Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Parties and an Unexpected Guest

Things at Thornfield have started to get weird again. First of all, Mr. Rochester has returned from a very long journey bringing back with him a large party. The guests, including Mr. Rochester's pre-fiancee Blanche Ingram, are elegant and lively. They have parties and dinners every night, so there is a lot to do for the staff. I have been very busy every night organizing the dinners but I did notice that Mr. Rochester and Miss Ingram spend a lot of time together. I will not be surprised if he decides to marry her. Halfway through her visit however, an unexpected guest arrived. He introduced himself as Mr. Mason and I recognized the name immediately. It turns out that he is Bertha's brother. Last night after all of the guests were in their bedrooms Bertha attacked Mr. Mason. Of course Mr. Rochester immediately called the doctor and had Jane help him in taking care of Mason. Nobody but Rochester, Mason, Grace and the rest of the staff, and myself knew exactly what was going on. Jane of course, thought that Grace had attacked Mason, but everyone else knew better. Mr. Rochester did a fine job of explaining the incident to his guests and the next day continued normally. I am back to organizing and preparing the dinner parties, but I realize now that Mr. Rochester cannot keep Bertha hidden forever.

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