I read a long article called the little scribe today. The main content of this article is about a boy, souriau, who is 12 years old. In order to reduce his father's burden, he secretly copied the label for his father for four months and silently endured his father's scolding and misunderstanding. He praised the virtues of caring for parents and taking on family responsibilities since childhood. After reading this article, I was deeply moved and inspired.
Think about yourself, "caring for parents", this theme has been ringing in my ears many times, but when have you ever cared? Think of it as a gust of wind, forget it. When have you ever really cared about your parents? The so-called housework is either organized by the school or called by the teacher. When did I take the initiative? Even if you do it yourself, will it last for a day or two? We are as big as Sulio, but what he does is so different from what we do. Have we all achieved souriau's concern and consideration for his parents? Thought of here, I can't help but think of one thing-it was an afternoon, I was playing computer excitedly at home, and my mother who went out suddenly told me to cook first and come back later. I agreed impatiently, but I didn't do it. I have been typing on the computer. When my mother came home, I thought I cooked dinner for her, but I didn't. My tired mother had to cook alone. I blushed at the thought. The little scribe told us a truth: "Suffering is also the precious wealth of life". When souriau silently endured his father's scolding and misunderstanding, and silently made contributions to his family, I had an unspeakable feeling in my heart. So we must learn from Syrio, which is exactly the quality that everyone must have.
Reading this exciting article about the love between father and son reminds me that Sellyew is about the same age as me, but learning to care for and understand his father and strengthen his sense of responsibility for his family are the same problems that children are facing. It also reminds me that most teenagers nowadays are spoiled, take care of their parents, and the elderly have poor consciousness. In our daily life, many of us, who are full and warm at home, still feel dissatisfied and often ask our parents for money to buy snacks. And in order to earn twenty cents, Syrio got up in the middle of the night to copy labels. Bibi Sellyew, think about yourself, how ashamed we are!
We should learn from Syrio and take the initiative to care for our parents instead of caring for them in some way. We should also have the courage to take on family responsibilities, instead of putting all the housework on our parents. Let's work together! Be a good example for teenagers in the new century!
Reflections on Reading Father and Son in the Earthquake
Today, I finished reading the article "Father and Son in the Earthquake" in one breath, and I was excited. After reading it, I can't be calm for a long time.
The main content of this paper is: 1994, a major earthquake occurred in Los Angeles, USA. A young father risked his life to save his son by digging with his bare hands, and finally saved his son.
In this article, I was deeply moved by a place. When I read the sentence "He dug for 8 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 36 hours ...", I was deeply moved by this father and couldn't help but give a thumbs-up and exclaim "That's amazing!" At this time, I think, many people came up to persuade this relative to say, "There is no hope." However, the father in the article knows that he often tells his son that I will always be with you no matter what happens. So I don't listen to advice, I still dig by hand. He hasn't slept for days and nights, not a second. It was then that I remembered that I had such a father in reality.
I remember one time, I did exercises really seriously. Suddenly, a question stuck me. So, I looked for a lot of information to solve this problem, but I couldn't find it for a long time. Finally, with a bang, I patted the table, stood up and said angrily, "Hum, I won't do it." At this time, my father came up to him gently and said, "What's the matter, Jiayi, tell me what's the matter?" I listened and told my father the whole story in detail. Dad nodded and said, "Nothing, no matter what difficulties you encounter, Dad will always be there to support you and help you." Suddenly, my eyes were moist and I felt that I was the happiest child in the world. Finally, with the help of my father, we solved the problem.
Students, I believe you have a father who cares about you as much as I do. Let's cherish this great fatherly love!
Reflections on the Five Strong Men of Langya Mountain
After reading the article "Five Strong Men of Langya Mountain", I couldn't calm down for a long time and thought a lot.
The article "Five Heroes of Langya Mountain" describes that in the autumn of 194 1, five anti-Japanese heroes successfully completed the glorious and arduous task of blocking the enemy, protecting the people and transferring the company. When he ran out of ammunition and was about to be captured by the enemy, he resolutely jumped off the cliff to die and wrote a heroic movement that made the gods cry.
What moved me most was such a fragment in the article: the five strong men shouted "Down with Japanese imperialism"! "Long live the China * * * Production Party"! Then he held his head high and strode off the cliff one by one. This voice is earth-shattering, magnificent and magnificent, and it has shouted out the voices of hundreds of millions of people in China. What a great five strong men! Their lofty revolutionary spirit of not being afraid of sacrifice is always worth learning.
