CHAPTER 3

 Thornfield Hall in 1833 I was eighteen years old in the summer miss temple left Lowood school she got married I wanted to leave Lowood too I wanted a new life I will be a governess I thought I put an advertisement in a newspaper October 1833 Lowood a young woman wants to teach one or two children in their home she teaches English arithmetic geography religion French drawing and music je e I had a reply to my advertisement the reply was from mrs. Fairfax of Thornfield hall near milk oat milk oat was about 70 miles from Lowood school mrs. Fairfax wanted a governess for a little girl I wrote to mrs. Fairfax immediately I was going to be a governess at Thornfield Hall I traveled to Mill cot in a coach at Millcote a servant met me he took me to Thornfield Hall at Thornfield Hall another servant opened the door she was smiling she took me into a small warm room a lady was in the room she was sitting by the fire are you mrs. Fairfax I asked her yes my dear she said and you are miss Eyre are you cold sit by the fire miss Eyre a servant will bring you some food mrs. Fairfax is very kind I said to myself I will be happy here will I see miss Fairfax tonight I asked mrs. Fairfax looked at me she smiled miss Fairfax no no she said your pupils name is not miss Fairfax your pupil is Adele Barone a doubts mother was a French woman Adele is mr. Rochester's Ward he takes care of her mr. Rochester who is mr. Rochester I asked mr. Edward Rochester is the owner of Thornfield Hall mrs. Fairfax said I am his housekeeper I take care of Thornfield Hall mr. Rochester is not here now he does not like this house he is often away from home I was very tired mrs. Fairfax took me up the wide stairs she took me to my room I went to bed immediately and I slept well the next morning I woke early the Sun was shining I put on a plain black dress I opened my bedroom door I walked along a corridor and down the wide stairs I walked out into the sunny garden I turned and I looked up at my new home Thornfield Hall was a beautiful house with many large windows the garden was beautiful too after a few minutes mrs. Fairfax came into the garden she spoke to me good morning miss Eyre she said you have woken early mr. Daly's here after breakfast you must take her to the schoolroom she must begin her lessons a pretty little girl walked towards me she was about eight years old she spoke to me in French and I replied in French after breakfast I took Adele to the schoolroom we worked all morning Adele enjoyed her lessons and I was happy in the afternoon mrs. Fairfax took me into all the rooms of Thornfield Hall we looked at the paintings and at the beautiful furniture we walked along the corridors come up onto the roof miss Eyre mrs. Fairfax said you will see the beautiful countryside around Thornfield Hall we walked up many stairs at last we were at the top of the house we walked along the top corridor mrs. Fairfax opened a small door and we walked onto the roof look miss Eyre mrs. Fairfax said you can see for many miles we stood on the roof for a few minutes then we went back into the house we walked carefully towards the stairs the top corridor was narrow and dark suddenly I heard a strange laugh who is that mrs. Fairfax I asked mrs. Fairfax did not reply she knocked on a door grace she said the door opened behind the door was a small room a servant was standing at the door be quiet grace please mrs. Fairfax said the woman looked at mrs. Fairfax then she closed the door that was grace Poole mrs. Fairfax said she works up here sometimes she laughs and talks with the other servants don't worry about grace please come downstairs now miss Eyre