Ext. A midsummer dawn. Thornfield the grounds

DIANA

Hannah, some water.

MARY

She's worn to nothing. She looks

like a spectre. St John, if you

hadn't taken her in, we would

have fallen upon her dead body in

the morning.

DIANA

Mary.

ST JOHN

She's no vagrant; I'm sure of it.

HANNAH

There's milk and bread for you.

Jane tries to mouth her thanks. She sips the milk. Eats a

mouthful of bread. Diana kneels at her side.

ST JOHN

Ask her her name.

JANE

I - I am J -

Jane cannot speak. She's incapable of uttering her own

name. She hears John Reed's voice calling from far away.

JOHN REED

Jane Eyre!

DIANA

Please, tell us how we may help

you.

ST JOHN

Can we send for anyone? Who are

your people?

Jane Eyre adapted by Moira Buffini March 2008 6.

The questions are deeply troubling to Jane. She is losing

consciousness.

She sees an image of a small girl of ten, running away

through a great darkening room. Jane tries to follow her.

The action draws her up out of the kitchen chair.

She hears John Reed's voice again.