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Goodbye.
You are a wicked, ungrateful girl.
Do not turn away from me, Jane Eyre.
I have something to say.
We have one way of dealing with teachers who run off and leave us short-handed.
When they return begging for shelter, this gate is locked.
We have our ways of dealing with ingratitude.
For what am I supposed to be grateful for the years of humiliation?
I pity the wretched, trusting children that pass through this gate into your merciless
hands.
How dare you?
For I was one of those children.
I have waited 18 years to escape this place and to escape you, Miss Gatschick.
No, I shall never return.
It is true.
I have no family or friends.
But God gave me spirit, which even Lowood School was unable to quench.
My coach is coming.
God will punish you.
No.
I think it will be you that will be punished.
Thorny.
Thorny feet.
Thorny feet.
Will you step this way, Miss?
How do you do, my dear?
Mrs. Fairfax?
Yes, that's right.
John, will you take Miss Eyre's bag up to her room?
Dear, bring the tea into the library, please.
Oh, do come in, my dear.
Let me take your cloak.
Did you have a very tedious ride?
Oh, no, indeed.
The country is so beautiful at the sea.
John drives so slowly.
You must be numb with the cold.
Do come in by the fire.
So lovely.
I've never seen a house like it.
But cold, cold and empty.
And without laughter.
Perhaps you will bring warmth to it.
Is this the little girl?
Yes, do sit down, Miss Eyre.
For whom I answered your own question.
For whom I answered your advertisement for governess.
Yes, Miss Eyre, this is Adele.
I'm afraid she fell fast asleep waiting for you to come.
She has prattled of nothing the whole week that you're coming.
Seems a pity to wake her.
Oh, but she has to go up to bed.
Besides, she'd be most unhappy if she didn't meet you tonight.
I forgot to mention in my letter that she was born on the continent.
Though she speaks English quite prettily.
Adele?
Adele!
See who's here.
Miss Eyre has come.
Oh, bonsoir, mademoiselle.
Bonsoir, Adele.
Oh, I do believe we are going to be good friends.
Miss, that's a must.
Mademoiselle, are you from Paris too?
No, Adele.
Is that where you were born?
Oui, oui.
I lived a long ago with Mama.
Mama has gone to the Holy Virgin.
She taught me to sing and dance and sing very fast.
Then you shall sing and say a piece for me tomorrow.
And will you love my cher Mr. Hodges when he comes?
I shall do my best to please him.
Thank you, Lea.
Adele, Lea will take you up to the nursery now.
You will be able to talk to Miss Eyre tomorrow.
Bonne nuit, chère mémoré.
Bonne nuit, bien.
Good night, Mrs. Philpott.
Run along now.
Come along, Mr. Day.
It's time for bed.
Oh, she's charming.
She will be grateful for your company.
There hasn't been enough for her to do here to keep her occupied.
Thank you, Mrs. Fairfax.
You make me feel so very welcome.
I, too, shall be grateful for your company.
But to speak truthfully, we're much alone here.
Mr. Rochester is away so much in Europe.
Shall I be required to meet him tonight?
Oh, dear, no.
Mr. Rochester has been away these past three months.
He sometimes returns for a week or so, and then he's off again.
Does he not like it here at Thornfield?
It's so beautiful.
He appears to find it too gloomy.
I do not.
Have you any knowledge of when he is likely to return this time?
Oh, no.
Mr. Rochester's visits, Miss Eyre, are often sudden and unexpected,
like everything about him, unpredictable.
Is he an exact man?
Oh, not particularly, but he has a gentleman's tastes and habits,
and he expects to find things managed in that way.
Is he generally like...?
There's not a finer man in Yorkshire.
Though there are many who find him abrupt and strange.
Strange? In what respect?
It's only that sometimes when you speak to him,
it's as though he were listening for someone else.
Who is that?
Oh, just one of the servants, my dear.
Grace Poole, a woman we have to help with the sewing.
And now I'm sure you're more than ready to retire to your room.
I am a little tired.
