“ People talk of natural sympathies; I have heard of good genii: there are grains of truth in the wildest fable. ”
Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre (16 October 1847). copy citation
| Author | Charlotte Brontë |
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| Source | Jane Eyre |
| Topic | truth sympathy |
| Date | 16 October 1847 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1260/1260-h/1260-h.htm |
Context
““ I knew, ” he continued, “ you would do me good in some way, at some time;—I saw it in your eyes when I first beheld you: their expression and smile did not ” — (again he stopped) — “ did not ” (he proceeded hastily) “ strike delight to my very inmost heart so for nothing. People talk of natural sympathies; I have heard of good genii: there are grains of truth in the wildest fable. My cherished preserver, goodnight! ”
“ I am glad I happened to be awake, ”
“ What! you will go? ” “ I am cold, sir. ” “ Cold? Yes,—and standing in a pool! Go, then, Jane; go! ” I bethought myself of an expedient.
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“ I am glad I happened to be awake, ”
“ What! you will go? ” “ I am cold, sir. ” “ Cold? Yes,—and standing in a pool! Go, then, Jane; go! ” I bethought myself of an expedient.
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