JANE EYRE CHARLOTTE BRONTE Chapter 20 Đây là một tác phẩm anh ngữ nổi tiếng với những từ vựng quen thuộc. Nhằm giúp các em và các bạn yêu thich tiếng anh luyện tập và củng cố thêm kỹ năng đọc tiếng anh | JANE EYRE CHARLOTTE BRONTE Chapter 20 I had forgotten to draw my curtain which I usually did and also to let down my window-blind. The consequence was that when the moon which was full and bright for the night was fine came in her course to that space in the sky opposite my casement and looked in at me through the unveiled panes her glorious gaze roused me. Awaking in the dead of night I opened my eyes on her disk--silver- white and crystal clear. It was beautiful but too solemn I half rose and stretched my arm to draw the curtain. Good God What a cry The night--its silence--its rest was rent in twain by a savage a sharp a shrilly sound that ran from end to end of Thornfield Hall. My pulse stopped my heart stood still my stretched arm was paralysed. The cry died and was not renewed. Indeed whatever being uttered that fearful shriek could not soon repeat it not the widest-winged condor on the Andes could twice in succession send out such a yell from the cloud shrouding his eyrie. The thing delivering such utterance must rest ere it could repeat the effort. It came out of the third storey for it passed overhead. And overhead--yes in the room just above my chamber-ceiling--I now heard a struggle a deadly one it seemed from the noise and a half-smothered voice shouted - Help help help three times rapidly. Will no one come it cried and then while the staggering and stamping went on wildly I distinguished through plank and plaster - Rochester Rochester for God s sake come A chamber-door opened some one ran or rushed along the gallery. Another step stamped on the flooring above and something fell and there was silence. I had put on some clothes though horror shook all my limbs I issued from my apartment. The sleepers were all aroused ejaculations terrified murmurs sounded in every room door after door unclosed one looked out and another looked out the gallery filled. Gentlemen and ladies alike had quitted their beds and Oh what is it -- Who is hurt -- What has happened --