Whenever I recall the amazing feats of five heroes, I feel very ashamed. As a young pioneer, I am the successor of 2 1 century. When I encounter difficulties in my study, I shrink back and sometimes even give up. The five strong men of Langya Mountain overcame many difficulties and obstacles for the cause of national liberation, went through fire and water and died for the country. Compared with them, my difficulties are nothing. Moreover, it is precisely because countless revolutionary martyrs shed their blood that they won our happy life today. If I meet some difficulties in my study today and give up, how can I contribute to my motherland tomorrow? How can we live up to the heroic spirit of the martyrs? I am ashamed and have been blaming myself. As the Young Pioneers of New China, we should take the spirit of martyrs as the driving force, study hard, study hard, master scientific and cultural knowledge, practice our skills, be the successors of the new century, and make our motherland more beautiful and prosperous.
The heroic feats of the five strong men are the backbone of the Chinese nation and a model for Chinese children; Their heroism will last forever, and their heroic deeds will last forever ... Unconsciously, a magnificent monument stands in my heart, engraved with the names of the five strong men of Langya Mountain: Ma Baoyu, Ge Zhenlin, Song Xueyi, Hu Delin and Hu Fucai.
Students, let us always remember the autumn day of 194 1. The fearless revolutionary spirit shown by the five strong men of Langya Mountain will remain immortal.
Read "Eight Honors and Eight Disgraces Education Reader"
-thinking about the effect of love
Yesterday afternoon, I finished reading "Eight Honors and Eight Disgraces Education Reader" with great excitement, and I couldn't be calm for a long time. Among them, what impressed me the most was "being proud of honesty and trustworthiness, and being ashamed of harming others and benefiting others".
One day, soldier Min Wei went shopping in the commercial city. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and there were still some large and small RMB floating in the wind. Men, women and children are frantically collecting money. And he kept the will of finding money, shouting: "I am a soldier, please give me the money I found, and I will give it to the owner on behalf of everyone!" " Needless to say, Min Wei's repeated cries really worked, and people gave all the money they found to Min Wei. Finally, the owner was found, but 300 yuan was missing. The next day, a girl was moved by his spirit of finding money, and took the initiative to return the money she found. Praised Min Wei's spirit of finding money without ignorance, and let people learn it directly.
Dear Premier Zhou once said, "Tell the truth, do honest things and be honest." It is to ask us to be honest and trustworthy in everything we do and not betray others. When American President Washington was a child, he cut down his father's cherry tree with a small axe. When his father saw his beloved tree cut down, he was very angry and threatened to teach the tree cutter a lesson. Washington admitted his mistake in front of his angry father. Father was very moved and said that Washington's honesty is much more precious than all cherry trees. Although we have heard this story many times, its educational significance is still worth remembering. Honesty is honesty, and faith is trustworthiness. People should be honest, honesty can measure moral character, and honesty can be trusted. In order to make money, some businessmen make fake wine and add Sudan red to duck feed, which causes people's lives to be threatened. This kind of cynicism is shameful and we must resolutely resist it. I don't want to tell my parents when I didn't do well in an exam, but I think of a sentence that Grandpa Hu Jintao once said: "Be proud of honesty and trustworthiness, and be ashamed of forgetting righteousness." I told my mom the truth Although my mother criticized me, I think honesty is much better than lying. It is an important content of the socialist concept of honor and disgrace to be proud of honesty and trustworthiness and ashamed of harming others and benefiting themselves. For thousands of years, honesty and trustworthiness has always been a virtue that people admire and praise, and it is also one of the fine traditions of our Chinese nation, and it is also a noble character that our teenagers should admire and learn. On the contrary, people forget that justice is shameful.
After reading the "Eight Honors and Eight Disgraces Education Reader", it is of great help to improve my behavior and moral character, and makes me realize that honesty and trustworthiness are very important in life.
Thinking that reading frustration is a blessing.
