Sammanfattning av Jane Eyre, Chapter 20

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1. A scream and struggle wake the household, but Rochester tells his frightened guests that a servant has a nightmare.
2. Rochester takes Jane upstairs to the bleeding Mason and orders both of them to remain silent while he fetches a surgeon.
3. Jane tends Mason alone, fears the adjoining room, and questions Rochester’s secrecy.
4. Carter treats Mason’s cuts and bites, and Rochester arranges his quiet departure before the household wakes.
5. In the garden, Rochester describes his vulnerability and asks whether a troubled man may defy convention to secure happiness.
6. Jane rejects dependence on another person for reform, and Rochester abruptly turns the conversation toward marrying Miss Ingram.

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Jane expresses loyalty without surrendering her judgment. Her qualification establishes a moral boundary that Rochester immediately recognizes.

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