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"Barbara," said she, "can you not bring a little h for three"

Barbara went out: she returned soon "Madam, Mrs Harden says she has sent up the usual quantity"

Mrs Harden, be it observed, was the housekeeper: a woman after Mr

Brocklehurst's own heart, made up of equal parts of whalebone and

iron

"Oh, very well!" returned Miss Teirl withdrew she added, s,

"Fortunately, I have it ininvited Helen and me to approach the table, and placed before

each of us a cup of tea with one delicious but thinfrom it a parcel wrapped

in paper, disclosed presently to our eyes a good-sized seed-cake

"I ive each of you some of this to take with you," said

she, "but as there is so little toast, you enerous hand

We feasted that evening as on nectar and aht of the entertainratification with

which our hostess regarded us, as we satisfied our famished

appetites on the delicate fare she liberally supplied

Tea over and the tray reain summoned us to the fire; we

sat one on each side of her, and now a conversation followed between

her and Helen, which it was indeed a privilege to be ad of serenity in her air, of state in