One Friday night, I was watching the TV series "New Studio", and my mother called me over and said, "You! I just know watching TV and I don't know how to study. " I quickly explained to my mother, "I just finished my homework, and you still want me to write it." So hard that I can't even take a break? " Besides, I have done my homework all day, so I should be able to play for a while. "Mom took out a book, turned to page 144, and said," You will understand the truth after reading this article. You can be a master if you suffer a little. When will my daughter understand this truth, alas! " Mom said as she walked. I sat on the sofa with a book and read it curiously. Its general contents are as follows:
There is a girl named Huang Silu, a sophomore in Peking University.
I was less than three years old when I went to kindergarten. The first time I went, I cried for my mother. The kindergarten teacher relented, so I sent her home. Jing Wong, a thoughtful mother, left the teacher behind after seeing it, and then put tiemenguan at home through the iron gate and said to her daughter, "The children are all in kindergarten, and no one can go home after school." I have no choice but to go back to kindergarten by myself. The purpose of my mother's doing this is to make her mind understand from an early age that she should not be too willful and have certain principles.
Another time I rehearsed a dance at school, and I left in such a hurry that I forgot to bring the recording tape for rehearsal. It turned out that Jing Wong had found that her daughter had forgotten to bring tape before going out, but she didn't say a word, thinking that if she reminded her daughter, her dependence would become stronger and stronger, and she might need to be reminded hundreds or thousands of times in the future. So she stood "coldly" and watched her daughter fly away like a bird. When I arrived at the school gate, it suddenly occurred to me that I forgot to bring the recording tape. I quickly called home: "Mom, I'm too late. Can you send it to me? " At that time, Jing Wong happened to be at home on holiday and had time to send it to her, but she stubbornly said, "You must bear the consequences of your mistakes. You report to the school first, then explain the situation to the teacher, and then come back and get it yourself. " I want to ask a few more words. She knows her mother's character and puts down the phone. She did as her mother said, explained the situation to the teacher and asked for leave, then rode home …
Seeing this, I looked up and thought for a moment, because I knew her very well, and my thoughts were so strong at an early age. There seems to be no word "cowardice" in her life, and I am overwhelmed by her admiration. She is an obedient and strong girl in my eyes, and her every bit deeply infects me. On the other hand, I live at home with my mouth full of food and clothes, so I don't have to worry about anything myself. Sometimes I play the temper of some big ladies, make my parents angry at home, and let my parents sometimes quarrel about my affairs, which leads to family disharmony. It is the old saying that "I don't know if it is good or not." It seems I should reflect on myself!
I will be independent and self-reliant as I think in the future. I will never accept my parents' doting again. I will learn to do my own thing, starting with washing my little things and clothes. You are responsible for the consequences of your mistakes, and you can't rely on your parents. I will also learn to do some housework at home, so that I can share the burden on my parents. After cooking and washing, I am in charge.
I looked down and went on reading. My original thinking is not only obedient, but also my academic performance is very good. She was once rated as "Top Ten Young Pioneers in China", not only recorded English teaching tapes, passed Grade 10 in the piano exam, starred in a TV series, published two books, won a Soong Ching Ling scholarship, but also won the only granite stone tablet engraved with children's autographs in China, "China Youth List". ...
Looking at me, I can't help thinking deeply. Although she is not perfect, I think she has achieved nine of them. In learning, she is in the top ten in the country, in entertainment, her piano is ten, and in her spare time, she also starred in a TV series and so on. Students like her are really rare. She is an example for me to learn in all aspects. From now on, I will study wholeheartedly, and I will no longer deceive myself and others; No, I will consult my teacher or my parents humbly, and I can't be careless; I will do my homework carefully, not just pass the exam. I will not treat my "enemy" lightly, nor will I be proud of learning better. I want to be a good boy that teachers like and parents praise. ...
This story really inspired me a lot. I must be a good student with the same way of thinking, and make my own contribution to our motherland in the future, so that everyone can know that China is not only a good student with this way of thinking, but also a million good children with the same way of thinking in Qian Qian. Will contribute to the development of the motherland, self-reliance!
Reflections on Stepmother's Three Slaps in the Face
In everyone's heart, there is an unforgettable memory, some are happy, some are painful, some are happy ... and the author's memory is very special-his stepmother slapped him three times: when he was eight years old, he was slapped by his stepmother for stealing melons; At the age of ten, I was slapped by my stepmother because I didn't want to borrow money to help others. When I was fourteen, I was slapped because my family was poor and I didn't want to go to school. I thought it was particularly funny at first. It was brazen of him to write this letter after his stepmother hit him. However, I didn't realize that this is not a shy thing, but something worth writing for everyone to know. In my opinion, these three slaps show my stepmother's love for him!
