简爱 jane77
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PARTFOUR-LIFEATMOORHOUSECHAPTERNINETEENFindingaHome
ForthreedaysandnightsIlayinbed,tiredfromtheawfulexperienceatThornfield.IhardlyknewwhereIwas.WhenIbegantofeelstronger,Hanna,theoldlady,cametositwithmeandtoldmeallaboutthethreepeopleinthehouse.Shehadcaredforthemsincetheywerechildren.TheirfamilynamewasRivers,andboththeirparentsweredead.Theirfather,sadly,haddiedonlythreeweeksbeforethis.ThegirlswerenamedDianaandMary.Theyhadnomoneyandhadtoworkasgovernesses.Theirbrother,St.John,workedatthechurchinthenearestvillage.Hewasachristian,andveryserious.ThehouseIhadfoundwascalledMoorHouse,andtheRiversfamilydidnotcomehereoften.DianaandMarywereverykindtomewhenIbecamestronger.However,theirbrotherSt.Johnseemedveryseriousandnotfriendly.Hewasyoungandveryhandsome.IknewthatDianaandMarywantedtoknowallaboutme,buttheydidnotwanttoaskquestionsthatwouldhurtme,sowedidnottalkofthepast.ButSt.Johnaskedmemanyquestions.Ionlytoldhimalittleaboutmyself.IsaidthataftergoingtoLowoodSchool,Ibecameagovernessforarichfamily.Thenanunfortunateevent,thatwasnotmyfault,mademehavetoleavethehouse.ThatwasallIwouldtellhim.Iofferedtodoanykindofwork,suchasteaching,sewing,orcleaning,sothatIcouldmakemyownmoney.St.JohnwasverygaldthatIwantedtowork,andpromisedtofindmeajob.