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Chapter VIII

           "Mrs.Reed,myuncle’swife. Myuncleisdead,andheleftmetohercare." 

           "Didshenot,then,adoptyouofherownaccord?" 

           "No,ma’am;shewassorrytohavetodoit:butmyuncle,asIhaveoftenheardtheservantssay,gothertopromisebeforehediedthatshewouldalwayskeepme." 

           "Wellnow,Jane,youknow,oratleastIwilltellyou,thatwhenacriminalisaccused,heisalwaysallowedtospeakinhisowndefence. Youhavebeenchargedwithfalsehood;defendyourselftomeaswellasyoucan. Saywhateveryourmemorysuggestsistrue;butaddnothingandexaggeratenothing." 

           Iresolved,inthedepthofmyheart,thatIwouldbemostmoderatemostcorrect;and,havingreflectedafewminutesinordertoarrangecoherentlywhatIhadtosay,Itoldherallthestoryofmysadchildhood. Exhaustedbyemotion,mylanguagewasmoresubduedthanitgenerallywaswhenitdevelopedthatsadtheme;andmindfulofHelen’swarningsagainsttheindulgenceofresentment,Iinfusedintothenarrativefarlessofgallandwormwoodthanordinary. Thusrestrainedandsimplified,itsoundedmorecredible:IfeltasIwentonthatMissTemplefullybelievedme. 

           InthecourseofthetaleIhadmentionedMr.Lloydashavingcometoseemeafterthefit:forIneverforgotthe,tome,frightfulepisodeofthered-room: indetailingwhich,myexcitementwassure,insomedegree,tobreakbounds;fornothingcouldsofteninmyrecollectionthespasmofagonywhichclutchedmyheartwhenMrs.Reedspurnedmywildsupplicationforpardon,andlockedmeasecondtimeinthedarkandhauntedchamber. 

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