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PART THREE - A YOUNG WOMAN AT THORNFIELD
CHAPTER ELEVEN
A Great Party at Thornfield

Just then I heard Blanche Ingram say to him,
"Oh Edward, you should have sent Adele away to school instead of getting her a teacher. I saw that young woman with her. She's not very pretty, is she! Adele should have a pretty teacher. It's [-----1-----], you know! These girls never teach children anything. Oh, but what a boring thing to talk about! Edward, will you sing with me?"
"Certainly," he answered. I did not want to hear any more. I felt the room quietly and was in the hall when Mr. Rochester appeared.
"Come back, Jane, you're leaving too early," he said to me.
"I'm sorry, sir. I'm very tired." He looked at me for a minute.
"Something is wrong. What is it? Tell me."
"Nothing--it's nothing,sir."
"But I see you're almost crying. I don't have time now to find out why. Well, tonight you may leave early, but I want to see you every evening. Good night, my--" He stopped, looked away from me and walked away quickly. I stood there, thinking. Why did Mr. Rochester want me to be at the party?
The old house had never seen so much life and activity during the days of the party. Everyday Mr. Rochester and his guests rode horses, and walked in the beautiful gardens. He and Miss Ingram were together every day. I watched them closely. The way they acted made me believe that Mr. Rochester would soon marry her. But I did not feel [-----2-----], because I knew he did not love her. She had tried to make him love her, but he had not given her his heart. I saw Miss Ingram's [-----3-----] very clearly. She was intelligent, but had no thoughts of her own. She was beautiful, but unkind. She could never be a loving wife and mother. Mr. Rochester knew all of these things, but he would marry her anyway. But I did not know why.
One day when Mr. Rochester was away, a stranger came to the house. His name was Mason, and he told us that he was an old friend of Mr. Rochester's. He had just returned from the islands of the West Indies, where Mr. Rochester had once lived.

词汇解析

1.sent away

v. 派遣(驱逐)

例句与用法:
Jon sent away for a free almanac.
乔写信去要一份免费赠阅的年历。
He was sent away and, a few days later, brought back, like the bad halfpenny.
他被送走了，可没过几天，又像没用的赝币一样被退回来了。
He burst into our meeting and got sent away with a flea in his ear.
我们正在开会他闯了进来, 大家把他轰走了.

2.silly

adj. 愚蠢的

例句与用法:
That silly child never does anything; he just fools about all day long.
那个傻孩子从来不做事，只是整天游手好闲。
She torments everyone with silly questions.
她用无聊的问题来烦扰大家。
He treated the silly girl as a plaything.
他把那个愚蠢的女孩当作一个玩物。