The stepmother hit him because she wanted to tell him that such behavior was wrong. Every time she hits him, she wants to tell him a truth: first, she can't form the bad habit of stealing; Second, be a helpful person and lend a helping hand when others are in trouble; Third, some people should be ambitious and don't give up halfway for their own ideals.
Speaking of this, I thought of a life example told by my teacher: there was a little boy whose father died and his mother spoiled him since childhood. Once he saw his classmate's eraser was beautiful and stole it. After the teacher knew it, he told his mother that instead of stopping his behavior, his mother sheltered him and said that it was the eraser she bought for the child. The teacher has no choice but to pursue it. When children grow up, they are not thieves, but "Jiang Yang thieves". Finally, he was arrested for robbing a bank and sentenced to death. When his mother visited the prison, she regretted it. At this moment, her child said to her, "Mom, I have a whisper to you. Please prick up your ears. " Mother did so, and as a result, he bit off his mother's ear and said, "This is karma!" " "
This example shows how important mother's education is. If the child's mother slapped him in time like the author's mother, then I don't think this tragedy will happen. Maybe this child will become a useful talent to society. So don't make the same mistake, study hard and form good habits from an early age.
The name of miracle is father's thoughts after reading.
Great Father's Love —— Thoughts on Reading The Miracle's Name is Father
When it comes to fatherly love, we can't help talking about our father. He gave us selfless love and is the best gift.
Since reading The Miracle's Name is Father, I have more feelings about fatherly love.
I read "but he smiled and said nothing, just fell and twisted." Then gently pull out the knife, get up slowly and slowly, and unobtrusively wipe the blood on the blade with your thumb. "Sometimes, I can't help but think of one thing last winter: that day, the cold wind was really biting. Dad put his coat on me and looked at his red hands. A warm current spread all over my body, and my tears rolled down. I looked at my father, unable to restrain my inner excitement, and blurted out, "Dad, you are really my good father!" " "How great is the father's love! When I read "On the eve of my arrival, my father came to my daughter and said,' Please tell her that I love her when I see my mother tomorrow. "My daughter asked inexplicably,' But you are going to see her tomorrow. Why don't you tell her yourself?' He bent down with a smile and carved a kiss on his daughter's forehead. At that time, a warm current surged up in my heart, and tears could not help flowing down. I was moved by his spirit, and my heart was like a rolling wave, fluctuating: my father never forgot his love for his wife and daughter before his death. I know that the father's love is deep and subtle, and it is not easy to be detected. This kiss already contains all the love of the father for his daughter. At last I read "'That's enough! "At this time, an old doctor sitting in the chief, with white hair, beard and wrinkles full of wisdom of life, shouted at this moment, and then said slowly,' The name of this miracle is called father!' At that time, I was in tears: the power of father's love is great, it can turn people from sadness to happiness, from depression to happiness!
The old doctor said that the miracle was called father because the father insisted on doing everything as usual after the knife pierced his heart, in order not to let his beloved daughter worry and suffer, until her daughter waited for her mother's arrival. This is the power of love, a power of fatherly love.
Reflections on Reading Pride of Life
Today, I was cleaning my room, and it suddenly occurred to me that I was going to look for my Grimm's fairy tale, so I put down my work and started looking for it. As a result, I couldn't find it for a long time, and I stumbled across a book. The name of this book is Pride of Life, so I opened it and took a look. But I was fascinated by it and gradually forgot to find my Grimm fairy tale.
The general content of the book is as follows: Xiaoying has a father who is the principal of a theft gang. Yingying cried for a day when she learned that her father was sentenced to life imprisonment. Yingying's mother, Zeng Mei, was also laid off because the factory stopped production. 1999, bigger blows occurred one after another. Zeng Mei, only 32 years old, was diagnosed with uremia. If you don't have the money for kidney replacement, you have to do hemodialysis every three days, at a cost of 300 yuan each time.
