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Chapter IV

           "Iwillsendher,then,assoonaspossible,Mr.Brocklehurst;for,Iassureyou,Ifeelanxioustoberelievedofaresponsibilitythatwasbecomingtooirksome." 

           "Nodoubt,nodoubt,madam;andnowIwishyougoodmorning. IshallreturntoBrocklehurstHallinthecourseofaweekortwo:mygoodfriend,theArchdeacon,willnotpermitmetoleavehimsooner. IshallsendMissTemplenoticethatsheistoexpectanewgirl,sothattherewillbenodifficultyaboutreceivingher. Good-bye." 

           "Good-bye,Mr.Brocklehurst;remembermetoMrs.andMissBrocklehurst,andtoAugustaandTheodore,andMasterBroughtonBrocklehurst." 

           "Iwill,madam.Littlegirl,hereisabookentitledthe‘Child’sGuide,’readitwithprayer,especiallythatpartcontaining‘AnaccountoftheawfullysuddendeathofMarthaGanaughtychildaddictedtofalsehoodanddeceit.’" WiththesewordsMr.Brocklehurstputintomyhandathinpamphletsewninacover,andhavingrungforhiscarriage,hedeparted. 

           Mrs.ReedandIwereleftalone:someminutespassedinsilence;shewassewing,Iwaswatchingher. Mrs.Reedmightbeatthattimesomesixorsevenandthirty;shewasawomanofrobustframe,square-shoulderedandstrong-limbed,nottall,and,thoughstout,notobese:shehadasomewhatlargeface,theunderjawbeingmuchdevelopedandverysolid;herbrowwaslow,herchinlargeandprominent,mouthandnosesufficientlyregular;underherlighteyebrowsglimmeredaneyedevoidofruth; herskinwasdarkandopaque,herhairnearlyflaxen;herconstitutionwassoundasabellillnessnevercamenearher; shewasanexact,clevermanager;herhouseholdandtenantrywerethoroughlyunderhercontrol;herchildrenonlyattimesdefiedherauthorityandlaughedittoscorn; shedressedwell,andhadapresenceandportcalculatedtosetoffhandsomeattire. 

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