That was the day before I started writing Jane Eyre.

那是我开始写《简·爱》的前一天。

'I am Jane Eyre, aunt, ' I told her gently.

“舅妈，我就是简·爱。”我轻柔地对她说。

'Are you Jane Eyre? ' she asked.

“你是简·爱吗？”她问。

'Anyway, ' said Miss Abbott, 'God will punish you, Jane Eyre, for your wicked heart.

“不管怎样，上帝会惩罚你这颗邪恶的心的，简·爱。

'I'm Jane Eyre, ma'am, and I'm ten years old.'

“我叫简·爱，10岁了。”

'Well, Jane Eyre, ' said the stranger heavily, 'and are you a good child? '

“啊，简·爱，”陌生人低沉地说，“你是个好孩子吗？”

It was a good book, but it was harder to read than Jane Eyre.

这是本好书，但比《简·爱》晦涩些。

It's got some famous namesakes, like the novelist Charlotte Bronte, author of Jane Eyre.

这个名字也出过一些著名的人物，比如小说家夏洛蒂·勃朗特，《简·爱》的作者。

It was a wonderful, beautiful book-the story of a little girl called Jane Eyre.

这是本奇妙而美丽的书--关于一个叫简·爱的女孩的故事。

'Jane Eyre, you need not think you can succeed in getting out of the room like this.

“简·爱，你别以为这样就可以离开这屋子。

'She is here, ' I said, 'and her heart too. I am Jane Eyre.

“她在这里。”我说。“她的心也在这里，我是简·爱。

Jane Eyre was not the first book that Charlotte had sent to a publisher.

简·爱》并不是夏洛蒂寄给出版商的第一部书。

'I'm sorry to hear it, ' he answered. 'Come here. Jane Eyre, and answer my questions.

“真遗憾。”他说。“简·爱，到这儿来回答我的问题。

'Abbott and Bessie, I think I told you to leave Jane Eyre in this room till I came.'

“阿伯特，贝茜，我不是告诉你们我来之前让简待在这屋子里吗？”

There were long articles in them, about a book called Jane Eyre, by Currer Bell.

那上面有几篇长长的文章，都是谈论一本叫做《简·爱》的书，作者是柯勒·贝尔。

'I wanted to see Jane Eyre. I must tell her something.

“我要见简·爱，我必须告诉她一件事。”

The door opened and a servant called in, 'Is there a little girl called Jane Eyre here? '

门开了，一个仆人叫道：“有没有叫简·爱的女孩？”

'Do you mean that you started writing Jane Eyre while I was lying in that dark room in Manchester? '

你是说就是与我躺在曼彻斯特的黑屋子里的时候，你开始写《简·爱》的？

'Jane Eyre, is it you and your magic? ' he asked. 'Have you put a spell on me again?

“简·爱，是你和你的魔法吗？”他问。“你是不是又对我念了咒语？

'The advertisements and Briggs spoke of a Jane Eyre, but I only knew a Jane Elliott, ' said St John. 'Are you Jane Eyre? '

“布莱格斯先生及启事中提到一个简·爱，但我只认识一个简·艾略特。”圣约翰说。“你是简·爱吗？”