ForseveraldaysIsawlittleofMr.Rochester.Inthemorningheseemedmuchoccupiedwithbusinessandintheafternoongentlemenfromtheneighborhoodcalledandsometimesstayedtodinewithhim.Whenhisfootwaswellenoughherodeoutagreatdeal.
Duringthistimeallmyknowledgeofhimwaslimitedtooccasionalmeetingsaboutthehousewhenhewouldsometimespassmecoldlyandsometimesbowandsmile.HischangesofmannerdidnotoffendmebecauseIsawthatIhadnothingtodowiththecauseofthem.
OneeveningseveraldayslaterIwasinvitedtotalktoMr.Rochesterafterdinner.AsIwaslookingathimhesuddenlyturnedandaskedme“DoyouthinkI’mhandsomeMissEyre?”
TheanswersomehowslippedfrommytonguebeforeIrealizedit“Nosir.”
“Ahyoureallyareunusual!Youareaquietseriouslittlepersonbutyoucanbealmostrude.”
“SirI’msorry.Ishouldhavesaidthatbeautydoesn’tmatterorsomethinglikethat.”
“Noyoushouldn’t!Iseeyoucriticizemyappearanceandthenyoustab（刺）meintheback!Youhavehonestyandfeeling.Therearenotmanygirlslikeyou.ButperhapsIgotoofast.Perhapsyouhaveawfulfaultstocounterbalanceyourfewgoodpoints.”
Ithoughttomyselfthathemighthavetoo.Heseemedtoreadmymindandsaidquickly“Yesyou’reright.Ihaveplentyoffaults.IwentthewrongwaywhenIwastwenty-oneandhaveneverfoundtherightpathagain.Imighthavebeenverydifferent.Imighthavebeenasgoodasyouandperhapswiser.IamnotabadmantakemywordforitbutIhavedonewrong.Itwasn’tmycharacterbutcircumstancesthatwereatfault.WhydoItellyouallthis?Becauseyou’rethesortofpersonpeopletelltheirproblemsandsecretstobecauseyou’resympatheticandgivethemhope.”
“Don’tbeafraidofmeMissEyre.”Hecontinued.“Youdon’trelaxorlaughverymuchperhapsbecauseoftheeffectLowoodschoolhashadonyou.Butintimeyouwillbemorenaturalwithmeandlaughandspeakfreely.You’relikeabirdincage.Whenyougetoutofthecageyou’llflyveryhigh.Goodnight.”
【小题1】WhichofthefollowingcannotdescribeMissEyre’sfirstimpressionofMr.Rochester?
