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Quotation from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

“There was no possibility of taking a walk that day.”

Charlotte Brontë (spoken by Jane Eyre (narrator))

Jane Eyre, Chapter I (Project Gutenberg #1260)

Portrait of Charlotte Brontë

The novel's quiet opening line, before Jane is attacked by John Reed and locked in the red-room.

Citation: "There was no possibility of taking a walk that day." — Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter I (Project Gutenberg #1260). (id jane-eyre-q1)

Portrait: Jane Eyre title page, Unknown author, Public domain.

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