Джэйн Эйр

Chapter XVI

           Howdaredyou?Poorstupiddupe!Couldnotevenself-interestmakeyouwiser?Yourepeatedtoyourselfthismorningthebriefsceneoflastnight?Coveryourfaceandbeashamed! Hesaidsomethinginpraiseofyoureyes,didhe?Blindpuppy!Opentheirblearedlidsandlookonyourownaccursedsenselessness!Itdoesgoodtonowomantobeflatteredbyhersuperior,whocannotpossiblyintendtomarryher; anditismadnessinallwomentoletasecretlovekindlewithinthem,which,ifunreturnedandunknown,mustdevourthelifethatfeedsit;and,ifdiscoveredandrespondedto,mustlead,ignis-fatus-like,intomirywildswhencethereisnoextrication. 

           "Listen,then,JaneEyre,toyoursentence: tomorrow,placetheglassbeforeyou,anddrawinchalkyourownpicture,faithfully,withoutsofteningonedefect; omitnoharshline,smoothawaynodispleasingirregularity;writeunderit,‘PortraitofaGoverness,disconnected,poor,andplain. 

           "Afterwards,takeapieceofsmoothivoryyouhaveonepreparedinyourdrawing-box:takeyourpalette,mixyourfreshest,finest,clearesttints;chooseyourmostdelicatecamel-hairpencils;delineatecarefullytheloveliestfaceyoucanimagine; paintitinyoursoftestshadesandsweetestlines,accordingtothedescriptiongivenbyMrs.FairfaxofBlancheIngram;remembertheravenringlets,theorientaleye; What!youreverttoMr.Rochesterasamodel!Order!Nosnivel!nosentiment!noregret!Iwillendureonlysenseandresolution. 

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