第9章04. Mr Rochester

　　'Shall I fetch Mrs Fairfax，sir，or the servants？'I asked．
　　'No， why bother them？Just stay here for a moment．I'm going up to the top floor．Don't call anyone，I'll be back soon．
　　I waited，cold and tired，in his room for what seemed a very long time．Then I saw the light of his candle approaching through the darkness，and he appeared，looking pale and depressed．
　　'Did you see anything when you opened your bedroom door？'he asked，glancing sharply at me．
　　'No，sir，only a candle on the floor．'
　　'But you heard a strange laugh，did you say？'
　　'Yes，I've heard it before．Grace Poole laughs like that．”
　　'That's it．It must have been Grace Poole．You've guessed it．I shall consider what to do about it．But meanwhile I'm glad you're the only person who knows anything about all this Say nothing to anybody else，and now，go back to your own room．
　　'Good night，then，sir，'I said，moving towards the door．
　　'What！Are you leaving me already！'he said，seeming surprised，although he had just told me to go，'And so coldly？'
'You said I should go，sir．'
“我去叫费尔法斯太太或仆人吧？”我问。
　　“不，为什么要打扰他们？在这儿等一会儿，我到顶层去一下。别叫任何人，我马上就回来。”
　　我又冷又累，似乎在他的房间等了很长时间。然后我看到他举着蜡烛从黑暗中走来，他脸色苍白、神情沮丧。
　　“你开卧室门时看到什么了吗？”他问，目光锐利地看着我。
　　“没有，先生，只有地上的一根蜡烛。”
　　“可是你不是说听到一声怪笑吗？”
　　“是的，我以前也听到过。格丽丝•普尔就那么笑。”
　　“不错，一定是格丽丝•普尔。你猜对了。我要考虑一下怎么处理。不过我很高兴你是唯一的知情者。一点儿也不要对别人提起，现在回房间吧。”
　　“那么晚安，先生。”我说完向门口走去。
　　“什么！你这就走了！”他似乎有些吃惊地说，尽管他刚刚让我离开。“就这么冷冰冰地走了？”
　　“先生，你说我该走了。”