Yingying, who is only five years old, is keenly aware of some terrible things. She threw herself at her mother's bedside, turned her face around, covered her eyes with her little hand and said, "Mom, you can't die, you still have Yingying. Yingying will take care of you! Yingying will also make money to help you change your kidney! "
From that day on, Zeng Mei gave up the idea of suicide. She thought, "I can spend one more day with my daughter." Yingying began to practice her promise-a five-year-old girl's promise to her mother.
Xiaoying sells vegetables in the market at noon every day, and buys flowers and sometimes newspapers in the street at night. Some good people spend a lot of money on all her newspapers (flowers). This is how she helps her mother make money bit by bit.
One evening in February, 20001year, Zeng Mei suffered from heart failure, and Yingying immediately helped her mother to take a bus to Changde City. On the way, Zeng Mei suddenly vomited blood, had difficulty breathing and was incontinent. The driver quickly dialed "120", leaving the mother and daughter to drive away. Yingying once heard the doctor say that when a patient has heart failure, the effective first aid method is to ensure oxygen supply to the patient. She quickly checked a piece of cardboard and fanned her mother's face desperately, and her mother finally took a bite.
Who knows, after 120 ambulance got on the bus, it turned around and headed for Hanshou County. It turned out that the caller dialed Hanshou County Hospital 120 Emergency Center!
Yingying begged the driver to drive to Changde Hospital, but the driver wouldn't listen. Yingying hugged the driver's leg and knelt down: "Mom will die! Uncle, I know you are kind, help my mother! " At this time, the onlookers were angry, blamed the driver and told him to stop. The driver sent their mother and daughter to Changde Third Hospital. At that time, the doctor said that three minutes later, Zeng Mei would be hopeless.
Yingying has no toys. On March 3rd/Kloc-0th, she went to buy medicine for her mother and found an empty carton of "Shengdu brand children's fitness tablets" on the ground in front of the pharmaceutical factory. She checked it with surprise and thought, I finally have a toy. It turned out that she saw two colorful cartoon characters on the box.
Yingying hasn't had new clothes since she was 4 years old. Only once did the school give her a special reward after she won the first place in the final exam last semester. Usually the clothes are given by good people. Fortunately, she is good at matching: a white T-shirt, a green suspender and two hair clips on her head, which makes people not know that she is a bad child.
The hospital learned about Xiaoying's family's financial situation and was moved by Xiaoying's filial piety. Finally, it decided to replace Xiaoying's mother's kidney for free. Xiaoying's mother finally recovered from her illness, and the mother and daughter lived happily ever after.
After reading this article, I know what independence is. A five-year-old girl can earn money to change her mother's kidney by herself, and she is very sensible and never expects anything extra. And we spend our parents' money all day and don't know how to save, let alone live independently. I heard that in the United States, parents exercise their children to live independently from an early age and never let them spend money indiscriminately, so children learn to be independent and economical from an early age. And our parents in China don't care about it at all. Few parents make their children suffer. They all spoil their children from childhood and let them develop the bad habit of extravagance and waste. Therefore, most children in China become independent later, thus losing the best opportunity to cultivate their independence.
There is a movie "Alone at Home", which tells the story of a child who defeated two thieves at home alone at Christmas. The child is also five or six years old. He can face difficulties calmly, try his best to deal with thieves and finally defeat them. His courage and wisdom are just what I lack.
These two things tell the story of a child who learned to be independent at the age of five or six. It tells us to learn to be independent from an early age and to rely on the strength of others to solve everything. We should learn to find a solution to this problem on our own. At the same time, it also tells us not to be extravagant, but to learn to save.
Independence and economy. How do we start?
Reflections on Generals and Ants
Never give up —— Thoughts triggered by generals and ants
I read an article called "Generals and Ants", from which I was greatly inspired.
In14th century, a general was defeated by a powerful enemy. He lost all his courage and confidence, and his army was running away. Just then, the general saw an ant, carrying a corn, trying to climb over the once vertical wall. The general stared at the ants and silently counted: one, two, three, four, five, ... sixty-nine. Ants never succeed. The general thinks that ants can't succeed. But at this moment, a miracle appeared. The ant finally pushed the corn over the wall at the seventieth attempt. The general was moved. From this ant, the general found his courage and confidence. He reorganized the army and defeated the powerful enemy.