Well, I've put you into one of the guest rooms
so that you can be as comfortable as you are accustomed to being.
I'm accustomed to very little, Mrs. Steele.
You're not one of the servants, Miss Eyre.
You're a person of refinement.
I hope you will learn to look upon Thornfield as your home.
And now I'm sure Lea has unpacked your bag.
My room is near to yours, so should you feel nervous in the night,
you have only to call.
Like all old houses, Thornfield sometimes has strange stirrings at night.
You are a fortunate girl indeed, Jane Eyre.
You must work very hard to be worthy of such kindness.
Oh, I love this house.
I thought we're my own.
Who is there?
What are you doing here?
My room is across the hall.
It's a strange laugh.
How did you get in here?
The door was ajar.
I must have forgotten to open it.
Well, you may not have been informed,
but you must never open this door.
Indeed, you must never enter this part of the house.
Dear, did something disturb you?
I heard a strange laugh.
It seemed to come from in there.
Oh, it was no doubt one of the servants.
They sometimes talk loudly with Grace at night.
And now, my dear, why do you not take your rest?
You have traveled many miles.
Good night, little girl.
Good evening, dear.
Good evening, Miss Eyre.
May I get you something before you retire?
No, thank you, dear.
I hope that you slept well over the last few nights.
It was only that I was unused to the wind at first.
Oh, you get accustomed to it, Miss, like everything else.
Oh, I've loved it here these past few weeks.
It's been great.
I'm so thankful you're not yet asleep
and that you haven't gone to bed.
Now, Leah, run downstairs quickly
and tell Bess to prepare a hot supper.
The master has just arrived from London.
Mr. Rochester, is he here?
Yes, he arrived a few moments ago.
Now, Jane, you must come quickly to the library.
No, he was not expected, but as I told you,
his arrivals and departures are always unpredictable.
He wishes to see you, and he does not like to be kept waiting.
Come quickly, child.
Answer only to what you are asked.
No more and no less.
Come, make haste, for he is impatient
and a little irritable after his long journey.
Miss Eyre?
Miss Eyre is here, sir.
You may retire, Mrs. Fairfax.
Yes, sir. Good night, sir.
Good night, Mrs. Fairfax.
Come around here where I can see you.
Be seated, if you please.
A little nearer.
Here.
I'm not a mad dog about to bite.
I cannot observe you without disturbing my position
in this comfortable chair, which I have no mind to do.
Now then, you came from...
No, I wasn't.
Ah, yes, a charitable institution.
How long were you there?
Eighteen years, sir.
You must be tenacious of life.
I thought you had the look of another world,
but I wondered where you'd gotten that sort of a face.
Who were your parents?
I have none, sir.
You must have some sort of kinvoke.
No, sir.
None that I have ever seen.
I recommended you to come here.
I had the time.
Mrs. Fairfax answered my adversity.
Your age?
Just twenty-six.
I see.
Are you musical?
Can you play on the spinets?
A little.
And the established dancers?
Go over to the spinet, if you please, and play to them.
Listen up.
You play a little, as you say.
You examine me, Miss Sayer.
Do you find me handsome?
No, sir.
Look, I found my word.
And there's something singular about you.
You sit quiet and grave with your eyes in the carpet
and your head in your lap,
but then all of a sudden you wrap out
and answer like that.
Explain yourself.
There is nothing to explain.
I see.
Well, you're very straightforward.
That's something I like.
You nervous with me?
No, sir.
Could I be?
Some seem to think so.
So you're not nervous.
Well, that's good, for you'll find me abrupt.
I once had a feeling of heart, Miss Sayer,
but the fortunes of this world have knocked it out of me.
You look puzzled.
No, you're no more beautiful than I'm handsome.
A puzzle there becomes you.
That's all, Miss Sayer.
Thank you, sir.
I shall do my best to give satisfaction.
Good night, Mr. Rogers.
Good night, Miss Sayer.
Good night, Miss Sayer.
Very good.
Can I have the upper?
