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Chapter IV

           "Mr.Brocklehurst,IbelieveIintimatedintheletterwhichIwrotetoyouthreeweeksago,thatthislittlegirlhasnotquitethecharacteranddispositionIcouldwish: shouldyouadmitherintoLowoodschool,Ishouldbegladifthesuperintendentandteacherswererequestedtokeepastricteyeonher,and,aboveall,toguardagainstherworstfault,atendencytodeceit. Imentionthisinyourhearing,Jane,thatyoumaynotattempttoimposeonMr.Brocklehurst." 

           WellmightIdread,wellmightIdislikeMrs.Reed;foritwashernaturetowoundmecruelly;neverwasIhappyinherpresence;howevercarefullyIobeyed,howeverstrenuouslyIstrovetopleaseher,myeffortswerestillrepulsedandrepaidbysuchsentencesastheabove. Now,utteredbeforeastranger,theaccusationcutmetotheheart; Idimlyperceivedthatshewasalreadyobliteratinghopefromthenewphaseofexistencewhichshedestinedmetoenter;Ifelt,thoughIcouldnothaveexpressedthefeeling,thatshewassowingaversionandunkindnessalongmyfuturepath;IsawmyselftransformedunderMr.Brocklehurst’seyeintoanartful,noxiouschild,andwhatcouldIdotoremedytheinjury? 

           "Nothing,indeed,"thoughtI,asIstruggledtorepressasob,andhastilywipedawaysometears,theimpotentevidencesofmyanguish. 

           "Deceitis,indeed,asadfaultinachild,"saidMr.Brocklehurst;"itisakintofalsehood,andallliarswillhavetheirportioninthelakeburningwithfireandbrimstone;sheshall,however,bewatched,Mrs.Reed. IwillspeaktoMissTempleandtheteachers." 

           "Ishouldwishhertobebroughtupinamannersuitingherprospects,"continuedmybenefactress; "tobemadeuseful,tobekepthumble:asforthevacations,shewill,withyourpermission,spendthemalwaysatLowood." 

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