Quotation from: Jane Eyre

Written by: Charlotte Bronte


I was still looking at them, and also at intervals examining the
teachers -- none of whom precisely pleased me; for the stout one
was a little coarse, the dark one not a little fierce, the foreigner
harsh and grotesque, and Miss Miller, poor thing! looked purple,
weather- beaten, and over-worked -- when, as my eye wandered from
face to face, the whole school rose simultaneously, as if moved by
a common spring.


What was the matter? I had heard no order given: I was puzzled.
Ere I had gathered my wits, the classes were again seated: but as
all eyes were now turned to one point, mine followed the general
direction, and encountered the personage who had received me last
night. She stood at the bottom of the long room, on the hearth;
for there was a fire at each end; she surveyed the two rows of girls
silently and gravely. Miss Miller approaching, seemed to ask her
a question, and having received her answer, went back to
her place, and said aloud -

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