Hello and welcome to Storytime for grownups.

I'm Faith Moore, and this season we're reading Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.

Each episode, I'll read one chapter from the book,

pausing from time to time to give brief explanations so it's easier to follow along.

It's like an audiobook with built-in notes.

So brew a pot of tea, find a cozy chair,

and settle in. have been pouring in. You guys are so

happy for her that she has received this money,

but also more importantly that she has received this new family. And I feel like I have done

something and I'm getting all of these letters of congratulations and I wish I could forward

them all on to Jane. I love how much you love her, because I love her too.

So yes, hooray for Jane, right? She has a family now. She has some money now. She can be independent.

And things are really looking pretty good for her. And you guys were all very excited and happy for that.

So I've been really

having a lot of fun checking my email ever since Monday's episode. So welcome. This is episode 34 of

Storytime for grownups. We're about to read chapter 34 of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

with a few notes along the way. If you are just joining us, welcome. I'm so excited that you found

story time for grownups. It's probably a good idea. It's definitely a good idea to pause this

episode and go back to episode one because we are reading the book, Jane Eyre, chapter by chapter,

and we're about to do chapter 34. So you'll be very

lost if you start here, but we will still be here in recorded form when you get back. So

welcome, I'm glad you're here. Now go back to episode one. Thank you to everyone who has written me

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