From the sentence in the article "It is trying to carry a corn, trying to climb over a vertical wall", I realize that this ant has strong perseverance. The weight of corn is several times that of ants. I think it may be no less than a person holding an elephant! From the words "hard", "try" and "vertical", it can be seen that it is very difficult for ants to climb over this wall. Maybe many people can't believe it, and I can't believe that a small ant can climb a vertical wall with something several times heavier than his own body. But ants believe in themselves. As long as they work hard, there is nothing unsuccessful.
There is a sentence in the article that touches me very much. "For the first time, the corn kernels were lifted a little and soon fell off. The ant didn't even have a trace of melancholy, and then began to work hard. " From "Not even a trace of melancholy", I realized the spirit of ants never giving up. Yes, many things often don't succeed the first time, so we can't give up. As the saying goes, "failure is the mother of success". Although you can't give up once you fail, you can't blindly try again. We should sum up the experience of failure. Why failure is the mother of success? Because you have failed before, and you have had the experience of failure. Finally, sum up all your failures and you will succeed.
Through this article, I understand: when doing everything, don't think that this is a reality that can never be changed because of a temporary failure. You should think about it: what caused your failure? What should I do if I encounter similar things in the future? What did I learn from this failure? However, just doing this is not enough. You should also give yourself confidence to win, because you may succeed with confidence, but you may not succeed without confidence. This book is mainly about the love story between Elizabeth and Mr Darcy, but there are three other stories around this story, which generally illustrate the author's own love view by describing the experiences of four couples.
The worst couple are Elizabeth's sister Lydia and Mr Wickham. Lydia is frivolous, fond of pursuing handsome young officers and vain, and is Mrs. Bennet's darling. When I lived in menstruation's house, I reveled with the officers every day, and finally eloped with him under the temptation of Wei Ken. Weicon is a complicated person. He is the son of Mr Darcy's housekeeper. After the housekeeper died, Darcy's father promised to train him well and leave him a priest position. However, Weicon himself loves gambling and doesn't do anything serious. He exchanged his position as a priest with Darcy for a sum of money to eat, drink and be merry. When the savings were spent, someone borrowed money and donated an official to do it. He slandered Darcy everywhere and told Elizabeth a lot of bad things about Darcy, which made Elizabeth hate the arrogant Darcy from the beginning. Weicon began to pursue Elizabeth, but when he found that the other party had almost no inheritance, he went after another rich but not beautiful lady. When I joined the army in a different place, Lydia and I met with officers all day, and finally decided to abscond because the gambling debt was too high to repay. She took Lydia with her when she left. The little girl naively thought that eloping with an officer in Shuai Shuai was a great thing. Later, with Darcy's efforts, after paying off all debts, Wickham gave him a large sum of money, and Wickham agreed to formally go through the marriage formalities with Lydia to save her reputation.
Charlotte and Elizabeth's cousin Kathleen are a very realistic couple. They don't even know if they are lovers. Kosslyn decided to propose to one of Bennett's daughters in a "great" mood to make up for the inconvenience caused by getting Mr. Bennett's entire inheritance. In the process of pursuing Elizabeth, I am confident that the other person can be proud of marrying himself. Elizabeth turned him down, insisting that it was because women were shy. At this time, he should give her enough time to think about it. It was not until Elizabeth called herself "stupid" that he suddenly realized that a "stupid" girl was not suitable for the profession of pastor's wife. So on the same day, he proposed to Miss Charlotte. Charlotte knew that she didn't have much inheritance, but she wanted a quiet life, so although there was no love, Kathleen could give her such a life, and she agreed, even if the other person seemed so superficial and ignorant. She firmly believes that marriage is a very tiring thing, and the less she knows about each other, the more sustainable her life will be.
Then there is the love story between Mr. Bingley and Elizabeth's sister Jane. Their personalities are very similar. They are gentle people who are not good at rejecting others and take their friends' suggestions seriously. It wasn't long before they met and fell in love, but Jane acted like a lady and even hid the signs of falling in love well. This makes Darcy mistakenly think that the other party is not as crazy as his friend Bentley, and that the other party has no property, so it is necessary for him to prevent his friend from falling into an uneconomical marriage. Although Darcy himself later admitted his mistake, this view still greatly influenced Bentley's decision, because Bentley left Jane and went somewhere else. It was not until Elizabeth strongly accused Darcy of making this "stupid and cold" mistake that Darcy apologized to Bentley, and Bentley returned to the manor and rekindled his old love with Jane.