Einmal sagte sie, daß sie Mr. Rochester geradezu gefragt habe, wann er seine junge Frau nach Hause zu bringen gedenke; er hatte ihr aber nur mit einem Schlagworte und einem seiner seltsamen Blicke geantwortet, und jetzt sei sie ebenso klug wie zuvor.
Once she said she had actually put the question to Mr. Rochester as to when he was going to bring his bride home; but he had answered her only by a joke and one of his queer looks, and she could not tell what to make of him.