Yes, you may, but you're not to eat it until after lunch.
Adele, your luncheon is on the table.
Oh, then I do not have to do my work, Miss Adele.
Indeed you do.
We will not go for a walk until you have finished your song.
But, ma'am...
Now run along, no arguments.
Does Mr. Rochester expect us back this afternoon?
So he said, but if Lady Ingram's ball lasted far into the night,
he may have decided to stay another day.
Oh, I hope, Ma.
He promised he would let me sing for him this evening.
She really sings very nicely.
We were practicing just a moment ago.
May I sing my song, Miss Oiko?
Yes, you may.
We'll not get lost.
Au clair de la lune, mon ami Pierre-Anne,
Pressez-moi ta plume pour écrire moi.
Oh, monsieur, you're almost to him, so to mine.
Oh, Mr. Rochester, we did not expect you so soon.
I must see that the luncheon is prepared for you.
I do.
No other, no hurry.
Run along, Adele.
Your lunch will be waiting.
Come, Adele.
Sir, we did not think it possible for you to return
until late this afternoon.
I drove the horses hard.
You know why I was so glad to return?
No, sir.
On the way home, I kept thinking of something
I wished to ask you, Miss Adele.
Ask me, sir?
Yes.
I wished, have you dine with me this evening?
Will you do me that courtesy?
Sir, it is not usual for a gentleman...
Tonight then, Jane.
As you wish.
Speak, Jane.
About what, sir?
Anything you please.
I am in the mood to be gregarious and communicative tonight.
What?
Thank you, no, sir.
That will be all then, John.
Yes, sir.
As you see, Jane, I have usually only the fire to keep me company.
I am sure you can suit me better than that.
From the very first you intrigued me,
I wished to learn more about you, so speak.
Indeed, sir, there is nothing to learn.
You think me a fool, Jane?
Oh, no, sir.
Far from it.
May I ask if you are philanthropist?
Good Lord, no.
That is not my reason in wishing to draw you out.
Truth, sir, there is something very singular about you.
Those quiet, grave eyes.
Do you never laugh, Jane?
Only when I am amused, sir.
Not yet amused, you are.
Well, I don't laugh very much either.
There is not much to laugh at in this world.
I was not always the man you see before you.
Nature has changed me.
I might have been as good as you when I remember myself at eighteen.
How good is your memory, sir?
Well, take it, Jane.
That I have not been good entirely.
Do you know why Adele is here?
No, sir.
She is supposed to be my child.
That does not shock you.
You have told me yourself, sir,
which provides a reason there can be no great sin attached to it.
Well, you are right.
Her mother was a dancer in Paris whom I loved and courted and lost.
Later, when I heard she had abandoned her child
and run off to Italy with a musician,
I brought the child down to England here.
Now, I suppose now you will be coming to me with your notice to find a new governess.
Adele is not answerable to her mother's thoughts.
Or to yours, sir.
You could say that as if it were the most usual thing in the world.
That's what's so unusual about you.
Well, I've loved, Jane,
but I've found no happiness.
I don't suppose you can conceive of how I hate the undead.
I loathe this building and everything it contains.
Are you deserting me so soon, Jane?
If you will permit me, sir, I should like to retire.
You think I've already overstepped the bounds of our relationship, huh?
I'm only a governess.
No, Jane, you're not a governess.
Not once in 12,000.
Good night, sir.
I don't really mean to flatter you, Jane,
but you're cast in a different mold than anyone I've ever seen.
Good night, Mr. Russell.
Good night, Jane.
Good night.
Good night.
Good night.
Good night.
Good night.
Good night.
Good night.
Mr. Rochester!
Mr. Rochester, wake up!
Wake up!
Get up, sir!
Wake up!
Oh, dear.
Are you hurt?
Are you all right?
No, I'm all right, Jane.
You came just in time.
I smell the smoke.
Oh, sir, you might have been burned just in your sleep.
How did it happen?
I'd better call Mrs. Faircloth.
No.
Sir, awaken me.
No, call no one.
