簡(jiǎn)愛
"Thank you.You should go home now,it's getting dark!" he said,as he rode away. I walked back to the house,happy with the interesting meeting. In my mind I saw the man's dark,stong face. Even when I arrived back at Thornfield,I did not go into the house immediately. I knew I would only spend the evening quietly with old Mrs.Fairfax. Instead I stayed outside,staring up at the moon and the stars,thinking about a different,more exciting life. When I went inside,the servants told me that Mr.Rochester had arrived,but that he had hurt his leg when his horse slipped on the ice!
immediately adv. 立即，直接地 conj. 一 ... (就) Instead adv. 代替，反而