1.

"Though I had now extinguished my candle and

was laid down in bed, I could not sleep,
thinking of Mr Rochester's look when he had
paused in the avenue, and told how his destiny
had risen up before him and dared him to be
happy at Thornfield."

Explanation: Jane is lying in bed after putting

out her candle, but she is unable to sleep
because she is thinking about a moment she
shared with Mr. Rochester. She recalls his
expression and the way he spoke about how fate
had challenged him to be happy at Thornfield
Hall.

2. "‘Why not?’ I asked myself. ‘What alienates

him from the house? Will he leave it again
soon? Mr Fairfax said he seldom stayed here
longer than a fortnight at a time; and he has
now been resident for eight weeks.’"

Explanation: Jane questions why Mr. Rochester

feels distanced from Thornfield. She wonders if
he will leave again soon since Mrs. Fairfax,
the housekeeper, had told her that he rarely
stays longer than two weeks, yet he has already
been there for eight weeks.

3. "‘If he does go, the change would be

doleful. Suppose he should be absent, spring,
summer and autumn. How joyless sunshine and
fine days will seem!’"

Explanation: Jane dreads the thought of Mr.

Rochester leaving Thornfield. She imagines that
if he were gone for an extended time, like
through spring, summer, and autumn, even the
pleasant weather would feel joyless to her.

4. "I hardly know whether I had slept or not

after this musing. At any rate, I stayed wide
awake on hearing a vague murmur peculiar and
lugubrious, which sounded, I thought, just
above me."

Explanation: Jane is unsure if she has fallen

asleep or not, but she is startled when she
hears a strange, mournful sound that seems to
come from above her room.
5. "I wished I had kept my candle burning. The
night was drearily dark, and my spirits were
depressed. I rose and sat up in bed, listening.
The sound was hushed."

Explanation: Jane regrets extinguishing her

candle because the night feels gloomy, and she
is feeling low. She sits up in bed and listens,
but the strange sound she heard has now
stopped.

6. "I tried to sleep again, but my heart beat

anxiously. My inward tranquillity was broken.
The clock, far down in the hall, struck two."

Explanation: Jane tries to go back to sleep,

but she feels anxious, and her inner peace is
disturbed. She hears the clock strike two in
the hall, indicating that it is late at night.

7. "Just then it seemed my chamber door was

touched, as if fingers had swept the panels in
groping a way along the dark gallery outside."
Explanation: Jane hears a sound as though
someone’s fingers are brushing against the
panels of her bedroom door, as if someone is
feeling their way through the dark hallway
outside.

8. "I said, ‘Who is there?’ No one answered. I

was chilled with fear."

Explanation: Jane, now frightened, calls out to

see if anyone is there. When no one answers,
her fear intensifies.

9. "All at once, I remembered that it might be

Pilot who, when the kitchen door chanced to be
left open, not unfrequently found his way up to
the threshold of Mr Rochester's chamber. I had
seen him lying there myself in the mornings."

Explanation: Jane tries to calm herself by

thinking that the sound could have been made by
Pilot, Mr. Rochester’s dog, who often wanders
upstairs if the kitchen door is left open.
10. "The idea calmed me somewhat. I lay down.
Silence composes the nerves; and as an unbroken
hush now reigned again through the whole house,
I began to feel the return of slumber."

Explanation: The thought of Pilot comforts

Jane, and she lies back down. The quietness of
the house helps her relax, and she begins to
feel sleepy again.

11. "But it was not fated that I should sleep

that night. A dream had scarcely approached my
ear, when it fled affrighted, scared by a
marrow-freezing incident."

Explanation: Jane is on the verge of falling

asleep, but she is jolted awake by a terrifying
event that seems to scare away her impending
dream.

12. "This was a demoniac laugh—low, suppressed,

and deep-uttered, as it seemed, at the very
keyhole of my chamber door."
Explanation: Jane hears a disturbing, eerie
laugh that is low, muffled, and sounds like it
is coming directly from the keyhole of her
door.

13. "The head of my bed was near the door, and

I thought at first the goblin-laughter stood at
my bedside, or rather, crouched by my pillow."

Explanation: Because her bed is so close to the

door, Jane imagines that the source of the
laughter might be standing right next to her
bed or even crouching by her pillow.

14. "But I rose, looked round, and could see

nothing. As I still gazed, the unnatural sound
was reiterated."
Explanation: Jane gets up to look around her
room but finds nothing. However, the strange
laugh is repeated, reinforcing her fear.

15. "I knew it came from behind the panels. My

first impulse was to rise and fasten the bolt;
my next, again to cry out, ‘Who is there?’"
Explanation: Jane realizes the sound is coming
from behind the door panels. Her first instinct
is to lock the door for safety, and then she
calls out again to see if anyone is there.

16. "Something gurgled and moaned. Ere long,

steps retreated up the gallery towards the
third-storey staircase."

Explanation: After the laughter, Jane hears a

gurgling and moaning sound, followed by
footsteps retreating down the hallway towards
the stairs that lead to the third floor.

17. "A door had lately been sealed and shut in

that staircase. I heard it open and close, and
all was still."

