Chapter II

           Iresistedalltheway:anewthingforme,andacircumstancewhichgreatlystrengthenedthebadopinionBessieandMissAbbotweredisposedtoentertainofme. Thefactis,Iwasatriflebesidemyself;orratheroutofmyself,astheFrenchwouldsay: Iwasconsciousthatamoment’smutinyhadalreadyrenderedmeliabletostrangepenalties,and,likeanyotherrebelslave,Ifeltresolved,inmydesperation,togoalllengths. 

           "Holdherarms,MissAbbot:she’slikeamadcat." 

           "Forshame!forshame!"criedthelady’s-maid. "Whatshockingconduct,MissEyre,tostrikeayounggentleman,yourbenefactress’sson!Youryoungmaster." 

           "Master!Howishemymaster?AmIaservant?" 

           "No;youarelessthanaservant,foryoudonothingforyourkeep. There,sitdown,andthinkoveryourwickedness." 

           TheyhadgotmebythistimeintotheapartmentindicatedbyMrs.Reed,andhadthrustmeuponastool: myimpulsewastorisefromitlikeaspring;theirtwopairofhandsarrestedmeinstantly. 

           "Ifyoudon’tsitstill,youmustbetieddown,"saidBessie."MissAbbot,lendmeyourgarters;shewouldbreakminedirectly." 

           MissAbbotturnedtodivestastoutlegofthenecessaryligature. Thispreparationforbonds,andtheadditionalignominyitinferred,tookalittleoftheexcitementoutofme. 

           "Don’ttakethemoff,"Icried;"Iwillnotstir." 

           Inguaranteewhereof,Iattachedmyselftomyseatbymyhands. 

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