简爱 Jane72 - Chapter 18 Mr. Rochester’s Story

　　简爱 Jane72

　　PART THREE - A YOUNG WOMAN AT THORNFIELD

　　CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

　　Mr. Rochester's Story

　　"I believed I could. I thought that one day, I would find a woman who would understand my problem, and accept me anyway."

　　"Did you find one, sir?"

　　"No, Jane, but I spent 10 long years looking. I tried taking mistresses. But finally, unhappy and disappointed with my life, I returned to Thornfield on a cold winter day. And when my horse slipped and fell on the ice, you came and wanted to help me. In the next weeks, I began to depend on you, a quiet, bird-like young lady, for my happiness in life. I knew you were the only one for me."

　　"Don't talk any more of the past, sir," I said sadly.

　　"Jane, you're right. The future will be much happier. You understand now, don't you? I've spent so much of my life alone, in misery. But now I've found you, and you are always in my heart. It was stupid of me to try and marry you without telling you my story. I promise to love you and stay with you forever. Jane, promise me the same."

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