Джэйн Эйр

Chapter VII

           "JuliaSevern,ma’am!Andwhyhasshe,oranyother,curledhair?Why,indefianceofeverypreceptandprincipleofthishouse,doessheconformtotheworldsoopenlyhereinanevangelical,charitableestablishmentastowearherhaironemassofcurls?" 

           "Julia’shaircurlsnaturally,"returnedMissTemple,stillmorequietly. 

           "Naturally!Yes,butwearenottoconformtonature;IwishthesegirlstobethechildrenofGrace:andwhythatabundance?IhaveagainandagainintimatedthatIdesirethehairtobearrangedclosely,modestly,plainly. MissTemple,thatgirl’shairmustbecutoffentirely; Iwillsendabarberto-morrow:andIseeotherswhohavefartoomuchoftheexcrescencethattallgirl,tellhertoturnround. Tellallthefirstformtoriseupanddirecttheirfacestothewall." 

           MissTemplepassedherhandkerchiefoverherlips,asiftosmoothawaytheinvoluntarysmilethatcurledthem;shegavetheorder,however,andwhenthefirstclasscouldtakeinwhatwasrequiredofthem,theyobeyed. Leaningalittlebackonmybench,Icouldseethelooksandgrimaceswithwhichtheycommentedonthismanoeuvre: itwasapityMr.Brocklehurstcouldnotseethemtoo;hewouldperhapshavefeltthat,whateverhemightdowiththeoutsideofthecupandplatter,theinsidewasfurtherbeyondhisinterferencethanheimagined. 

           Hescrutinisedthereverseoftheselivingmedalssomefiveminutes,thenpronouncedsentence.Thesewordsfellliketheknellofdoom 

           "Allthosetop-knotsmustbecutoff." 

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 86 из 697