CHAPTER THREE
My First Impressions of School
Finally, in the middle of January, I left Gateshead for Lowood
School. Bessie helped me to get ready, even though I had to
get up very early to leave.
"Will you say good-bye to Mrs. Reed, Jane?" Bessie asked.
"No, she doesn't want to wake up. Anyway, I don't want to say
anyting to her, or the Reed children. They've always hated
me."
"Oh, Miss Jane, don't say that!"
"Well, it's ture. Good-bye to Gateshead!" I [-----1-----]
happily, as we left the house and walked towards the road to
wait for the coach. Soon it arrived. It was full of people.
The driver took all of my clothes and things, and told me to
get in quickly. Bessie kissed me for the last time as I held
tightly to her.
She told the driver, "Make sure you take care of her! Fifty
miles is a long way for a young child to travel, when she is
alone."
"I will!" he answered. The door was closed, and the coach
rolled off. It felt strange to be leaving Gateshead. Even
though I hated life there, it had been my home for as long as
I could remember. I was sad to leave Bessie, but I was excited
about the new school and the new people I would meet there.
The journey was much too long and not very interesting. I did
not have any books to read, so I looked out of the window,
thinking about my new life. Then I slept for a short time.
When I woke up the coach had stopped. The door opened and a
servant called in.
"Is there a little girl called Jane Eyre here?"
"Yes!" I said. The servant helped me out of the coach and took
my bags. We went into a large building, and the servant she
left me in a sitting room. I was very tired after the long
journey, so I sat in one of the comfortable chairs. In a few
moments the door opened and a tall lady came into the room.
She was pretty, with dark hair and dark eyes. The lady told me
that she was Miss Temple, the [-----2-----] of Lowood School.
She looked at me carefully.
"You are vrey young to travel alone. Are you tired?" she
asked, putting her hand on my [-----3-----] kindly.
"Yes, Miss Temple, I am a little tired," I said.
"How old are you, and what is your name?"
"I'm Jane Eyre, ma'am, and I'm ten years old."
"Well, Jane, I hope you will be a good child, and work hard,"
she said, touching my cheek gently with her finger.
Another teacher named Miss Miller took me to the schoolroom.
In this large room there were about eighty girls ast doing
their homework. The oldest girls looked about twenty years
old. I sat on a bench near the door and watched them quietly.
Vocabulary Focus
rolled off：车轮滚动，off为副词表示离开，roll后面也可以用其他
量词或介词。例如：The ball rolled away.(球滚走了。)
答案：
1.shouted
2.headmistress
3.shoulder
