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PARTTHREE-AYOUNGWOMANATTHORNFIELDCHAPTERFOURTEENIreturntoGateshead ThenextdayIgotaletterfromGateshead.Therewasmuchtroubleandsadnessthere.Mycousin,JohnReed,hadspentallhismoneyandmostofhismother's.Hehadbeeninprisonmostofhislife.Heowedmanypeoplemoney.Aweekbeforethis,hehadkilledhimself.Whensheheardthisterriblenews,Mrs.Reedbecameterriblyill,becauseJohnwasstillherfavoritechild.Althoughshecouldhardlyspeak,shetoldmycousinsElizaandGeorgianathatshehadtoseeme.Why,Ididnotknow.Ofcourse,Ididnotwanttogothere,butIcouldnotrefusetoseeMrs.Reed,whenshemightdie.SoIwenttoaskMr.RochesterifIcouldtraveltoGatesheadforashorttime."Whatisit,Jane?"heaskedwhenIsawhim.Wehadlefttheguestsandweresittingaloneinthelibrary."Well,sir,Iwouldliketovisitmyaunt,whoisill,foraweekortwo.""Jane,Ithoughtyouhadnofamily!""Ihavenofamilywholovesorcaresaboutme,sir.ThiswomanisMrs.Reed,myuncle'swife.Sheisdying,andwantstoseeme.Ican'tsaynotoadyingwoman.""Well,Jane,Iseeyouaredeterminedtogo.Wheredoesshelive,andhowlongwillyoustay?""ShelivesatGateshead,sir.Itisonehundredmilesaway.I'llcomebackassoonasIcan.""Youmustpromisemetostayonlyaweek,"Mr.Rochestersaid.Iwonderedwhyhelookedsoworried."Ican'tpromiseyouthat,sir.Imighthavetostaylonger,butI'llcomebacksoon.""Butyoucan'ttravelahundredmilesallalone,canyou?""Mycousinssentacarriageforme,sir,soIcanleavetomorrow."Mr.Rochesterdidnotsayanythingforamoment. aredeterminedto…… 决心(决定)做……