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As this character’s dog Pilot approaches, the protagonist believes it is a creature called a gytrash. After losing his home, this character and his future wife move to Ferndean Manor. When first meeting this character, the protagonist is scared of the horse Mesrour, which this character falls from after a slip on ice. (10[2])This character, (10[2])who gets engaged to the wealthy socialite Blanche Ingram, (-5[1])has an affair with the opera singer Céline and looks after her daughter Adèle. (10[2])This man’s first wife is the focus of Jean Rhys’s novel Wide Sargasso Sea. (10[1])Grace Poole (-5[1])looks after this character’s first wife Bertha Mason, who causes a house fire that leaves this character blind. For 10 points, name this master of Thornfield Hall and eventual husband of Jane Eyre. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Mr. Rochester [or Edward Rochester; prompt on Edward]
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