

uncertainty,andanall-predominatingsenseofterror

confusedmyfaculties.Erelong,Ibecameawarethat

someonewashandlingme;liftingmeupand

supportingmeinasittingposture,andthatmore

tenderlythanIhadeverbeenraisedorupheldbefore.I

restedmyheadagainstapilloworanarm,andfelt

easy.

Infiveminutesmorethecloudofbewilderment

dissolved:IknewquitewellthatIwasinmyownbed,

andthattheredglarewasthenurseryfire.Itwasnight:

acandleburntonthetable;Bessiestoodatthebed-foot

withabasininherhand,andagentlemansatinachair

nearmypillow,leaningoverme.

Ifeltaninexpressiblerelief,asoothingconvictionof

protectionandsecurity,whenIknewthattherewasa

strangerintheroom,anindividualnotbelongingto

Gateshead.,andnotrelatedtoMrs.Reed.Turningfrom

Bessie(thoughherpresencewasfarlessobnoxiousto

methanthatofAbbot,forinstance,wouldhavebeen),

Iscrutinisedthefaceofthegentleman:Iknewhim;it

wasMr.Lloyd,anapothecary,sometimescalledinby

Mrs.Reedwhentheservantswereailing:forherselfand

thechildrensheemployedaphysician.

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“Well,whoamI?”heasked.

Ipronouncedhisname,offeringhimatthesametime

myhand:hetookit,smilingandsaying,“Weshalldo

verywellby-and-by.”Thenhelaidmedown,and

addressingBessie,