The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14
CHAPTER II.
| Hear q Strange LAUGH.

CHAPTER II.
Hear a Strange Laugh.
When Aunt Reed sent for me TO come
down to the drawing room went In
fear and trembling What could she want
OF me here9 Whom would I see there
beside Mrs. Rced7 1 turned the handle
OF the door. entered, and looked mp at
"a black pillari such. at least, he ap-
peared to me nj first sight-tbc straight,
narrow, sable clad shape standing erect
on the rug before the firD Tlr grim
face at the top was Ike n carved mask
placed above the shaft FOR u capitol
Mrs. Reed occupied her usual place by
th" fire She made the Hignol for me
to approach / did 80 and she introduced
me to the stranger IN these words, This
is the little girl respecting whom | an.
pllcd 10 you The pillar ot "a man turned
his head slowly 'Shc is small Tor her
HEr' ho remarked. Your name, llttle
Elrl'' "Jane Eyre
"Wcll. Jane, are YOU good child
!, showing some hesitation to make
an exact statement upon this point Mrs
Reed said, '"rhr less said about that the
better, Mr.. B'ocklehurst' And she shld
II with an omnous shake Of her head
which Rnswered the question.
Sorry to hear IT. said Mr.. Brockle-
hurst. "she and I must have some talk
And bending from his p'rpeudiculnr no
Installed himself In nm arm char oppo-
site Mrs Reed "DO you Ike the
/ 'salms7" he inquired stcruy. l'salms
are not interesting To me replied.
THAT proves YOU have wicked htart'
/ You must have u new heart ! have
! little hoy, no older than you, who knows
| six Psalms by heart. And when you ask
/ him which he would rather have piece
/ NJ gingerbread to eat on a verse OF the
! Psalms 10 learn, he saws, on, give me
/ the Psalm Angels sing Psalms, Ana !
wish to be a little angel here below"
| And then ho gets two pieces OF ginger,
bread IN rocomp'nso for ms 'hi'h' p'e,l'
We'll might drcad-wclI might DISLIKE
2 N,s p,.T n v.s nor uatito to wound
r,. r,,,eIlv nnd now she said. "Mr.
/. .Hrocklrh,,rst believe I intimatrd to
Won I'm nv letter that this girl has not
1ulte Inc character could wish Should
/ Won admit her To your school | shall hn
era would kr,p nm ryc upon her and,
above All guard her against her worst
r,,l, the sin of deceit / meutiow this
/ lu ,our hearing. lane. that you may not
sttsmnt in i,upose uuon Mr. Brocklc-
hurst,
Uttered before this stranger this accu-
s,tion cut mr 10 tho heart. dimly per-
ceivcd that She was ohut"rnting all hope
/ for the new phase Of NE which she had
/ d..tiued mo to enter saw myself
( transformed under Mr BrocklehurSts
| eyr INTO "A noxious. nrtful child And
] what could | 40 10 ffiI''lF INV llllhlN
-, 49,, 60 l.. b,,nyh, nm
/. H""uW "In,' -, =, n.r n,nsnerts =
u ,m'', ,,. W..I .t' IA" uarful TO re-
,,,,n hur,lI, A. for tho Nacntipus |
wish. With your PERMISSION that she
|sp.ud them an ~ LoWood' Your de.
cIslons mr.. perfectly udic,ous MADAM
reulied MIR brocklchurst, cycling me with
ldisapproysl. And here. little girl. IL q
smnil book entitled Tho Childs GUIDE.
Read II pruyerfuly, especially that pn,' p1r'
containing an account Of the aNiully
sudden death Of Martha O.. q nnuga-
Is child. addicted 10 falsehood
From this description ~ Mr. Rrockle.
hurst who was then managing Lowood
school, n fairly good Idea can he formed
OF the institution 90 which my nunt CON
signed me II van not q pleasant place.
and We Ind while was there an opl.
dcmic Of typhus fever which swept on
Rt least half OF the eighty girls iwho
we're being educated there. ! was among
those who refused to take the fever and,
nftcr cight years nj the school as pupil.
hscame an lnstructress. Ny aunt was
paving only nominal sum, II anything
they called us generally charity schol-
ars-and | suppose they wanted me to
be useful
Then one day vns ~ years old !
determined upon bold stroke, syant-
ed 10 get away from Lowood What
could do9 | could teach yes, ms q
get "A position Rs guverness' why, ad'
V,rtisc to be sure And the next day
had an advertisement IN the county IA
nor.
r.. .1,.o-,ts.,,o,, uu. ans,,reJ n,
" ~, raVrta' s,J wa. directed n
MI'' ,r,a,,,,.tJ tIor, n,,r Niuco,e
,'po.t y" a. 80 ,,sst mo n, M,ilcot,
a,S ',,l ,,ro r,c 10 the nan II I, n ycr,
strange sensation Tor inexperienced
YOUTH TO zeal itself quite lone In IN
World Gu, nu'',. ,o,hnr ,,h 'b' bs no,, :,
uhi,b - is L",rd can lie reached an,
nrey-p,cd nv many impedimentt from
returning 20 that which It has quilted
The charm q, adventure sveeterF tina
seua.,ton tho glow OF pride warns u
hut the throh 81 fear disturbs IL Irca
bscsm, prcdominnnt with me ns | sa
alone In IN. village inn at Millcote wait
Inc FINALLY | rang the bell