d;indeed,whenyouarefaraway,Ja,I’lltrytetit:Ishallnotilyitswisdom;whichissuchthatIhavemadeitmylawofa.Adèlemustgotoschool;andyou,MissEyre,mustgetauation.”

    “Yes,sir,Iwilladvertiseimmediately:aime,Isuppose—”Iwasgoingtosay,“IsupposeImaystayhere,tillIfindanothersheltertobetakemyselfto:”butIstopped,feelingitwouldnotdotoriskaloenyvoicewasnotquiteunderand.

    “InaboutamonthIhopetobeabridegroom,”tinuedMr.Rochester;“andierim,Ishallmyselflookoutforemploymentandanasylumforyou.”

    “Thankyou,sir;Iamsive—”

    “Oh,oapologise!Isiderthatedoesherdutyaswellasyouhavedoneyours,shehasasortofclaimuponheremployerforanylittleassistancehevelyrenderher;indeedIhavealready,throughmyfuturemother-in-law,heardofaplacethatIthinkwillsuit:itistouaketheeducationofthefivedaughtersofMrs.DionysiusO’GallofBitternuttLodge,aught,Ireland.You’lllikeIreland,Ithink:they’resuchwarm-heartedpeoplethere,theysay.”

    “Itisalongwayoff,sir.”

    “Nomatter—agirlofyoursensewillnotobjecttothevoyageorthedistance.”

    “Notthevoyage,butthedistandthentheseaisabarrier—”

    “Fromwhat,Jane?”

    “FromEnglandandfromThornfield:and—”

    “Well?”

    “Fromyou,sir.”

    Isaidthisalmostinvoluntarily,and,withaslittlesanoffreewill,mytearsgushedout.Ididnotcrysoastobeheard,however;Iavoidedsobbing.ThethoughtofMrs.O’GallandBitternuttLodgestruckcoldtomyheart;andcolderthethoughtofallthebrineandfoam,destined,asitseemed,torushbetweehemasteratwhosesideInowwalked,andcoldesttheremembrahewidero—wealth,caste,inter