The answers I seek could only be found nowhere but at the inn, and thither, ere long, I returned. The host himself brought my breakfast into the parlour: I requested him to shut the door and sit down: I had some questions to ask him. But when he complied, I scarcely knew how to begin; such horror had I of the possible answers. And yet the spectacle of desolation I had just left prepared me in a measure for a tale of misery. The host was respectable-looking, elderly aged man.
‘You know Thornfield Hall, of course’ I managed to say at last.
‘Yes, ma’am; I lived there once.’
‘Did you?’ Not in my time, I thought: you are a stranger to me.
‘I was the late Mr Rochester’s butler,’ he added.
The late! I seemed to have received, with full force, the …show more content…
She was kept in confinement away from prying eyes; some believed it was because she was Mr Edward’s mistress. However the lady turned out to be Mr Rochester’s wife!’
‘Did Mr Rochester’s wife also perish in the fire?’
‘No, ma’am, I witnessed, and several more witnessed, Mr Rochester ascend through the sky-light roof; we heard him call “Bertha!” We saw him approach her; and then ma’am, she yelled and gave a spring, and the next minute she lay smashed on the pavement. Dead!’ He continued ‘-after seeing his ill wife death Mr Rochester saved the servants trapped by the flames whilst escaping the fire himself. His bravery saved the lives of many; even though it led to his tragic death.” The old innkeeper remorsefully explained.
‘There were also rumours that on his deathbed the poor master, who was in and out of consciousness from the extreme injuries; was calling out the name of the young governess he fell in love with - Jane I believe was the name.’
I straighten my posture from hearing this new information: His last words were my name?
Even at death’s doors Mr Rochester seeked my presence; more tears gradually gushed like a
‘You know Thornfield Hall, of course’ I managed to say at last.
‘Yes, ma’am; I lived there once.’
‘Did you?’ Not in my time, I thought: you are a stranger to me.
‘I was the late Mr Rochester’s butler,’ he added.
The late! I seemed to have received, with full force, the …show more content…
She was kept in confinement away from prying eyes; some believed it was because she was Mr Edward’s mistress. However the lady turned out to be Mr Rochester’s wife!’
‘Did Mr Rochester’s wife also perish in the fire?’
‘No, ma’am, I witnessed, and several more witnessed, Mr Rochester ascend through the sky-light roof; we heard him call “Bertha!” We saw him approach her; and then ma’am, she yelled and gave a spring, and the next minute she lay smashed on the pavement. Dead!’ He continued ‘-after seeing his ill wife death Mr Rochester saved the servants trapped by the flames whilst escaping the fire himself. His bravery saved the lives of many; even though it led to his tragic death.” The old innkeeper remorsefully explained.
‘There were also rumours that on his deathbed the poor master, who was in and out of consciousness from the extreme injuries; was calling out the name of the young governess he fell in love with - Jane I believe was the name.’
I straighten my posture from hearing this new information: His last words were my name?
Even at death’s doors Mr Rochester seeked my presence; more tears gradually gushed like a