PARTTHREE-AYOUNGWOMANATTHORNFIELDCHAPTERFOURTEENIreturntoGateshead ThenextdayItraveledformanyhours.AsItraveled,IrealizedithadbeennineyearssinceIhadleftGateshead.Inthattime,Ihadbecomeadifferent,strongerperson.Mostimportantly,IdidnothatetheReedfamilyanymore.IwashappytoseemyoldfriendBessieagain.ShehadmarriedRobertthecoachman,andwasalwaysbusywithherthreeyoungchildren.MycousinsElizaandGeorgianahaddislikedmealmostasmuchastheirbrotherJohn.TheyhadnotwantedmetocometoGateshead,sotheypretendedIwasnotthere,andneverspoketome.Ididnotreallycare.ItoldthehousekeeperthatIwouldstayforonlyafewdays,andthenIwenttoMrs.Reed'sroom.Irememberedtheroomfrommychildhood.Mrs.Reedwaslyinginthebed.Iwenttoherandtookherhand."Howareyou,dearaunt?"Isaidgently.Manyyearsago,IhadtoldMrs.ReedthatIwouldnevercallher"aunt"again,butseeinghersosickandalone,Ifeltsorryforher."AreyouJaneEyre?"sheasked.Herfacewaspaleasdeath,butstillcoldandhard."Thatgirlwassobadandtroublesome!Iwashappytosendheraway.Andmypoor,darlingJohn!Heneedssomuchmoney!Whatwillhappen...?"Icouldseethathermindwasill,soIlefthertosleep.