Two disappointing weeks passed before we heard from Mr Rochester again. During this time I tried hard to forget my feeling for him. I reminded myself that he paid me to teach Adèle, nothing more, and that no other relationship could exist between us. When his letter finally came, Mrs Fairfax announced with great excitement that he was planning a house-party at Thornfield. He was going to return in three days time, and had invited a large number of ladies and gentlemen to stay for several days. We all worked extremely hard in the next few days, cleaning all the rooms and preparing the food.

The only person in the house who did not appear excited was Grace Poole, who stayed in her room upstairs, coming down once a day for food and drink. None of the servants seemed at all curious about her, but I once heard two of the maids talking, and I listened when I caught her name

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