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Quotes from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
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1 I watched to see whether it would spread: but no; as it did not diminish, so it did not enlarge.
2 I was not quite sure whether they had locked the door; and when I dared move, I got up and went to see.
3 I did not know whether either of these articles would be accepted: probably they would not; but I must try.
4 His last words were balm: they seemed to imply that it imported something to him whether I forgot him or not.
5 I know not what dress she had on: it was white and straight; but whether gown, sheet, or shroud, I cannot tell.
6 It depends on yourself to stretch out your hand, and take it up: but whether you will do so, is the problem I study.
7 There was a smile on his lips, and his eyes sparkled, whether with wine or not, I am not sure; but I think it very probable.
8 However, my tenderest feelings are about to receive a shock: such is my presentiment; stay now, to see whether it will be realised.
9 When you came on me in Hay Lane last night, I thought unaccountably of fairy tales, and had half a mind to demand whether you had bewitched my horse: I am not sure yet.
10 I hardly know whether I had slept or not after this musing; at any rate, I started wide awake on hearing a vague murmur, peculiar and lugubrious, which sounded, I thought, just above me.
11 She wanted to know if I was happy at Thornfield Hall, and what sort of a person the mistress was; and when I told her there was only a master, whether he was a nice gentleman, and if I liked him.
12 My attention was now called off by Miss Smith desiring me to hold a skein of thread: while she was winding it, she talked to me from time to time, asking whether I had ever been at school before, whether I could mark, stitch, knit, &c.
13 Then I repaired to the library to ascertain whether the fire was lit, for, though summer, I knew on such a gloomy evening Mr. Rochester would like to see a cheerful hearth when he came in: yes, the fire had been kindled some time, and burnt well.
14 The gale still rising, seemed to my ear to muffle a mournful under-sound; whether in the house or abroad I could not at first tell, but it recurred, doubtful yet doleful at every lull; at last I made out it must be some dog howling at a distance.
15 It is a very strange sensation to inexperienced youth to feel itself quite alone in the world, cut adrift from every connection, uncertain whether the port to which it is bound can be reached, and prevented by many impediments from returning to that it has quitted.
16 What it was, whether beast or human being, one could not, at first sight, tell: it grovelled, seemingly, on all fours; it snatched and growled like some strange wild animal: but it was covered with clothing, and a quantity of dark, grizzled hair, wild as a mane, hid its head and face.
17 It little mattered whether my curiosity irritated him; I knew the pleasure of vexing and soothing him by turns; it was one I chiefly delighted in, and a sure instinct always prevented me from going too far; beyond the verge of provocation I never ventured; on the extreme brink I liked well to try my skill.
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