The quotation comes from Jane Eyre Chapter 23
Quotation: “Jane, do you hear that nightingale singing in the wood? Listen!”
In listening, I sobbed convulsively; for I could repress what I endured no longer; I was obliged to yield, and I was shaken from head to foot with acute distress. When I did speak, it was only to express an impetuous wish that I had never been born, or never come to Thornfield.
Context: Jane was overcome by her emotions.
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Hi everyone! I don't know what the word "it" refers to. I think the "it" here is similar with the "it" in my thread he and Miss Georgiana [made it up] to run away
Quotation: “Jane, do you hear that nightingale singing in the wood? Listen!”
In listening, I sobbed convulsively; for I could repress what I endured no longer; I was obliged to yield, and I was shaken from head to foot with acute distress. When I did speak, it was only to express an impetuous wish that I had never been born, or never come to Thornfield.
Context: Jane was overcome by her emotions.
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Hi everyone! I don't know what the word "it" refers to. I think the "it" here is similar with the "it" in my thread he and Miss Georgiana [made it up] to run away
So I guess the sentence mean "it (=what I would say) was only to express ...". Is it correct?
I see Thank you for your explanation.