The sounds I had heard after the scream, and the words that had been uttered, had probably been heard only by me; for they had proceeded from the room above mine: but they assured me that it was not a servant's dream which had thus struck horror through the house; and that the explanation Mr. Rochester had given was merely an invention framed to pacify his guests.
Il rumore, le parole che avevano seguito il grido non erano state udite probabilmente che da me, perché partivano dalla camera sopra alla mia, e sapevo bene che non era l'incubo di una donna che aveva gettato l'allarme in casa. Sapevo benissimo che la spiegazione data dal signor Rochester non tendeva che a calmare gli ospiti.