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Chapter IV

           "Yourdecisionsareperfectlyjudicious,madam,"returnedMr.Brocklehurst. "HumilityisaChristiangrace,andonepeculiarlyappropriatetothepupilsofLowood;I,therefore,directthatespecialcareshallbebestowedonitscultivationamongstthem.Ihavestudiedhowbesttomortifyinthemtheworldlysentimentofpride;and,onlytheotherday,Ihadapleasingproofofmysuccess. Myseconddaughter,Augusta,wentwithhermamatovisittheschool,andonherreturnsheexclaimed: ‘Oh,dearpapa,howquietandplainallthegirlsatLowoodlook,withtheirhaircombedbehindtheirears,andtheirlongpinafores,andthoselittlehollandpocketsoutsidetheirfrockstheyarealmostlikepoorpeople’schildren!and,’saidshe,‘theylookedatmydressandmama’s,asiftheyhadneverseenasilkgownbefore.’" 

           "ThisisthestateofthingsIquiteapprove,"returnedMrs.Reed;"hadIsoughtallEnglandover,IcouldscarcelyhavefoundasystemmoreexactlyfittingachildlikeJaneEyre. Consistency,mydearMr.Brocklehurst;Iadvocateconsistencyinallthings." 

           "Consistency,madam,isthefirstofChristianduties;andithasbeenobservedineveryarrangementconnectedwiththeestablishmentofLowood:plainfare,simpleattire,unsophisticatedaccommodations,hardyandactivehabits;suchistheorderofthedayinthehouseanditsinhabitants." 

           "Quiteright,sir. ImaythendependuponthischildbeingreceivedasapupilatLowood,andtherebeingtrainedinconformitytoherpositionandprospects?" 

           "Madam,youmay:sheshallbeplacedinthatnurseryofchosenplants,andItrustshewillshowherselfgratefulfortheinestimableprivilegeofherelection." 

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