第8章04. Getting to k

　Later tha evening I talked to Mrs Fairfax． 'You said Mr Rochester was a little peculiar，'I said． 'Well， what do you think，Miss Eyre？' 'I think he is very peculiar，and quite rude．' 'He may seem like that to a stranger．I'm so used to him that I never notice it．And he has had family troubles，you know．'
　　'But he has no family，'I answered．
　　'Not now，that's true，but he did have an older brother，who died nine years ago．'
　　'Nine years is a long time．Surely he has recovered from losing his brother by now．'
　　'Well，there was a lot of bad feeling in the family．The father was very fond of money，and wanted to keep the family property together，so the elder brother inherited most of it．I don't know what happened，but I do know Mr Edward（that's the master）quarrelled with his family．That's why he's travelled so much．When his brother died，he inherited Thornfield，but I'm not surprised he doesn't come here often．'
　　'Why should he stay away？'I asked，surprised．
'Perhaps he thinks it's a sad place．I really don't know．'It was clear that Mrs Fairfax would not tell me any more．
那天晚上，我后来和费尔法斯太太聊起来。
　　“你说过罗切斯特先生有点怪。”我说。
　　“那么，你认为呢，爱小姐？”
　　“我觉得他很怪，而且相当粗野。”
　　“对陌生人来说他似乎是这样的。我太习惯他了，从来不觉得。你知道，他曾有过家庭问题。”
　　“可是他没家呀。”我答道。
　　“的确，现在是没有。但他曾有过一个哥哥，九年前去世的。”
　　“九年已经很久了。现在他肯定已经从失去哥哥的痛苦中恢复过来了。”
　　“唉，他家里感情不好。父亲非常贪财，希望把家族的产业守在一起，因此老大继承了大部分产业。我不知出了什么事，但我知道爱德华先生（就是主人）曾和他的家人吵过架，这就是为什么他常常出游。他哥哥死后，他继承了特恩费得，但他不常回来，我并不感到奇怪。”
　　“他为什么要离开呢？”我惊讶地问。
　　“也许他觉得这是个伤心的地方，我真是不清楚。”显然，费尔法斯太太不会再跟我多说了。