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Chapter VII

           "Placethechilduponit." 

           AndIwasplacedthere,bywhomIdon’tknow: Iwasinnoconditiontonoteparticulars;IwasonlyawarethattheyhadhoistedmeuptotheheightofMr.Brocklehurst’snose,thathewaswithinayardofme,andthataspreadofshotorangeandpurplesilkpelissesandacloudofsilveryplumageextendedandwavedbelowme. 

           Mr.Brocklehursthemmed. 

           "Ladies,"saidhe,turningtohisfamily,"MissTemple,teachers,andchildren,youallseethisgirl?" 

           Ofcoursetheydid;forIfelttheireyesdirectedlikeburning-glassesagainstmyscorchedskin. 

           "Youseesheisyetyoung;youobserveshepossessestheordinaryformofchildhood; GodhasgraciouslygivenhertheshapethatHehasgiventoallofus;nosignaldeformitypointsheroutasamarkedcharacter. WhowouldthinkthattheEvilOnehadalreadyfoundaservantandagentinher?Yetsuch,Igrievetosay,isthecase." 

           ApauseinwhichIbegantosteadythepalsyofmynerves,andtofeelthattheRubiconwaspassed;andthatthetrial,nolongertobeshirked,mustbefirmlysustained. 

           "Mydearchildren,"pursuedtheblackmarbleclergyman,withpathos, "thisisasad,amelancholyoccasion;foritbecomesmydutytowarnyou,thatthisgirl,whomightbeoneofGod’sownlambs,isalittlecastaway:notamemberofthetrueflock,butevidentlyaninterloperandanalien. 

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