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"I disliked Mr Brocklehurst; and I was not alone in the feeling

He is a harsh ; he cut off our

hair; and for econoht us bad needles and thread, with

which we could hardly sew"

"That was very false econoht the drift of the dialogue

"And was that the head and front of his offending?" demanded Mr

Rochester

"He starved us when he had the sole superintendence of the provision

department, before the co lectures once a week, and with evening readings froe were you when you went to Lowood?"

"About ten"

"And you stayed there eight years: you are now, then, eighteen?"

I assented

"Arithmetic, you see, is useful; without its aid, I should hardly

have been able to guess your age It is a point difficult to fix

where the features and countenance are so much at variance as in

your case And nohat did you learn at Lowood? Can you play?"

"A little"

"Of course: that is the established answer Go into the library--I