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PART THREE - A YOUNG WOMAN AT THORNFIELD
CHAPTER TEN
A Conversation with Grace Poole

In the morning I wanted to see Mr. Rochester but I could not find him. At first, I thought he had told his servants that the fire was an [-----1-----]. When I passed his bedroom, I saw Grace Poole sitting in a chair and cleaning something. She did not look like someone who could kill another person. But I decided to talk to her.
"Good morning, Grace," I said, coming into the room. "Tell me, what happened last night? Why was there a fire? All the servants are talking about it."
"Good morning, Miss Eyre," She said. "Well, Master Edward was reading in bed and [-----2-----]. The candle must have fallen over. The candle put the sheets on fire, but he was able to put the fire out quickly with some water."
"How strange!" I said quietly. "Didn't anybody wake up, and hear what was happening?" When I said this, Grace seemed to look at me more carefully. I noticed a strange look on her face, like [-----3-----].
"Well, Mrs. Fairfax and you have rooms near Master Edward's. Mrs. Fairfax is a heavy sleeper, like most old people, and she didn't hear anything.But you're young, Miss Eyre. Did you hear a noise?"
"Yes," I said. "I'm sure I heard a strange laugh."
Grace did not look upset by my words. Instead she went on cleaning the room calmly.

词汇解析

1.put the fire out：扑灭火。put...out意为扑灭某物，例如:put out a candle（吹灭蜡烛），put out a cigarette（熄灭烟）。

2.At first

adv. 最初(首先,开始时)

例句与用法:
It is much cheaper to buy goods delivered at first hand.
买第一手货会比较便宜。
Judge not of men and things at first sight.
【谚】初次印象，难得真相。
At first she threatened to dismiss us all, but later she relented.
起初她威胁要解雇我们所有的人，但是后来她态度软化了。

3.fall over

vt. 翻倒(从...掉下来,落在...之外)

例句与用法:
Don't tilt your chair or you'll fall over!
别翘椅子, 不然你就摔倒了!
The hunter fired and the deer fell over on its side.
猎人开了枪，那头鹿侧身翻倒在地。
Make sure you wear your life jacket, otherwise-if you fall over board-you'll end up feeding the fishes.
确信你穿好了救生衣，否则——要是你从船上落入水中——你会葬身鱼腹的。

4.calmly ['kɑ:mli]

adv. 平静地,安静地,冷静地

例句与用法:
One journalist, an Italian, walked over and just calmly stood in front of the wretched men, implying that if the soldiers shot them, they would have to shoot him too.
一位意大利记者，走过去镇定地挡在了那群可怜无助的人身前，意思是说，士兵们要杀他们的话，得先把他杀了。
Capable of calmly awaiting an outcome or a result; not hasty or impulsive.
耐心的，不冲动的能平静等待后果或结果的；不急的或不冲动的
He never speaks calmly just snaps all the time.
他从来不心平气和地说话--总是高声喊叫.