“ what necessity is there to dwell on the Past, when the Present is so much surer—the Future so much brighter? ”
Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre (16 October 1847). copy citation
| Author | Charlotte Brontë |
|---|---|
| Source | Jane Eyre |
| Topic | past future present |
| Date | 16 October 1847 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1260/1260-h/1260-h.htm |
Context
“«Don't talk any more of those days, sir,» I interrupted, furtively dashing away some tears from my eyes; his language was torture to me; for I knew what I must do—and do soon—and all these reminiscences, and these revelations of his feelings only made my work more difficult. «No, Jane,» he returned: «what necessity is there to dwell on the Past, when the Present is so much surer—the Future so much brighter?»
I shuddered to hear the infatuated assertion. «You see now how the case stands—do you not?» he continued. «After a youth and manhood passed half in unutterable misery and half in dreary solitude, I have for the first time found what I can truly love—I have found you.” source
I shuddered to hear the infatuated assertion. «You see now how the case stands—do you not?» he continued. «After a youth and manhood passed half in unutterable misery and half in dreary solitude, I have for the first time found what I can truly love—I have found you.” source
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