MRS. FAIRFAXnIt'll be perfectly nicenHaving someone with whom to conversenThe servants are finenBut a little perversenAnd if I'm a tiny bit tersenIt's only because I just fired the chefnAre you talking to me?nI'm a little bit deafnThe weather's been rainy and graynRobert, stop fussing, you're just in the way?nHe's really a dearnThough a tiny bit queer nThere was a time when winter was herenMilk? nnJANEnNo nnMRS. FAIRFAXnNo one came bynNo one came nearnSugar? nnJANEnNo nnMRS. FAIRFAXnI was alone, nearly a yearnMore? nAnd not a creature would come to the housenThe vicar came once but he didn't stay longnOr did he come twice?nMaybe I'm wrongnThen, as the days went alongnLike it or not, I was not as depressednAnd soon after that nWe were finally blessed nWith little Adele, darling, come herenThis is Miss EyrenYour governess, dear. nnADELEnBonjour, Miss Eyre. nnJANEnBonjour, Adele. nnADELEnOh, vous parlez francais nnJANEnShe is French, then? nnADELEnYes, I am French, but I speak English - frighteningly well! nnJANEnYou certainly do. nnMRS. FAIRFAXnRun along now, Adele. nnADELEnAdieu mam'selle. nnJANEnAu'voir, Adele...nWhat a spirited girl nnMRS. FAIRFAXnWhat a story to tell!nHer mother is gonenGone to the LordnAnd Mr. Rochester took her in as his ward nnJANEnMr. Rochester? Who is he? nnMRS. FAIRFAXnThe owner of Thornfield! Did you not know he was called Rochester? nnJANEnI thought Thornfield belonged to you! nnMRS. FAIRFAXnBless you, child, what an idea!nI'm in charge of the hallnWhen he's away I look after it allnAnd he's away most of the time nnJANEnWhat sort of man is he like? nnMRS. FAIRFAXnThe kind of man who is never about. nnJANEnWhere does he go? nnMRS. FAIRFAXnI wouldn't know...nOne of a kindnSmart as a sagenAnd like good wine nGets better with agenModest and fairnYet one wouldn't darenBehave in a manner unfitting one's classnOne has a placenThat one mustn't surpassnThis is our lotnLike it or not...nI think I've forgotten my thoughtnWhat was it? Ah! No, that wasn't it at allnDid I have a point?nI can barely recallnBut you'll settle innRead a few booksnYou've got the brains, if not quite the looksnYou'll soon adjustnEveryone mustnHeed my advicenLet's be precisenListen to me, I will not tell you twicenYou will be in good grace if you facenThat a girl in your placenWill suffice... nnMRS. FAIRFAX AND JANEn...if she's perfectly nice!n