It was an accident.
I found this light of candlelight by my door.
I heard a strange laugh.
You heard what?
Laughter.
Mr. Rochester, someone meant to murder you tonight.
Who is it?
Who is that person, Grace Poole?
Now, you know it's something to do with Grace Poole.
Jane, it's well that no one but you knows anything of this occurrence.
It must remain that way.
Do you understand?
A cold from the fire set alight tonight, sir.
Why is this?
Repeat after me, a cold from the fire.
A cold from the fire.
I knew you'd do me some good, Jane.
I saw it in your eyes the first time we met.
Pretty much, yes.
Good night, gentle benefactress.
And lock your door.
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Just a smoke to seal the door.
To seal the movies in your kinder.
For only for a moment, Amy.
Yes, and there's a chill in the garden.
Is that the watchy lady who sings?
Yes, she's very beautiful.
I do not think so.
Any man today would find you a great acquisition with them.
Oh, I'm sick of the young men today.
Weaklings with pretty faces and white hands.
Full of flattery and mincing ways.
I like a man to be a man.
A good huntsman, a fine shot, ready to take up a fight.
Do you not agree, Edward?
You mean to say that you admire ugliness in a man?
A man need not necessarily be handsome to arouse my interest.
Well, I'm glad to hear it.
But my governess thinks me ugly, she's told me so herself.
What impertinence!
This should be taught of me.
Who would have thought that Jane was the person who cursed me in the courtyard this morning?
Yes, that's Jane.
Jane, indeed.
A suitable name for such a sparrow.
She's dealt with dazzles by her first association with quality.
Nevertheless, she has her quiet and pleasing touch in the spinet.
I'd have a play for you.
The governess will perform for us.
That will be a new experience for us.
I've come to ask you to play to us.
If you will excuse me, sir, I was about to put Adele to bed.
She wanted to stay up for a few moments to see the park.
No, can it be I put her to bed?
No, Papa, not quite.
Never you mind, miss. Up you go.
I do not really mind, Papa.
I do not think the hot tea date is until I talk.
Then off you go now.
If you will excuse me, sir, I prefer not.
Oh, me, Jane.
Did I tell you, Edward, about the fuss over Lady Charlotte's board?
You know what dull affairs they usually are.
I was determined to arrive late.
It is more fashionable to arrive late.
That foolish Charlotte was so cross with me
because I interrupted an Italian beaver with my entrance,
which, though I suppose, was splendidly timed.
Jane plays well, don't you think?
Horribly.
Lord Tarbrough took me into supper, though the ball was given
as a last desperate effort to marry off Charlotte this season.
She'll be 23 this year, and everyone says she'll be an old maid,
even with a dowry of 6,000 pounds a year.
Thank you. That was charming.
Your governess is not assessed to the best manner, Edward, I would say.
I'm surprised that you would permit to have somebody in your house
to be assessed to the best manner.
Jane, child, you catch cold in the night air.
Why do you stand here in the garden?
Still light is conducive to still thoughts, Mrs Fairfax.
You sound like you.
I am sad, for I love this place, and I must leave it.
Leave it?
Yes.
Mrs Fairfax, you are a true friend, are you not?
I hope I am, Jane.
I feel that you are. That's why I can tell you.
I love Mr Rochester.
Oh, child, I feel deeply sorry for you.
Have you so much mistaken his interest in you, Jane?
I think not.
He is a lonely man. He's found you a ready listener.
That he likes. It is nothing more, Jane.
I know it is nothing more.
I am not beautiful.
He's gifted, like Clanching.
He will marry her for her rank and connections.
So I think she does not charm him greatly.
Do not count on that, Jane.
Though she smiles so lavishly upon him,
I think she does not feel anything deeply.
Mr Rochester has a fortune, Jane,
and the Lady Ingram has been lately impoverished.
She will not let him go if she can do aught to hold him.
Is he so blind?
All men are blind, Jane.
Oh, child, child.
Do not pity me, Mrs Fairfax. Only help me.
Jane.
