PARTTHREE-AYOUNGWOMANATTHORNFIELDCHAPTERTENAConversationwithGracePoole "Ididn'tknowhecouldsing,"Isaid.IfeltverystrangeinsideasIlistenedtoMrs.Fairfaxspeak."Ohyes,it'strue.Blanchecanalsoplaythepiano.TheMasterEdwardsaidsheplayedextremelywell.""Andthisbeautifulladyisn'tmarriedyet?""No,becauseIdon'tthinktheIngramfamilyhasmuchmoney.""Butdon'tyouthinksomerichgentlemanhasn'tfalleninlovewithher?Mr.Rochester,forexample...hehasmoney,doesn'the?""Ohyes,hehasmoney.Butyousee,Mr.Rochesterisalmostforty,andshe'sonlytwenty-five.""Well,womenmarrymenolderthantheyareeveryday.Andfortyisn'toldatall,"Isaid.SuddenlyAdeleranintotheroom,sowetalkedofotherthings.ThatnightinmyroomIsaidsomehardwordstomyself."JaneEyre,"Isaidtomyself, "youareafool!Whywouldafine,wealthygentlemanlikeMr.Rochesterloveyou,apoor,plaingoverness?Justlookatyourselfinthemirror!"IdecidedthatIwoulddrawanhonestpictureofmyself.ThenIwoulddrawoneofBlancheIngram,paintingthemostbeautifulyoungwomanIcouldimagine.Then,wheneverIthoughtaboutMr.Rochester,Icouldlookatthetwopicturesandseethegreatdifferencebetweenus.Inthisway,Iwoulddestroymyfoolishdreams.CertainlyMr.RochesterwouldwanttomarryawomanlikeBlancheIngram.