PART THREE - A YOUNG WOMAN AT THORNFIELD
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
The Day of the Wedding

No friends or family went with Mr. Rochester and I to the church. I had not told my Reed cousins about my wedding, because I knew they would not care. However, I had written to my uncle, John Eyre, In Madeira. Mr. Rochester was in such a hurry that I had only a few minutes to put on my wedding dress!

"Jane, you look beautiful!" he said. "But you can only have ten minutes for breakfast!" We went quickly to the church, Mr. Rochester's stong hand holding mine. [-----1-----]. He did not speak. I wondered why he did not look happy.

The priest was waiting for us in the church. There was no one else there, except for two men who stood by the door. Mr. Rochester did not seem to notice them, but I did. The wedding began, and soon I heard the priest ask a common question. "Is there any reason why these two people should not be married?"
Suddenly, I heard a voice say clearly,
"There is a reason. These people cannot be married."

[-----2-----], and said nothing. Mr. Rochester did not turn around, but only said, "continue with the wedding." The priest shook his head. "No, sir. I must let this man speak." The man came forward and said, calmly and quietly,
"They cannot be married, because Edward Rochester already has a wife."

[-----3-----]. Mr. Rochester's face was like stone.

Vocabulary Focus
except for：出了……表所说的不是从同类中除掉，只表示惋惜。例如：The letter is good except for the spelling.（那封信很通顺，只是拼写有错误。）注意与except区分，except表示从同类中除去，例如：I go home every day except Monday.（我每天回家，除了周一。）此句是从每天中出去周一，即从同类中除掉。