听名著练听力之简爱篇 第44期

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PART¹ THREE - A YOUNG WOMAN AT THORNFIELD
CHAPTER² ELEVEN
A Great Party at Thornfield

"Does she know?" Mildred whispered⁴.
"No, and she isn't going⁵ to find out! Do you understand? Don't tell her anything!" It was⁶ then that I knew there was a secret⁸ at Thornfield.
At last the day of the party came⁹. Everything was ready for Mr. Rochester and his [-----1-----]. As⁷ the people arrived Adele and I watched from an upstairs¹⁰ window. We saw¹¹ Mr. Rochester on his black horse, and with him rode¹² a beautiful lady, her black curls¹³ flying in the wind. "That must be Blanche Ingram!" I thought¹⁴. Soon many ladies and gentlemen¹⁵ were walking through the house, talking and laughing.
Adele loved parties and hoped¹⁶ that Mr. Rochester would¹⁷ ask her to meet the guests¹⁸, but she and I both went to bed early. Mr. Rochester asked for me to bring Adele down the next evening.
The next night, Adele and I were in the sitting room when the ladies came in after dinner. We were dressed in our best clothes. All the women were beautiful, but I was [-----2-----] interested¹⁹ in Blanche Ingram. After the gentlemen had²⁰ had their wine²¹, they came into the sitting room and coffee and tea were served²². Everyone was paying²³ attention²⁴ to Miss Ingram. She played the piano excellently²⁵ and sang²⁶ sweetly. Her shining²⁷ eyes, black hair, and fine [-----3-----] made²⁸ every man in the room look at her.
But I was looking at someone²⁹ else. The last time I had seen³⁰ him was on the night of the strange³¹ fire. That night, he had held my hands, told me I had saved³² his life³³, and looked at me with love. But now, he entered³⁴ the room without even³ looking at me, and took³⁵ a seat³⁶ with the ladies. I had tried hard to forget about Mr. Rochester, but now that I saw him again, I could³⁷ not hide³⁸ my feelings³⁹ from myself⁴⁰. I felt that there was something in our minds and hearts that connected us