06-01-简·爱 [11]
enough to speak to her，since I too liked reading．
'Is your book interesting？What is it about？'I asked．
'Well，I like it，'she said after a pause，looking at me．'Here，have a look at it．'I glanced quickly at it but found it too difficult to understand，so I gave it back．
'What sort of school is this？'I asked．
'It's called Lowood school．It's a charity school．We're all charity children，you see．I expect your parents are dead，aren't they？All the girls here have lost either one or both parents．'
'Don't we pay anything？Is the school free？'I asked．
'We pay，or our relations pay，￡ 15 a year for each of us．That isn't enough，so some kind ladies and gentlemen in London pay the rest．That's why it's called a charity school．'
'Who is Mr Brocklehurst？'was my next question．
'His mother built this part of the school．He's the manager，and looks after all financial matters．He lives in a large house near here．'
I did not see her again until during the afternoon lessons，when I noticed that she had been sent to stand alone in the middle of the schoolroom．I could not imagine what she had done to deserve such a punishment，but she did not look ashamed or unhappy．She was lost in thought，and did not seem to notice that everyone was looking at her．
'If that happened to me，'I thought，'I would be so embarrassed！'
After lessons we had a small cup of coffee and half a piece of brown bread，then half an hour's play，then homework．Finally，after the evening biscuit and drink of water，we said prayers and went to bed．That was my first day at Lowood．
■ 3 我对学校的第一印象
里德太太安排我在1月19日离开。为了赶上马车，我必须起个大早，贝茜帮助我做好了准备。
她问：“简，你去向里德太太道别吗？”
“不了，她说不让我这么早打扰她。反正我也不想和她说话。她一向恨我的。”
“噢，简小姐，别这么说。”
“盖茨赫德，再见了！”我大声喊着。我们一起走出前门，在路边等车。车来了，四匹马拉着，挤满了乘客。车夫接过我的行李，让我赶紧上车。我紧抱着贝茜，她吻了我最后一次。
她对车夫喊着：“你一定要好好照顾她。小孩子孤身一人，50英里路太远了。”
“我会的。”车夫答道。门关上了，马车继续前行。离开盖茨赫德的感觉真奇怪，这是我整个童年的家呀！和贝茜告别让我很难过，但想到我要去新的地方，见到新的人，我就又激动又害怕。
路上的事我已记不太清了，只觉得旅途实在太长了。我们停下来吃中饭、换马匹。下午，我意识到我们正在穿越乡村。我睡了一会儿，车停下我便醒了。门开了，一个仆人叫道：
“有没有叫简·爱的女孩？”
“有。”我答道，大家帮我下车，并取了行李。由于旅途劳累，昏头昏脑的我随着仆人走进一幢大房子，她让我等在起居室里。一位高高的女士走了进来，她黑发黑眼睛，前额宽阔、苍白。我得知她是丹伯尔小姐，洛伍德学校的女学监，她仔细端详着我。
“你一人上路还年龄太小，你看上去累了。累吗？”她问，一只手亲切地搭在我肩上。
“有一点儿，太太。”我答道。
“你多大了？叫什么名字？”
“我叫简·爱，10岁了。”
“好啊，我希望你在学校是个好孩子。”她说着用手指轻轻摸着我的脸颊。
我被一位叫米勒小姐的教师带着，穿过这座大学校寂静的走廊，来到又长又宽的教室。那儿大约有80个女孩，年龄从9岁至20岁不等，都坐在那儿写作业。我夹着石板，坐在靠近门口的一张长凳上。
米勒小姐喊道：“放下书本，去取晚餐盘子。”四个高个女孩收拾起所有的课
'Is your book interesting？What is it about？'I asked．
'Well，I like it，'she said after a pause，looking at me．'Here，have a look at it．'I glanced quickly at it but found it too difficult to understand，so I gave it back．
'What sort of school is this？'I asked．
'It's called Lowood school．It's a charity school．We're all charity children，you see．I expect your parents are dead，aren't they？All the girls here have lost either one or both parents．'
'Don't we pay anything？Is the school free？'I asked．
'We pay，or our relations pay，￡ 15 a year for each of us．That isn't enough，so some kind ladies and gentlemen in London pay the rest．That's why it's called a charity school．'
'Who is Mr Brocklehurst？'was my next question．
'His mother built this part of the school．He's the manager，and looks after all financial matters．He lives in a large house near here．'
I did not see her again until during the afternoon lessons，when I noticed that she had been sent to stand alone in the middle of the schoolroom．I could not imagine what she had done to deserve such a punishment，but she did not look ashamed or unhappy．She was lost in thought，and did not seem to notice that everyone was looking at her．
'If that happened to me，'I thought，'I would be so embarrassed！'
After lessons we had a small cup of coffee and half a piece of brown bread，then half an hour's play，then homework．Finally，after the evening biscuit and drink of water，we said prayers and went to bed．That was my first day at Lowood．
■ 3 我对学校的第一印象
里德太太安排我在1月19日离开。为了赶上马车，我必须起个大早，贝茜帮助我做好了准备。
她问：“简，你去向里德太太道别吗？”
“不了，她说不让我这么早打扰她。反正我也不想和她说话。她一向恨我的。”
“噢，简小姐，别这么说。”
“盖茨赫德，再见了！”我大声喊着。我们一起走出前门，在路边等车。车来了，四匹马拉着，挤满了乘客。车夫接过我的行李，让我赶紧上车。我紧抱着贝茜，她吻了我最后一次。
她对车夫喊着：“你一定要好好照顾她。小孩子孤身一人，50英里路太远了。”
“我会的。”车夫答道。门关上了，马车继续前行。离开盖茨赫德的感觉真奇怪，这是我整个童年的家呀！和贝茜告别让我很难过，但想到我要去新的地方，见到新的人，我就又激动又害怕。
路上的事我已记不太清了，只觉得旅途实在太长了。我们停下来吃中饭、换马匹。下午，我意识到我们正在穿越乡村。我睡了一会儿，车停下我便醒了。门开了，一个仆人叫道：
“有没有叫简·爱的女孩？”
“有。”我答道，大家帮我下车，并取了行李。由于旅途劳累，昏头昏脑的我随着仆人走进一幢大房子，她让我等在起居室里。一位高高的女士走了进来，她黑发黑眼睛，前额宽阔、苍白。我得知她是丹伯尔小姐，洛伍德学校的女学监，她仔细端详着我。
“你一人上路还年龄太小，你看上去累了。累吗？”她问，一只手亲切地搭在我肩上。
“有一点儿，太太。”我答道。
“你多大了？叫什么名字？”
“我叫简·爱，10岁了。”
“好啊，我希望你在学校是个好孩子。”她说着用手指轻轻摸着我的脸颊。
我被一位叫米勒小姐的教师带着，穿过这座大学校寂静的走廊，来到又长又宽的教室。那儿大约有80个女孩，年龄从9岁至20岁不等，都坐在那儿写作业。我夹着石板，坐在靠近门口的一张长凳上。
米勒小姐喊道：“放下书本，去取晚餐盘子。”四个高个女孩收拾起所有的课