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

"I don't think Master Edward would have laughed, when his life was in danger, Miss Eyre. You must have been dreaming," she said.
"No, I wasn't dreaming, Grace. And I know what Mr. Edward's laugh sounds like. It was someone else," I said very firmly.
"Did you open the door? Did you see anyone in the hall?" she said. She looked angry and frightened, like a [-----1-----] animal. Suddenly I realized that if Grace thought that I knew what she had done, she might try to hurt me.
"No, I didn't open my door. I locked it," I answered, "and I will lock it every night from now on."
"That's very wise, Miss Eyre. There might be a [-----2-----] around, you never know!"
I was amazed by her [-----3-----], and I could not understand why Mr. Rochester had not taken her to the police, or made her leave the house. Why had he asked me to keep the fire a secret? Mr. Rochester was strong and proud. Why did he not punish a servant for trying to hurt him? Perhaps Grace Poole knew a terrible secret from his past, and had promised to tell everyone if he tried to hurt her. Was he in love with her?
"No," I thought, "that's impossible. He could never love anyone as plain and strange as she is. But then, I'm not beautiful either, and sometimes I think he loves me. The things he said to me last night! The look on his face!" And my cheeks were red as I thought of those moments.

词汇解析

1.Was he in love with her?他是不是曾经爱过她？ be in love with sb./sth.意为“爱上某人/某物”，例如：She's not sure whether she's in love with New York.（她不确定自己是否喜欢上了纽约。）

2.in danger

在危险中

例句与用法:
You must keep sight of one fact: your life is in danger.
有一件事你必须明白, 你有生命危险.
Don't apply for that job: you're in danger of overreaching yourself.
不要申请那份工作, 以免有不自量力之嫌.

3.firmly ['fɜ:mli]

adv. 牢牢地

例句与用法:
She's now firmly established (in business) as an art dealer.
她已稳固地奠定了艺术品商的地位.
The struts are firmly braced.
那些支柱上得很牢固。
The man made up his mind to grasp the thistle firmly.
这个人痛下决心，毅然处理困难局面。

4.frightened ['frait(ə)nd]

adj. 受惊的, 受恐吓的

例句与用法:
She was frightened by a cur.
她被一条杂种狗吓坏了。
I was frightened when I saw the nasty gash in her arm.
她胳膊上又深又长的大伤口吓坏了我。
The frightened horse galloped away.
受惊的马飞奔而去.

5.from now on

adj. 从现在起(今后)

例句与用法:
From now on I will try to do better.
从现在起我要尽量做得好些。
We hope from now on there will be more exchanges between our two peoples.
希望今后两国人民之间有更多的交往。

6.criminal ['kriminl]

adj. 犯罪的,刑事的
n. 罪犯

例句与用法:
The criminal was convicted of murder.
歹徒被判谋杀罪。
The police had to make a forcible entry into the house where the criminal was hiding.
警察不得不强行进入罪犯藏身的那座房子。

7.cheeks

n. 脸颊

例句与用法:
The girl put some rouge on her cheeks.
女孩在两颊上擦了点胭脂。
He's very demonstrative; he kissed me on both cheeks.
他热情奔放，吻了我的双颊。
She kissed him on both cheeks.
她吻了他的双颊。