Why did you leave the room?
I was tired, sir.
And a little hurt?
Good night, sir.
I've come to ask forgiveness for the rudeness of my guests, Jane.
That is not necessary.
Come here, Jane.
Here to my side.
You're paler than usual, Jane. What about?
Nothing.
I'm a little tired.
And a little depressed. What about? Tell me.
I am not depressed.
I see you are.
So much so that a few words bring tears to your eyes.
I can see them there now, shining and swimming.
Don't you trust me, Jane?
Yes, sir. Always.
Am I not your friend?
Yes.
Yes.
You are my friend.
Then tell me.
You deserve this for the entire evening.
Good night, my...
Mr Haber, is the gentleman of your position and means to spend his time talking with a servant?
Miss Eyre is no more a servant than I'm a man of means, my dear Blanche.
What a strange gift for one who is known to be worth forty thousand pounds a year.
I'm glad this came up or I would not have you suffering such an illusion, my lady.
Illusion?
I had means once, it's true, but I lost the greatest share of my fortune in a foolish speculation in South America this year.
Well, I thought of course you knew.
I know, Blanche, that this will have no effect in our mutual regard for each other.
You've told me so often that my fortune was what you least admired.
The least of my assets?
Now may I offer you some credit before we retire?
Miss Eyre, is it true that you're leaving us?
We just heard a rumor in the second hall.
Yes, it is true.
Oh, I am sorry, Miss. Thornfield won't be the same without you.
That's kind of you, Leah.
Are you going to another position, Miss?
I've heard of one in Ireland.
Oh, they say Ireland is very beautiful.
Oh, Mademoiselle! Oh, Mademoiselle, do not go! Do not go!
Has Papa been unkind to you?
No, darling, but I must go.
It is sometimes necessary for dear friends such as we depart.
Take me with you then.
You know I cannot do that.
Take her to the nursery, please. I will just meet you there.
No, I do not go!
You must go. And I will come up and bid you goodbye before my coach leaves.
The Master has just returned from driving Lady Ingram and Lady Blanche to Leeds.
I'd hoped to leave before he returned.
He wishes to see you.
Oh, my dear. He was most angry when I told him of your intention to leave.
I shall leave nevertheless, Mrs. Faircloth. I understand your feelings, child.
But what will you say to him?
I don't know. I shall make some excuse for myself.
What is this all about, Jane?
I'm sorry to have angered you, sir. It was my intention to tell you myself.
Well, Jane, what about the others?
They're all in the nursery.
I have been told they are all gone.
Oh, dear.
I'm afraid you'll have to go with them.
I'll go with them.
I'll go with them.
I'll go with them.
I'll go with them.
They're all gone.
I'll go with them.
I'll go with them.
I'll go with them.
I'll go with them.
I'll go with them.
Well, Jane, what have I done?
Nothing.
Nothing to offend you, sir, believe me.
It's only that I must leave Thornfield.
Then what I've heard is true.
Yes, sir.
Where do you see the necessity?
You, sir, have placed it before me.
In what shape?
In the shape of the thing you're brining.
My bride? I have no bride.
But you will.
Yes.
Yes, I will.
Oh, sir, it is not my place to intercede.
I'm not wishing to offend, sir.
I think it best that you send Adele to school
and that I find a position elsewhere.
I have heard of one in Ireland.
Ireland?
Do you need to go so far?
The sea will be a barrier.
From what, Jane?
From England.
From England. Thornfield.
Well?
You.
Are we akin in one thing, I wonder, Jane?
You don't answer.
I sometimes have a queer feeling with regard to you
when you're near me,
because now I feel I have a string tied under my heart
inextricably knotted to a similar string under yours.
I have a notion that wherever severed I might bleed to death.
You'll quickly forget me, Jane.
That I will never do, sir.
Are you crying, Jane?
No, sir.
Because you're sorry to leave Thornfield?
I grieve to leave Thornfield, sir.
For I love this house.
And I shall always remember you.
