Ext. A midsummer dawn. Thornfield the grounds

JANE

Not me, surely.

MRS FAIRFAX

It's his particular wish.

JANE

He was being polite.

MRS FAIRFAX

I'm instructed to tell you that

if you resist, he'll come up and

get you himself. You needn't stay

long. Just let him see you and

then slip away. Don't worry; no

one'll look at you.

INT. NIGHT. THORNFIELD - THE DRAWING ROOM/HALL

Jane is delivering Adele into the centre of the company.

JANE

May I present Miss Adele Varens?

ADELE

Bon jour, mesdames, monsieurs.

Jane finds it hard to get a proper impression of the

guests, as she cannot raise her eyes to look at them.

Jane Eyre adapted by Moira Buffini March 2008 64.

Adele makes a dainty curtsey - pink frock, hair in

ringlets, little lace gloves. In the midst of the crowd is

Blanche.