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Chapter VI

           WhenIreturnedtomyseat,thatladywasjustdeliveringanorderofwhichIdidnotcatchtheimport;butBurnsimmediatelylefttheclass,andgoingintothesmallinnerroomwherethebookswerekept,returnedinhalfaminute,carryinginherhandabundleoftwigstiedtogetheratoneend. ThisominoustoolshepresentedtoMissScatcherdwitharespectfulcurtesy;thenshequietly,andwithoutbeingtold,unloosedherpinafore,andtheteacherinstantlyandsharplyinflictedonherneckadozenstrokeswiththebunchoftwigs. NotatearrosetoBurns’eye;and,whileIpausedfrommysewing,becausemyfingersquiveredatthisspectaclewithasentimentofunavailingandimpotentanger,notafeatureofherpensivefacealtereditsordinaryexpression. 

           "Hardenedgirl!"exclaimedMissScatcherd;"nothingcancorrectyouofyourslatternlyhabits:carrytherodaway." 

           Burnsobeyed: Ilookedathernarrowlyassheemergedfromthebook-closet;shewasjustputtingbackherhandkerchiefintoherpocket,andthetraceofatearglistenedonherthincheek. 

           Theplay-hourintheeveningIthoughtthepleasantestfractionofthedayatLowood: thebitofbread,thedraughtofcoffeeswallowedatfiveo’clockhadrevivedvitality,ifithadnotsatisfiedhunger:thelongrestraintofthedaywasslackened;theschoolroomfeltwarmerthaninthemorningitsfiresbeingallowedtoburnalittlemorebrightly,tosupply,insomemeasure,theplaceofcandles,notyetintroduced:theruddygloaming,thelicenseduproar,theconfusionofmanyvoicesgaveoneawelcomesenseofliberty. 

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