第二十六章英语音频（228字）

Chapter 26: The Wedding Interrupted

The day of the wedding finally arrived.
The morning sky was gray, and the air felt strangely quiet.
I put on my wedding dress, feeling both nervous and excited.
Mr. Rochester led me to the church.

There were only a few guests and the priest inside.
The ceremony began, and the priest asked if anyone objected.
Suddenly, a stranger’s voice came from the back.
“This wedding cannot go on!” he said.

Everyone turned in shock to look at the speaker.
The man brought a lawyer and a piece of paper.
“Mr. Rochester is already married,” they announced.
“His wife is alive, and she is in this very house.”

I stood there, unable to believe what I heard.
Mr. Rochester’s face was full of pain and anger.
“Yes, she is alive,” he said, “but she is mad!”
“She is not a wife. She is a burden and a prison.”

He led us to the attic and opened a locked door.
Inside was a woman with wild eyes and tangled hair.
She screamed and lunged at us like a beast.
Two caretakers quickly held her back.

My heart broke, and I turned away from the church.
I was no longer a bride, but a betrayed woman.
Though I loved him, I could not stay with him.
I had to leave and find my own way.