Jane Eyre: Chapter 12
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Chapter questions
- Question 1 · Recall
Where does Jane go when she walks down the lane, and how far is it?
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She volunteers to carry a letter to Hay, which is two miles away.Reference: Chapter 12, Jane's errand
- Question 2 · Recall
What happens to the rider on the lane?
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His horse slips on the ice and both fall, and Jane hears him cry out.Reference: Chapter 12, the meeting in the lane
- Question 3 · Recall
What does Jane say when the stranger looks at her cloak and bonnet and asks about her place at Thornfield?
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She says she is the governess.Reference: Chapter 12, the stranger's questions
- Question 4 · Why
Why does Jane not simply walk on to Hay and leave the stranger?
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She says she cannot leave him in a lonely lane at that late hour until she sees that he is fit to get on his horse.Reference: Chapter 12, Jane's offer of help
- Question 5 · Why
Why does Jane understand who the stranger was when she gets back to Thornfield?
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She finds his dog in Mrs. Fairfax's room, and the housemaid Leah tells her the dog came with Mr. Rochester, who has just arrived. Leah also confirms that his horse fell on the ice.Reference: Chapter 12, Jane's return
Chapter summary
Jane tells us she has been content at Thornfield, where Mrs. Fairfax is kind and Adèle has grown obedient, but she longs for a wider life. She walks the third-storey corridor and hears the low laugh she has heard before, and she sees Grace Poole carrying a pot of porter.
On a cold January afternoon Mrs. Fairfax asks for a holiday for Adèle, who has a cold, and Jane agrees. Jane then volunteers to carry a letter to Hay. She sits on a stile as the moon rises. A horse and a large dog come along the lane, and the horse slips on the ice and throws its rider. Jane offers help. The man is gruff, asks whose house Thornfield is, and learns that Jane is the governess. He leans on her shoulder to reach his horse, asks for his whip and sends her on. After posting the letter, Jane returns and finds the dog by the fire. Leah explains who has arrived, and Mrs. Fairfax says the surgeon, Mr. Carter, is with him.
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