CHAPTER TWO Going to School When I woke up, a doctor was carrying me to my own bedroom. It was good to be back in my room, which had a warm fire and candlelight. I was also happy to see Dr. Lloyd, who was a very kind man. He was the doctor that helpe

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CHAPTER TWELEVE The Gypsy Soon after Mr. Mason had met the other guests, a servant came into the sitting room and told them that an old gypsy woman had also come. She was supposed to be a fortune- teller. All the ladies were very excited and wanted t

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CHAPTER FIVE Mr. Brocklehursts Visit It was hard to get used to the rules at Lowood, and to the extremely cold, hard winter. In January, February and March there was deep snow, but we still had to go outside for one hour every day. We had no warm boo

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PART TWO----THE SCHOOLGIRL CHAPTER THREE My First Impressions of School Finally, in the middle of January. I left Gateshead for Lowood School. Bessie helped me to get ready, even though I had to get up very early to leave. Will you say good-bye to Mr

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CHAPTER THIRTEEN Mr. Mason is Attacked I woke up in the middle of the night to hear someone shouting. I jumped out of bed. It came from the top floor! What was happening? Then I heard the sounds of two people fighting. Help! Help! Help! Wont anyone h

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CHAPTER FOURTEEN I Return to Gateshead The next day I got a letter from Gateshead. There was much trouble and sadness there. My cousin, John Reed, had spent all his money and most of his mothers. he had been in prison most of his life. He owed many p

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CHAPTER ELEVEN A Great Party at Thornfield It was two weeks before I heard anything about Mr. Rochester. All that time, I tried hard not to think about him. I told myself that I was Adeles teacher, and nothing more. Finally one day Mrs. Fairfax told

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CHAPTER NINE Mr. Rochesters Secrets After a little time at Thornfield, I knew that Mr. Rochester and I were becoming friends. He was beginning to trust and like me. Many times, when we walked in the garden or sat by a fire in the evening, he told me

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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 accident. When I passed his bedroom, I saw Grace Poole sitting in a c

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CHAPTER ONE The Fight We couldnt go outside at all on that cold, rainy afternoon. The rain was pouring down, and the wind was blowing hard. I didn't care and I was happy to stay indoors. Trying to take long walks in the winter was terrible! It was su

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CHAPTER SIX Life at Lowood Continues As spring came and the days grew warmer, life at Lowood no longer seemed so hard. We enjoyed walking and playing outside, under a blue sky. But the warm weather also brought sickness to our area. By May, more than

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CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE Happiness Ferndean Manor was a pretty old house in the forest. As I came near, the door of the house opened and Edward Rochester came out! As I watched him I felt both happy and sad. He looked as strong as before and his hair was

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CHAPTER SIXTEEN The Wedding Before I saw Mr. Rochester the next morning I felt a little nervous. Was I really going to marry him, or was it all a dream! But I knew the answer when he came to meet me and kissed me. Jane, you look well and smiling and

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PART FOUR LIFE AT MOOR HOUSE CHAPTER NINETEEN Finding a Home After traveling for two days. I arrived on the moor, a huge area with grass and many hills. After the coach left, I realized that I had left my clothes inside it, and that I had no money. I

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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN The Day of the Wedding No friends of family went with Mr. Rochester and I to the church. I had not told my Reed cousins about my wedding, because I knew they would not care. However, I had written to my uncle, John Eyre, in Madeira.

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CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR A Surprise at Thornfield In the morning, I told Diana and Mary that I had to go on a journey, and that I would be gone for a few days. They did not know the reason for my trip, but they did not ask me questions. After a day and a

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Riding in a Limousine Mandy: Whoo! Whoo! Theo: Hey, get down from there. You shouldn?t be sticking your head out of the sunroof. Mandy: I just wanted to get some air. This stretch limo is amazing. Theo: Well, I thought I?d rent one and take you to th

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Cathy Majtenyi | Nairobi 28 April 2010 In Kenya, small-scale farmers are particularly vulnerable to the vagaries of weather, often losing their entire investment when droughts or floods destroy their crops. Crop insurance is usually too costly for su

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In Kenya, the specter of drought is never far from the minds of the millions who make their living on the farm. Agriculture is Kenya's most important product. The industry employs nearly three quarters of the country's workers and accounts for almost

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