r breath； in the second place； you cannot yet accustom yourself to accuse and revile me； and besides； the flood…gates of tears are opened； and they would rush out if you spoke much； and you have no desire to expostulate； to upbraid； to make a scene： you are thinking how to act—talking you consider is of no use。 I know you—I am on my guard。”
“Sir； I do not wish to act against you；” I said； and my unsteady voice warned me to curtail my sentence。
“Not in your sense of the word； but in mine you are scheming to destroy me。 You have as good as said that I am a married man—as a married man you will shun me； keep out of my way： just now you have refused to kiss me。 You intend to make yourself a plete stranger to me： to live under this roof only as Adèle’s governess； if ever I say a friendly word to you； if ever a friendly feeling inclines you again to me； you will say；—‘That man had nearly made me his mistress： I must be ice and rock to him；’ and ice and rock you will accordingly bee。”
I cleared and steadied my voice to reply： “All is changed about me； sir； I must change too—there is no doubt of that； and to avoid fluctuations of feeling； and continual bats with recollections and associations； there is only one way—Adèle must have a new governess； sir。”
“Oh； Adèle will go to school—I have settled that already； nor do I mean to torment you with the hideous associations and recollections of Thornfield Hall—this accursed place—this tent of Achan—this insolent vault； offering the ghastliness of living death to the light of the open sky—this narrow stone hell； with its one real fiend； worse than a legion of such as we imagine。 Jane； you shall not stay here； nor will I。 I was wrong ever to bring you to Thornfield Hall； knowing as I did how it was haunt