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jane
by april lindner
\for now, its just you, me, benjamin, the
grounds crew, and the housekeepers,\ lucila
said. \maddy has a playdate; shell be back
this evening. usually theres a cook, but hes
on vacation. and nico has a personal
assistant who travels with him.\
\hes away?\ relief washed over me.
\off promoting his new album.\ she cut a
slice of bread and set it down on the edge of
er plate. \doing the tonight show and radio
programs. i dont know yet when hell be
back. his manager keeps adding dates to
his schedule.\
it occurred to me that lucila might answer
my questions. \whats it like? working for .
.nico?\ i tried the name out; it sounded
presumptuous coming from me. \mr.
rathburn, i mean. whats he like?\
lucila smiled cryptically.
ot what you
would expect.\
not used to getting his own way? not self-
centered? not given to temper tantrums,
orgies, trashing hotel rooms, driving sports
cars into swimming pools? \i dont know
what i expect,\ i fibbed.
jane eyre
by charlotte bronte
\in what order you keep these rooms, mrs.
fairfax?\ said i.
ot dust, no canvass
coverings why they were inhabited daily.\
\why, miss eyre, though mr. rochesters
visits here are rare, they are always sudden
and unexpected; and as i observed that it
put him out to find everything swathed up,
and to have a bustle of arrangement on his
arrival, i thought it best to keep the rooms in
readiness.\
\is mr. rochester an exacting, fastidious sort
of man?\

ot particularly so; but he has a
gentlemans tastes and habits, and he
expects to have things managed in
conformity to them.\
\do you like him? is he generally liked?\
\oh, yes; the family have always been
respected here. almost all the land in this
neighbourhood, as far as you can see, has
belonged to the rochesters time out of
mind,\

Explanation:

To determine the similar characters, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: Maddy (from "Jane" by April Linder) and Jane (from "Jane Eyre") have no clear similar roles or behaviors from the excerpts.
• Option 2: Miss Eyre (from "Jane Eyre") and Lucia (from "Jane") have different roles (Miss Eyre is a governess - like figure, Lucia is a housekeeper/assistant - like figure) and no obvious similar duties.
• Option 3: Mrs. Fairfax (from "Jane Eyre") is a housekeeper, and Mr. Rathburn (from "Jane") is an employer, so their roles are different.
• Option 4: Mrs. Fairfax (from "Jane Eyre") is the housekeeper of Mr. Rochester, responsible for managing the house and preparing rooms for his arrival. Lucia (from "Jane") is the housekeeper/assistant for Mr. Rathburn, handling household matters and answering questions about him. Their roles as housekeepers/managers of the household for their respective employers are similar.

Answer:

D. Mrs. Fairfax and Lucia