PARTTHREE-AYOUNGWOMANATTHORNFIELDCHAPTERTENAConversationwithGracePoole InthemorningIwantedtoseeMr.RochesterbutIcouldnotfindhim.Atfirst,Ithoughthehadtoldhisservantsthatthefirewasanaccident.WhenIpassedhisbedroom,IsawGracePoolesittinginachairandcleaningsomething.Shedidnotlooklikesomeonewhocouldkillanotherperson.ButIdecidedtotalktoher."Goodmorning,Grace,"Isaid,comingintotheroom. "Tellme,whathappenedlastnight?Whywasthereafire?Alltheservantsaretalkingaboutit.""Goodmorning,MissEyre,"Shesaid. "Well,MasterEdwardwasreadinginbedandfellasleep.Thecandlemusthavefallenover.Thecandleputthesheetsonfire,buthewasabletoputthefireoutquicklywithsomewater.""Howstrange!"Isaidquietly. "Didn'tanybodywakeup,andhearwhatwashappening?"WhenIsaidthis,Graceseemedtolookatmemorecarefully.Inoticedastrangelookonherface,likefear."Well,Mrs.FairfaxandyouhaveroomsnearMasterEdward's.Mrs.Fairfaxisaheavysleeper,likemostoldpeople,andshedidn'thearanything.Butyou'reyoung,MissEyre.Didyouhearanoise?""Yes,"Isaid. "I'msureIheardastrangelaugh."Gracedidnotlookupsetbymywords.Insteadshewentoncleaningtheroomcalmly. fallover 翻倒(从...掉下来,落在...之外)