Now, you're not as clear-eyed as I thought you were, Jane.
You've let me down. You don't look as far as you should.
Have you ever thought to inquire as to why I've stayed at Thornfield all these months?
I've never stayed here more than a week before.
I've always hated it here.
Do you know why I'm staying now?
No, sir.
Because this god is my judge.
I've wrestled with conscience and torture for all these months.
But by heaven, and may heaven forgive me, I can wrestle no more.
Jane, you shall be convinced, Jane. It's because of you.
Because of you, don't you hear me?
What love is Blanche Ingram for me? None.
What love have I for her? None.
You are my love, Jane.
My life, my happiness.
You, small and obscure and poor and plain as you are.
I cannot live without you.
Oh, sir, you hurt me too dreadfully.
Please do not make sport of me.
Make sport of you?
Of my love, Jane.
Jane, will you marry me?
I can't bear it any longer.
I loved you from that first quiet moment when you stepped into this library.
Oh, sir.
And you aren't earnest about wishing to marry me?
Yes, Jane, marry me.
Even if you don't love me, I can't expect that passion in you.
No one can love as I love you.
Oh, Mr. Rochester, I do. I do.
Jane.
Jane, why didn't you tell me before?
I'm only Jane, sir.
Janey.
Janey.
Will you marry me, Jane?
Say yes. Say it quickly, Jane.
Say yes, Edward. I'll marry you.
I'll be Mrs. Rochester in four weeks' time.
Say it, Jane.
Yes, Edward.
I'll marry you.
I'll be Mrs. Rochester in four weeks' time.
Oh, my dear.
What are you doing down here?
Waiting.
Well, get up, child.
It's almost time to attend with air, for she is dressed.
Oh, my dear, you look so beautiful.
Lea Loudon's people do.
Yes.
Darkness love has lent beauty to the plain Jane Eyre.
I've heard it said that great love can make beauty.
Come along, child. It's almost time.
Oh.
Would you ever see a man so impatient?
There. He's looking at his watch again.
Are they going away together?
Yes. They're leaving immediately after the wedding.
You need to see Mrs. Poole immediately.
Mrs. Poole?
Tell Mrs. Poole Mr. Mason has returned from the West Indies
and desires to see her.
And what we have heard is correct, it seems.
Mrs. Poole.
Mr. Mason, this is most unexpected.
We did not know you were coming.
On urgent business.
Have you seen Mr. Rochester?
No. We have only just arrived in Thornfield.
You have come at the most inconvenient time, sir.
That is obvious, Mrs. Poole.
But it should also be obvious that I have not come to see Mr. Rochester.
How is she?
Horribly well, sir. At times better than others.
You seem most agitated, Mrs. Poole.
I do not wish to be caught here talking with you
without the consent of Mr. Rochester.
Then let us go upstairs to your rooms.
If you'll excuse me, sir, I'll take you up to the back.
We are less likely to meet the other members of the household.
I will not
care.
Will you join hands?
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today in the sight of God and his holy tabernacle
to join together this man and this woman in the bonds of holy matrimony, which is an honorable
estate Christ adorned and beautified by his presence, and is commended to be honorable
among all men.
It is therefore not to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly, but reverently and discreetly,
soberly and in fear of God.
Into this estate, these two persons have come now to be joined, and if either of you know
of any impediment, why, you should not lawfully be joined together in holy matrimony.
You do now confess it, or, whatever, hereafter hold your peace.
Stop!
I declare an impediment.
I declare this marriage to be illegal.
What is the nature of this impediment?
Perhaps we can...
Get the devil inside, quickly.
What is happening, Mr. Thamber?
What is the nature of this impediment?
A previous marriage.
Mr. Rochester has a wife living...
Who are you?
My name is Briggs.
I'm a solicitor from Chesney Lane, London.
What proof have you of this?
I have here an affidavit signed by a client of mine.
It reads as follows.
I affirm and prove that on the 20th of October, 1842, Edward Fairfax Rochester married my
sister, Bertha Mason, at Spanish Town, Jamaica.
