Iclearedandsteadiedmyvoicetoreply:“Allischangedaboutme，sir;Imustchangetoo—thereisnodoubtofthat;andtoavoidfluctuationsoffeeling，andcontinualcombatswithrecollectionsandassociations，thereisonlyoneway—Adèlemusthaveanewgoverness，sir。”
“Oh，Adèlewillgotoschool—Ihavesettledthatalready;nordoImeantotormentyouwiththehideousassociationsandrecollectionsofThornfieldHall—thisaccursedplace—thistentofAchan—thisinsolentvault，offeringtheghastlinessoflivingdeathtothelightoftheopensky—thisnarrowstonehell，withitsonerealfiend，worsethanalegionofsuchasweimagine。Jane，youshallnotstayhere，norwillI。IwaswrongevertobringyoutoThornfieldHall，knowingasIdidhowitwashaunted。Ichargedthemtoconcealfromyou，beforeIeversawyou，allknowledgeofthecurseoftheplace;merelybecauseIfearedAdèleneverwouldhaveagovernesstostayifsheknewwithwhatinmateshewashoused，andmyplanswouldnotpermitmetoremovethemaniacelsewhere—thoughIpossessanoldhouse，FerndeanManor，evenmoreretiredandhiddenthanthis，whereIcouldhavelodgedhersafelyenough，hadnotascrupleabouttheunhealthinessofthesituation，intheheartofawood，mademyconsciencerecoilfromthearrangement。Probablythosedampwallswouldsoonhaveeasedmeofhercharge:buttoeachvillainhisownvice;andmineisnotatendencytoindirectassassination，evenofwhatImosthate。
“Concealingthemad—woman’sneighbourhoodfromyou，however，wassomethinglikecoveringachildwithacloakandlayingitdownnearaupas—tree:thatdemon’svicinageispoisoned，andalwayswas。ButI’llshutupThornfieldHall:I’llnailupthefrontdoorandboardthelowerwindows:I’llgiveMrs。Pooletwohundredayeartoliveherewithmywife，asyoutermthatfearfulhag:Gracewilldomuchformoney，andsheshallhaveherson，thekeeperatGrimsbyRetreat，tobearhercompanyandbeathandtogiveheraidintheparoxysms，whenmywifeispromptedbyherfamiliartoburnpeopleintheirbedsatnight，tostabthem，tobitetheirfleshfromtheirbones，andsoon—”
“Sir，”Iinterruptedhim，“youareinexorableforthatunfortunatelady:youspeakofherwithhate—withvindictiveantipathy。Itiscruel—shecannothelpbeingmad。”
“Jane，mylittledarling（soIwillcallyou，forsoyouare），youdon’tknowwhatyouaretalkingabout;youmisjudgemeagain:itisnotbecausesheismadIhateher。Ifyouweremad，doyouthinkIshouldhateyou？”