Explanation: Jane hears the door to the third

floor, which had been sealed earlier, open and
close, after which the house becomes silent
again.

18. "'Was that Grace Poole? And is she

possessed with a devil?' I thought. 'Impossible
now to remain longer by myself. I must go to Mr
Fairfax.'"

Explanation: Jane wonders if the strange noises

were made by Grace Poole, the seamstress who
works at Thornfield. She thinks that Grace
might be possessed. Feeling too afraid to stay
alone, she decides to seek help from Mrs.
Fairfax, the housekeeper.

19. "I hurried on my frock and a shawl. I

withdrew the bolt and opened the door with a
trembling hand."

Explanation: Jane quickly dresses herself and

nervously unbolts her door, preparing to leave
her room.

20. "There was a candle burning just outside,

left on the matting in the gallery. I was
surprised at this circumstance."

Explanation: When Jane steps into the hallway,

she notices a candle burning on the floor. She
finds this odd and unexpected.
21. "But still more was I amazed to perceive
the air quite dim, as if filled with smoke."

Explanation: Jane is even more surprised to see

that the air is smoky, which makes her wonder
where the smoke is coming from.

22. "While looking to the right and left, to

find whence these blue wreaths issued, I became
further aware of a strong smell of burning."

Explanation: As Jane looks around to figure out

the source of the smoke, she also notices a
strong burning smell.

23. "Something creaked. It was a door ajar, and

that door was Mr Rochester's."

Explanation: Jane hears a creaking sound and

realizes it is coming from Mr. Rochester’s
door, which is slightly open.
24. "The smoke rushed in a cloud from thence. I
thought no more of Mr Fairfax. I thought no
more of Grace Poole or the laugh."

Explanation: Smoke is pouring out of Mr.

Rochester’s room. Jane forgets about her plan
to seek out Mrs. Fairfax or Grace Poole, as her
focus shifts entirely to the fire.

25. "In an instant, I was within the chamber.

Tongues of flame darted round the bed. The
curtains were on fire."

Explanation: Jane rushes into Mr. Rochester’s

room and sees that flames are surrounding his
bed, and the bed curtains are on fire.

26. "In the midst of blaze and vapour, Mr

Rochester lay stretched motionless, in deep
sleep."
Explanation: Despite the fire, Mr. Rochester is
still asleep, seemingly unaware of the danger
around him.
27. "'Wake! Wake!' I cried. I shook him, but he
only murmured and turned. The smoke had
stupefied him."

Explanation: Jane tries to wake Mr. Rochester

by shaking him, but he only mumbles and turns
over, as the smoke has caused him to be in a
deep, dazed sleep.

28. "Not a moment could be lost. The very

sheets were kindling. I rushed to his basin and
ewer."

Explanation: Time is running out as the fire

spreads, so Jane quickly grabs Mr. Rochester’s
basin (a water bowl)

29. "I rushed to his basin and ewer;

fortunately, one was wide and the other deep,
and both were filled with water."

Explanation: Jane runs to Mr. Rochester’s water

basin and ewer (a pitcher). Luckily, both the
basin and pitcher are large and filled with
water, which she can use to put out the fire.
30. "I heaved them up, deluged the bed and its
occupant, flew back to my own room, brought my
own water-jug, and emptied it into the same
basin."

Explanation: Jane lifts the basin and pitcher

and pours water over Mr. Rochester and the
burning bed to extinguish the flames. She then
quickly returns to her own room, grabs her
water jug, and adds that water to the basin as
well.

31. "The result was a sense of suffocation, and

a consciousness of having quenched the flame."

Explanation: After pouring the water, the air

fills with smoke, making it difficult to
breathe, but Jane realizes she has successfully
put out the fire.

32. "The first thing Mr Rochester did was to

stretch himself like a man restored, then he
moved his limbs, as if to assure himself of
their existence."
Explanation: Mr. Rochester, now awake,
stretches out as though recovering from a deep
sleep, moving his body to confirm that he’s
unharmed.

33. "'You have saved my life: I have a pleasure

in owing you so immense a debt.'"

Explanation: Mr. Rochester immediately

recognizes that Jane has saved him from the
fire and expresses his gratitude, acknowledging
that he owes her a great debt.

34. "I cannot say that he had not deserved his

fate, but for your generous interference. I
thank you from the bottom of my heart."

Explanation: Mr. Rochester suggests that he

might have deserved to face the fire's
consequences, but because Jane intervened and
saved him, he thanks her sincerely.

35. "It was then I began to reflect that I had

nearly lost my life myself in his service."
Explanation: Jane starts to realize that she
also risked her own life while saving Mr.
Rochester.

36. "The incident was soon forgotten; but not

so much the understanding that now existed
between us."

Explanation: Though the fire incident itself is

quickly forgotten, it creates a deeper
connection and mutual understanding between
Jane and Mr. Rochester, marking a significant
shift in their relationship.

This passage from Jane Eyre portrays a dramatic

moment where Jane saves Mr. Rochester from a
life-threatening fire. The scene also deepens
the emotional bond between them, as Mr.
Rochester is deeply grateful for Jane's
bravery.