The record of the marriage can be found in the register of that church.
This document be legal.
It may prove a marriage, but it does not prove I have a wife living.
You have a wife living in this house.
I have a witness to that fact.
You...
Mr. Rochester!
His wife is my sister, and she is living in Thornfield.
In fact, I have just seen her.
Impossible.
Why, I've known Mr. Rochester these 15 years.
I have just returned from the Indies and heard by accident of this impending ceremony in
London.
And may God punish me.
As if he'd not punished me enough already.
There will be no wedding today.
And now let's pause for a moment and look at our program again.
Do you sleep under a weight?
Well, I suppose lots of us do when it gets really cold at night.
Yes, the average blanket weighs four pounds.
And if you use three blankets, that means that you're sleeping under a total weight
of 12 pounds.
And that's saying nothing about the coats and bare skin rugs and such that some people
throw on when the night is cold.
Well, now I'm going to show you how you can sleep as warm as you please any night and
without all that weight.
There.
It's a Westinghouse electric sheet.
It's made of fine, sturdy muslin, and it's even big enough for a double bed.
Now let's have a look at a bed that's already been made up with a Westinghouse electric
sheet.
I'm going to show you how we did it.
When you use a Westinghouse electric sheet, you only need one blanket, even on the coldest
night.
You get real warmth without weight.
Now here, right over the regular top sheet, is the Westinghouse electric sheet.
We only use the blanket to keep the warmth in.
Come on, Junior.
Let's show them how comfortable it is.
Okay, Mom.
Mom's coming.
It's good to know that your children can sleep warm, comfortably, and healthily under a Westinghouse
electric sheet.
It's approved by the Underwriters Laboratory.
Now all you do is set the automatic watchman's control to just the warmth that you like best.
And you know that it'll stay exactly that warm all night long, no matter how the temperature
in the room changes.
Just think what that means.
No more hopping out of bed and stumbling all over, looking for other covers, or catching
cold if you don't.
Now perhaps you're wondering how to wash the Westinghouse electric sheet.
Well, it's so easy.
You just suds it gently in lukewarm water.
The warming element is permanently waterproof and permanently stitched in.
Just think.
You can sleep comfortably, snugly, and safely, even in zero weather.
You like sleeping that way every night, Junior?
You bet I do.
It's getting pretty cold these nights, and I'll bet those sheets of yours feel chilly
when you slip into bed.
Wouldn't it be grand to warm them up first with the Westinghouse electric sheet and stay
warm all night?
And remember, Westinghouse brings you this wonderful health and sleep protection for
only $24.95.
Better stop in at my store and see it soon.
We return now to Jane Eyre.
How much longer do we have to wait?
I have sent Grace Poole to fetch my wife.
Not entirely necessary.
Mrs. Poole has told us that she's in one of her worst phases today.
It might be dangerous to her.
You will wait.
Gentlemen, my wife.
She recognized us here!
Oh, Mades!
That has been my life for the past 15 years.
I was tricked into a marriage with her when I was 24 years old in Jamaica.
A mother was a raving lunatic.
She shortly followed in the same path.
My life was indescribably...
I soon realized my only chance was to bring her here to England where no one knew I was
married.
I hoped foolishly I could hide her here at Thornfield.
Now Jane, you know why I hate Thornfield, knowing what it has inside its walls.
You may as well leave, gentlemen.
Your business here is finished.
Jane, you won't leave me.
I must.
You hate me now.
There's every reason why you should.
You love me no longer.
I will love you as long as I live.
Then take one look at my life when you're gone, all happiness will be torn away.
I shall trust in God and hope to meet you again beyond all fear.
Jane, you're stronger than I.
Stay here.
Just be happy now.
I'll love you all my life.
My dear match, God bless you.
We'll keep you close to me in spirit always.
Jane!
Jane!
My love.
My life.
My happiness.
Oh, my love.
How long?
How long before we see one another?
Or shall I see you ever again?
I think not.
How desolate the world is.
