Jane Eyre Page #5

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Have you brought

Mademoiselle a present?

Did you expect a present?

Are you...

fond of presents?

I hardly know, sir.

I have little experience

of them.

They are thought pleasant.

Generally thought so,

but what do you think?

A present has many faces,

has it not?

How long have you been

in my house?

Four months.

And you came from?

Lokwood School, Lancashire.

Lokwood!

How long were you there?

Ten years.

Eight as a pupiI,

two as a teacher.

You must be tenacious to have

survived that place so long.

You have

the look of another world.

When I saw you, I thought

of fairy tales and almost asked

if you'd bewitched my horse.

I'm not sure yet

it is she who is

responsible for my sprain.

There was ice on the road.

It caused your horse

to slip.

Perhaps.

I'm not sure yet.

Very well, Miss Eyre.

I bid you goodnight.

Adele.

Watch and listen.

You mean like this?

I have examined Adele.

You have taken great

pains with her.

She's not bright,

she's no particular talent,

yet she's made

much improvement.

She's worked hard.

You are teaching her piano?

Yes, sir.

Are you fond of music?

Do you play well?

I'm very fond of music.

I play a little.

Like any other

English schoolgirl.

Perhaps better than some,

but not...

well.

Adele showed me some sketches.

She said they were yours.

I don t know if they

were of your doing...

Perhaps some master helped you?

No one helped me, sir.

That wounds your pride.

These pictures must have taken

much time.

When did you do them?

In the last two vacations

I spend to Lokwood.

Did you copy them?

They came out of my head.

That head I see now

on your shoulders?

Yes, sir.

Has it other furniture

of the same kind within?

I think it may have.

Better, I hope.

Were you happy

when you painted them?

I couldn't paint what was

in my imagination.

I always wanted to achieve more.

You may have

insufficient technique...

but the thoughts are magical.

Ah, nine o clock.

Is Adele in bed?

Not yet, sir.

She should be in bed.

I don't approve of these late hours.

See to it, Miss Eyre.

I would do the edges darker.

His leg is better.

He will be going away soon.

Perhaps.

It will break my heart.

It s this one here.

Could you draw me his picture?

To always have him with me.

You examined me,

Miss Eyre.

Do you think me handsome?

No, sir.

There is something singular

about you. The air of a little nun,

quaint, quiet, grave and simple.

But when asked a

question, or makes a remark

to which you are obliged to answer,

you rap out a reply

which is at least brusque.

What do you mean by it?

Sir, I was too plain.

I beg your pardon.

I should have replied

that tastes differ.

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