CHAPTER ONE
The Fight
As I sat there in the dark, I began to think strange things.
If Mr. Reed had lived, maybe he would have been nice to me. As
I looked around the dark, quiet room, I was afraid that mr.
Reed's ghost might come back. What if he was angry with his
wife for treating me badly? He might rise from his grave, and
appear in this room! I was so scared by this thought that I
could not breathe. Suddenly I saw a light moving on the
ceiling. It was probably from a lamp outside, but I was so
afraid that I did not think clearly. I thought it must be a
ghost, an angry ghost from the land of the dead! My heart beat
fast. Was that something moving near me ? Screaming loudly, I
ran to the door and hit it with my [-----1-----]. I wanted to
break it open and run far away from that cold, dark room. Soon
Miss Abbott and Bessie came running to open it.
"Miss Eyre, what is wrong? Are you ill?" asked Bessie.
"Please! Please! Let me leave this room!" I screamed.
"Why? What happened?" she asked.
"I saw a strange light in the room. I know it was a ghost," I
cried, holding [-----2-----] onto Bessie.
"There's nothing wrong with her!" said Miss Abbot. "She
screamed just to make us come. I know all her little tricks!"
I heard footsteps in the hall. "What is all that noise?" said
an angry voice. Mrs. Reed came in. "Abbott and Bessie, I told
you to leave Jane Eyre in this room until I said she could
leave!"
"She screamed so loudly, Mrs. Reed," said Bessie softly.
"Let go of her, Bessie," Mrs. Reed said. "Jane Eyre, you will
not leave this room until I say you can. Your [-----3-----]
don't work with me! Now, you will stay here one hour more!"
"Oh Aunt, forgive me! I shall die if you keep me here..." I
screamed and kicked as she held me.
"Be quiet!" She pushed me back into the red room and locked
the door. There I was in the darkness again, with the ghosts
and the silence. I screamed until I must have fainted, because
I do not remember anything more.
Vocabulary Focus
what if要是……又怎么样?，例如：What if it rains?(要是下雨了
怎么办?)
答案：
1.fists
2.tightly
3.tricks
