—fromJaneEyre(Chapter37)
CharlotteBront?
[1]“Willyouhavealittlemorewater, sir? Ispilthalfofwhatwasintheglass,”Isaid.
[2]“Whoisit? Whatisit? Whospeaks?”
[3]“Pilotknowsme, ,”Ianswered.
[4]“GreatGod!—Whatdelusionhascomeoverme? Whatsweetmadnesshasseizedme?”
[5]“Nodelusion—nomadness: yourmind, sir, istoostrongfordelusion, yourhealthtoosoundforfrenzy.”
[6]“Andwhereisthespeaker? Isitonlyavoice? Oh! Icannotsee, butImustfeel, —whoeveryouare—beperceptibletothetouchorIcannotlive!”
[7]Hegroped; Iarrestedhiswanderinghand, andprisoneditinbothmine.
[8]“Herveryfingers!”hecried; “hersmall, slightfingers! Ifsotheremustbemoreofher.”
[9]Themuscularhandbrokefrommycustody; myarmwasseized, myshoulder—neck—waist—Iwasentwinedandgatheredtohim.
[10]“IsitJane? Whatisit? Thisishershape—thisishersize—”
[11]“Andthishervoice,”Iadded.“Sheisallhere: herheart, , sir! Iamgladtobesonearyouagain.”
[12]“JaneEyre!—JaneEyre,”wasallhesaid.
[13]“Mydearmaster,”Ianswered, “IamJaneEyre: Ihavefoundyouout—Iamcomebacktoyou.”
[14]“Intruth?—intheflesh? MylivingJane?”
[15]“Youtouchme, sir,—youholdme, andfastenough: Iamnotcoldlikeacorpse, norvacantlikeair, amI?”
[16]“Mylivingdarling! Thesearecertainlyherlimbs, andtheseherfeatures; butIcannotbesoblest, ; suchdreamsasIhavehadatnightwhenIhaveclaspedheroncemoretomyheart, asIdonow; andkissedher, asthus—andfeltthatshelovedme, andtrustedthatshewouldnotleaveme.”
[17]“WhichIneverwill, sir, fromthisday.”
