CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE Happiness Ferndean Manor was a pretty old house in the forest. As I came near, the door of the house opened and Edward Rochester came out! As I watched him I felt both happy and sad. He looked as strong as before and his hair was...
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR A Surprise at Thornfield In the morning, I told Diana and Mary that I had to go on a journey, and that I would be gone for a few days. They did not know the reason for my trip, but they did not ask me questions. After a day and a...
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE My Past Returns I promised St. John that I would teach at the Morton school until Christmas. Then he could find another teacher. On the last day of school. St. John came to see me as I said goodbye to my students. I was sad to se...
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO I Am No longer Poor After St. John left me, it began to snow. It snowed all night and the next day. In the evening, I was sitting by the fire and had just begun to read when I heard a knock at the door. St. John came inside the hou...
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE St. Johns Secret I had twenty village girls to teach. Some of them spoke in such a strong, country speech that I could barely understand them. Their words did not seem like the English language. Only three of the girls could read,...
CHAPTER TWENTY Getting to Know the Rivers Family I stayed one month at Moor House. In that time, I came to love the little house, and the wild, beautiful fields around it, just like Diana and Mary did. We read books together and talked about them. Di...
PART FOUR LIFE AT MOOR HOUSE CHAPTER NINETEEN Finding a Home After traveling for two days. I arrived on the moor, a huge area with grass and many hills. After the coach left, I realized that I had left my clothes inside it, and that I had no money. I...
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Mr. Rochesters Story Sometime in the afternoon I woke up from a long sleep. I felt weak when I stood up, because I had not eaten anything all day. When I opened my bedroom door, I saw Mr. Rochester. He was sitting in a chair outside...
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN The Day of the Wedding No friends of family went with Mr. Rochester and I to the church. I had not told my Reed cousins about my wedding, because I knew they would not care. However, I had written to my uncle, John Eyre, in Madeira....
CHAPTER SIXTEEN The Wedding Before I saw Mr. Rochester the next morning I felt a little nervous. Was I really going to marry him, or was it all a dream! But I knew the answer when he came to meet me and kissed me. Jane, you look well and smiling and...