There is no one person on earth as lonely as you, Jane.
You are like that thorn tree bent with the wind.
I must not be.
I must not.
But if I go away, how far must I go to get away from the sorrow?
I have a string tied under my heart, inextricably knotted to a similar string under yours.
I hear your voice whispering to me.
Jane.
Jane.
Jane.
Where are you?
I hear you.
I hear his voice.
Wait for me.
I'm coming.
Wait for me.
Jane.
Jane.
Jane! Jane! Oh, welcome home. Oh, Mrs. Fairfax. Oh, Jane. Let me look at you. You're just
the same. The same quiet eyes. Oh, thank God. Thank God you're home. Do not grieve for me,
Mrs. Fairfax. It's partly for happiness and partly for... Tell me quickly, what does this
desolation mean? From the hill it seemed as though the house had been burned. The West
Wing. Fortunately, not the whole house. One night, not very long after you had left us,
while we were all sleeping, she got out of her locked room and set light to your bed. The
servants and I got Adele safely into the garden. We woke Mr. Rochester. He went into the garden
with us. By then, the whole wing was on fire. And then we saw her. His wife? Yes. She was standing
on the roof waving her arms. Oh, it was a terrible sight. Her black hair was streaming against the
flames. She was screaming and shouting. Before we could restrain him, Mr. Rochester had rushed
back into the house. We saw him climb out of the window and approach her. And then, with a
terrifying scream, she jumped. But he... Is he safe? Tell me he's not dead. No, he's not
dead. Oh, thank God. Then he's here. Yes, he is here. Oh, sir. Is that you, Mrs. Perpette?
Yes, yes, Mr. Rochester. Oh, you shouldn't have tried to walk alone. John or Leah would have
guided you if you had called. I couldn't bear it in the house any longer. It was full of movement.
As if she were here again. I could hear her skirts in the passage. She must never come back,
never come back to be tied to a blind invalid. Leave me for a while. Yes, sir. Send Leah to
fetch me when it grows dark. Is it twilight yet? It's getting near nightfall, sir. Well,
I shall sit for a while. Is someone there? Someone's there. Who is it? Leah? Betsy? Is
that you, Betsy? Would you jest with me? I'm not amused. Who is it? Don't you know? Oh,
this is some dream. These are her very fingers, her small, slight fingers. Tears. Who has
tears for me? You're Jane. Tell me I'm not dreaming or my heart will burst. Oh, my dear
master, I've come home. Never to leave again. Jane. Jane. Jane. Jane. Jane. Jane. Jane. Jane.
Jane. Jane. Jane. Jane. Jane. Jane. Jane. Jane. Jane. Jane. Jane. Jane. Jane. Jane. Jane.
Sure is a strong word, but over the years we at Westinghouse have learned to live by
that word, learned to be sure in everything we make, whether it's a turban to light a
city or a 12-cent bulb like this one to light your home. The heart of the Westinghouse lamp
is its filament. Ever see one? Here. This filament really isn't the short, fairly thick
wire it seems to be. Actually, it's extremely fine wire coiled and then coiled again. Now
let's uncoil the wire. It's so fine you can't see it with the naked eye. But, so you'll
be sure it's there, we'll attach it to these two electric terminals and light it like this.
The real miracle of the filament inside a light bulb is coiling it with superhuman accuracy
on machines like this with the sureness that makes every Westinghouse bulb burn so bright,
last so long. Whether it's a product for home or business, for farm or factory, you can
be sure if it's Westinghouse. This is Paul Brinson saying goodnight for Westinghouse,
inviting you to be with us again next week. Meanwhile, why not stop in at your Westinghouse
dealers? See the range that has everything, a Westinghouse electric range. And if you
have a Christmas check to spend, remember the joy of owning the best range you can buy,
a Westinghouse. And check or no check, the Westinghouse electric sheet makes a mighty
cozy gift for yourself or anyone in the family. Because the Westinghouse electric sheet gives
you warmth without weight, real dreamless sleep. And now until next week, goodnight.