1835 Returns to Roe Head as a teacher, earning money for her family, particularly to fund Branwell's studies in art. Resigns her position and returns to Haworth. Rejects a marriage proposal from the Reverend Henry Nussey, Ellen's brother. Also turns down a proposal from another young clergyman. 1842-1843 Charlotte and Emily go to Brussels to study French and German at the Pensionnat Heger.
Charlotte then returns to Brussels alone, but is lonely and depressed.
She forms an attachment to Constantin Heger, the head of the school, whose stimulating and sophisticated mind appeals to her. He wounds her by mistaking her devotion for love. Madame Heger's jealousy necessitates her departure. 1844 Tries to start a school at the Haworth parsonage, but no pupils come. 1846 Charlotte, Emily, and Anne publish at their own expense a joint volume of Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell , using pseudonyms.