After marrying Mr. Rochester, Jane goes to spring the news on the servants, and says,
"The housekeeper and her husband were both of that decent, phlegmatic order of people, to whom one may at any time safely communicate a remarkable piece of news without incurring the danger of having one's ears pierced by some shrill ejaculation, and subsequently stunned by a torrent of wordy wonderment."These are the kind of people you want to hang around with. ;)
I really enjoy the way this book is worded. The eloquence of the novel cannot be said to be readily available in the modern world. I feel that more writers should aspire to this type of writing.
Now back to work. I have to finish this take home test, read "The Death of a Salesman", then write a three page paper on it. Today. At least I don't have to get my Sterling Scholar binder ready for tomorrow! I'm looking forward to the completion of all of these assignments!
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Sean, I basically really like your blog; it makes me want to be more philosophical. I loved Jane Eyre! It's probably the book that has played the biggest role in my conversion to an appreciate for assigned reading. I really want to read good books like that, but I can't because I can't justify spending that much time reading a book for fun when I have so much schoolwork to do! Appreciate AP English while you're there.
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