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Good evening and welcome to the Sleepy Bookshelf where we put down our worries from the day

and pick up a good book. I'm your host Elizabeth. Thank you for coming to the bookshelf tonight.

This evening will be returning to Jane Eyre. But before we do that, as usual, take some

time to settle in. Begin by breathing deeply in through your nose. And out through your

mouth. Bring your awareness to your right hand. Touch your thumb to your index finger. Thumb

to your middle finger. Thumb to your fourth finger. Thumb to your little finger. And now back

to your left finger. Thumb to middle finger. Thumb to index finger. Now relax your hand.

Next become aware of your left hand. And again, touch your thumb to your index finger.

Thumb to your middle finger. Thumb to your fourth finger. Thumb to your little finger. And

now back again. Thumb to fourth finger. Thumb to middle finger. Thumb to index finger. And

relax your hand. Last time, St. John had just asked Jane to marry him and to travel with

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