简爱 Jane66 - Chapter 17 The Day of the Wedding

　　Jane 66 简爱

　　PART THREE - A YOUNG WOMAN AT THORNFIELD

　　CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

　　The Day of the Wedding

　　Then he said,

　　"I must tell the truth, I suppose. There will be no wedding today. God will punish me for this. These men are telling you the truth. I am married, and my wife is alive! I was tricked into marrying her when I was young, in the West Indies. There is much madness in her family, but they did not tell me that. Now it is too late. For many years, Bertha has been more like an animal than a human being. I keep her hidden in my house, and the servant Grace Poole watches her. Come to my house to see her, and decide whether I had the right to ask this innocent young woman to marry me. Follow me!"

　　He held my hand tightly, without speaking, and we all left the church. At the door of Thornfield Hall, all the servants and Adele were waiting for us.

　　"Too late!" cried Mr. Rochester. "Your congratulations are 15 years too late!" We went up to the top floor, and entered the room where Mason had been attacked. As I watched, Mr. Rochester opened the secret door and showed us a little room inside. Grace Poole was making soup over a fire, and behind her a woman crawled on the floor. She growled like a wild animal, but wore clothes, and had long, thick, dark hair! This was the woman I had seen! Mr. Rochester's wife!

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