“Icameonpurposetofindyou,JaneEyre,”saidshe;“Iwantyouinmyroom;andasHelenBurnsiswithyou,shemaycometoo。”
Wewent;followingthesuperintendent’sguidance,wehadtothreadsomeintricatepassages,andmountastaircasebeforewereachedherapartment;itcontainedagoodfire,andlookedcheerful。MissTempletoldHelenBurnstobeseatedinalowarm—chairononesideofthehearth,andherselftakinganother,shecalledmetoherside。
“Isitallover?”sheasked,lookingdownatmyface。“Haveyoucriedyourgriefaway?”
“IamafraidInevershalldothat。”
“Why?”