简爱 Jane83 - Chapter 21 St. John's Secret

　　PART FOUR - LIFE AT MOOR HOUSE

　　CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

　　St. John's Secret

　　"Oh, yes, Miss Oliver. I think I'll like teaching here, and the house is lovely, thank you," I said.

　　"If you like, I'll come and help you teach sometimes. Oh, Mr. Rivers, I am so tired! I was visiting friends, and I was out dancing until two o'clock this morning! How fun!"

　　St. John looked straight into Miss Oliver's laughing eyes. He looked as if his heart wanted to fly out of its cage, but he said nothing. Miss Oliver went on talking, "Please come and visit my father, Mr. Rivers. Why don't you ever come?" she asked.

　　"I can't, Miss Rosamund. I-- I am very busy with my work," he said softly. It seemed to me that he really wanted to visit her, however. "Well, I must go home then. Goodbye!" She held out her hand. When he touched it, his own hand was trembling.

　　"Goodbye!" he said. His face was red. When Miss Oliver walked away, she turned back to look at St. John two times. But he never turned around to look at her.

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