《简·爱》英文版）Part 4Chapter 72

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72 《简·爱》（英文版）
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Jane Eyre， by english writer，Charlotte Brontte.
Part 4 Life with Mr Rochester
Chapter 72 Mr Rochester’s explanation
He seems to read my thoughts. Rushing furiously across the room， he seized me violently and stayed fiercely into my eyes.He could have broken me in two with one hand， but he could not break my spirit. Small and weak as I was， I stared firmly back at him.
“Your eyes ，Jane，”he said，“are the eyes of the bird， free， wild being：even if I break your cage，I can't reach you， beautiful creature！ You’ll fly away from me. But you could choose to fly to me！Come， Jane ，come！”He let me go，and only looked at me. How hard it was to resist that look！
“I'm going，” I said.
“Does my deep love mean nothing to you？ 0h Jane， my hope… my love… my life！”And he threw himself despairingly on the sofa. I had reached the door， but l could not leave. I walked back， bent over him ，and kissed his cheek.
“Goodbye， my dear master！” l said.“May God protect you！”
“Without your love ，Jane， my heart is broken，” he said . “But perhaps you will，so generously ，give me your love after all-”He jumped up with hope in his eyes， holding out his arms to me. But I turned and ran out of the room.
That night l only slept a little， dreaming of the red room at Gateshead . The moonlight shone into my bedroom， as it did then， and I saw a vision on the ceiling， a white figure looking down on me，it seemed to whisper to my spirit，“Daughter， leave now before you are tempted to stay.”
“Mother， I will，”I answered. And when I woke up， although it was still dark outside， I wrapped up some spare clothes in the parcel， and put a little money in a purse. As l crept downstairs， I could hear Mr Rochester in his room ，walking up and down and sighing. I could find heaven in this room if I wanted. I just had to enter and say，“I will love you and live with you through life until death！”My hand moved towards the handle. But I stopped myself and went miserably downstairs and out of the house.
Setting out on the road， l could not help thinking of Mr Rochester despair when he found himself abandoned. I hated myself for wounding him and for perhaps driving him to a life of wickedness ，or even death. I wanted desperately to be with him， to comfort him， but somehow I made myself keep walking， and when a coach passed， I arranged to travel on it as far as my money
would pay for. Inside the coach I cried the bitterest tears of my life.
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罗切斯特先生的解释
他像看出了我的心思。他狂怒的冲过屋子，猛地抓住我，狠狠地盯着我的眼睛，他用一只手就能把我弄成两半，但他却无法动摇我的意志。尽管我又弱又小，我却坚定的和他对视着。
“简，你的眼晴，”他说“是鸟的眼睛，一个自由的野性的生命的眼睛。即使我打碎了你的笼子，我也够不到你这个美丽的生灵！你会飞走离我而去，可你也可以选中向我飞来！来，简，来呀！”他放开我，只是看着我。要抵挡这目光是多么难啊！
“我走了。”我说。
“难道我深深的爱对你毫无意义？噢，简，我的希望…我的爱人…我的生命！”他绝望的倒在沙发里。我已到了门口，却不能离开。我又走回来，俯下身去亲吻了她的脸颊。
“再见，我亲爱的主人！”我说，“愿上帝保护你！”
“简，没有你的爱，我的心都碎了。”他说，“可是毕竟你也许还是可以慷慨的把你的爱给我…”他眼中充满希望地跳起来，向我张开双臂，然而我转身跑出了房间。
那一夜我睡得很少。我梦到了盖茨赫德的红房子。月光照进我的卧室，当时也确实有月光，我看到天花板上有一个白色影子正向下看着我。它好像对我的灵魂悄声说：“女儿，现在就离开，免得你又受诱惑留下来。”
“妈妈，我会的。”我答到。我醒来时，虽然外面天还黑着，还是将几件换洗衣服放进包裹，然后在钱包里装了点儿钱。我蹑手蹑脚下楼时，听到罗切斯特先生在他房间里一边来回踱步，一边叹息不已。如果我愿意，我就可以在那间屋里找到天堂。我只消进去说：“我将爱你和你一起生活到生命的终结。”我的手下向门把移去，但我阻止了自己，痛苦的走下楼梯，走出了房子。
上路后，我忍不住要想罗切斯特先生发现自己被抛弃后该是多么绝望。我恨自己伤害了他，或许又让他去过邪恶的生活甚至死去。我渴望和他在一起安慰他，但不知怎么，我还是憋着自己向前走。马车路过时，我打算让自己走到旅费所能负担的最远的地方。在马车内，我留下了一生中最伤心的泪。