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My first quarter at Lowood seee

either; it co myself to new rules and unwonted tasks The fear of

failure in these points harassed h these were no trifles

During January, February, and part of March, the deep snows, and,

after theirbeyond the garden walls, except to go to church; but within

these limits we had to pass an hour every day in the open air Our

clothing was insufficient to protect us froot into our shoes and loved hands became numbed and covered with chilblains, as were

our feet: I re irritation I endured fro, whenthe swelled, raw, and stiff toes intoThen the scanty supply of food was distressing: with the

keen appetites of growing children, we had scarcely sufficient to

keep alive a delicate invalid From this deficiency of nourisher pupils:

whenever the fairls had an opportunity, they would

coax or menace the little ones out of their portion Many a time I

have shared between two claimants the precious morsel of brown bread

distributed at tea-ti to a third half the

contents ofof coffee, I have sed the remainder with an

accoency of