18. Chapter 17: “Precious yet poignant pleasure”
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Rochester has left Thornfield, but soon returns with a party of friends, and a potential love interest in Blanche Ingram.  Jane realizes that she can not stop her feelings for Mr. Rochester, and Charlene and Mike dissect her feelings just as she dissects Rochester’s interactions with his party. ---- Our theme song is “You Live In My Heart” by Zakhar Valaha. Audio clips are from the 1973 BBC production of Jane Eyre starring Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston. Please follow Jane Eyre Files on Twitter and Instagram  @eyreguide
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