[Jane Eyre] The mad woman in the attic is reborn

The weather is gradually clearing up, the sun is very good, and it is very warm.

Thornfield Manor has been much quieter these past few days, and Bertha's room on the third floor has not been locked again, and even Grace has regained her freedom.

However, in the few days after Jane Eyre left, Rochester also disappeared, and Bertha was at ease. She has not yet turned around the huge Thornfield Manor.

Although she doesn't like Rochester, the owner of Thornfield Manor, she has to admit that Thornfield Manor is an outstanding private manor in this area. There is a garden behind the manor, which is full of flowers and fruits, including rose, Artemisia annua, jasmine, carnation, And her favorite rose.

Bertha was standing by the window looking at the flowers and fruits in the backyard. Behind her, Mrs. Fairfax stepped forward and said, "Mrs. Bertha, lunch is ready."

Bertha still didn't look back, "Oh Mrs. Fairfax, hasn't Mr. Rochester come back yet?"

"Yes, sir is out."

She chuckled, this scene has just begun, and the protagonist is not around, how can I act?

"Let's have dinner first. I want to go to the garden. Oh, by the way, please find a worker to paint the walls in my room pink. I want to replace the windows with rose glass windows. The room is the best. Put two roses every day." She turned her head and looked at Grace behind her, "Make two new sets of clothes for Grace."

After speaking, Bertha pushed the door and went out to the back garden.

It was afternoon, when the sun was at its brightest, and Adela and Sophia were playing under the tree, busy playing hide-and-seek with the ants with the branches.

Seeing her coming, Sophia stood up and whispered to her, "Mrs. Bertha."

Bertha nodded. "Have you had lunch yet?"

Sophia smiled, "Adela was hungry early today, so we ate early."

Adela also raised her head, pulled her skirt, and motioned her to squat down.

Bertha raised her skirt and squatted beside her, "What is Adela playing?"

"Oh Bertha, I didn't study today. Where is Jane Eyre? I haven't seen her for the past two days, and even Mr. Rochester is gone. Did they go to live on the moon together?"

Jane Eyre is Adela's tutor, and Jane Eyre plays with her on weekdays, but now that Jane Eyre is gone, probably no one has told her.

Bertha smiled lightly, and pinched her little round face, "Oh, dear Adela, Miss Eyre has gone to Ireland, where flowers are everywhere and the scenery is beautiful. Miss Eyre is looking for a new life."

Adela was a little frustrated, she lowered her head and continued to poke the mud with twigs, and said aggrievedly with her mouth curled up: "Oh, don't they want Adela? Mom doesn't want Adela, and now even Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester don't want Adela." Dela, wow—”

For some reason, Adela suddenly cried out, crying very sadly, Bertha didn't know what to do for a while, she had never been in contact with children, and she didn't understand what sad things Adela remembered .

Sophia also came over, knelt down and took Adela, and said to Bertha with some embarrassment: "Mrs. Bertha, Adela left her mother since she was a child, and now that Miss Love has also left, she is very sad. "

Adela came from France, and her mother was French. Mr. Rochester went to France a few years ago, and when he came back, he took Adela with him and became her guardian.As for who Adela's biological mother is, no one has ever seen it.

Bertha asked a little more: "Sophia, do you know why Adela's mother left and left Adela alone in Thornfield Manor?"

Sophia's eyes flickered, and she quickly shook her head, "Oh, I don't understand either."

Bertha watched Sophia hugging Adela back to the room in a panic, and seemed unwilling to discuss this topic with her. She vaguely knew that Sophia must have met Adela's mother.

"Oh, people are far away, what are you still looking at? My dear sweetheart."

A man's voice suddenly came from the garden, with cynical banter, Bertha turned around subconsciously, and looked around but did not find any strangers coming or going.

"look up."

Bertha raised her head and saw a man hiding on the tall elm tree. The sun shone through the leaves and mottled his face. In the half-brightness, she recognized that it was Mr. Fernard.

She looked at him with her head on one side. "Oh, Mr. Fernard, why did you run up a tree?"

After finishing speaking, the man on the tree smiled, jumped down, stood beside Bertha, clapped his hands, and smiled softly, "You are so charming."

She froze for a moment, her mind went blank for a moment, she stared at his face for three or four seconds, feeling incredible, after the embarrassment passed, Bertha suddenly came to her senses, and laughed loudly: "Oh! Thank you, Mr. Fernard, you... ...you have such a good sense of humor!"

The corners of the man's eyes curled up, and he didn't know what he was thinking about, but Bertha could see that he was extremely happy, even holding back his smile, and just as she was about to speak, the people beside her suddenly approached.

Bertha immediately held her breath, and subconsciously shrank back, but suddenly a hand was stretched out from her waist to support her waist firmly. She saw him curling his lips and whispering in her ear: "You Not only charming, but very funny, Mrs. Bertha Mason."

After saying this, he distanced himself a bit, turned around and was about to go out, when Bertha hurriedly called out to him: "Mr. Fernard—"

"Oh no, honey," he heard her say, and suddenly turned back with a smile, "please don't put me with that damned vulgar person, please? Please remember, my name is Elijah Roy."

Bertha was stunned in place, watching the man who called himself Elijah disappear into the garden. She has not yet realized that this man looks exactly like Mr. Fernard, except for his face and the way he dresses. , the way of speaking, everything is different.

The man's demeanor is bold and indulgent, even a little... crazy.