Ext. A midsummer dawn. Thornfield the grounds

EXT. DAY. THORNFIELD - THE CHURCH.

Rochester is striding purposefully towards a small church

of ancient design. Jane stumbles. Rochester is contrite.

Jane tries to collect herself. She looks up to the sky. The

rook wheels around the spire. She takes Rochester's hand.

INT. DAY. THE CHURCH

At the altar, Jane glances at Rochester. He is looking

straight ahead at the clergyman, Wood.

WOOD

I require and charge you both, as

ye will answer at the dreadful

day of judgement when the secrets

of all hearts shall be revealed,

that if either of you know any

impediment why ye may not be

lawfully joined together in

matrimony, ye do now confess it.

There is not a sound. Rochester still doesn't look at Jane.

The clergyman prepares the rings.

WOOD (CONT'D)

Edward Fairfax Rochester, do you

TAKE -

A commotion at the back of the church. Two men rapidly

enter. One of them Briggs, hurries up the aisle.

BRIGGS

The marriage cannot go on. I

declare the existence of an

impediment.

Rochester moves, shaken.

ROCHESTER

Proceed.

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BRIGGS

The ceremony is quite broken off.

An insuperable impediment to this

marriage exists.