Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 156
its stern, hard master, Mr.Brocklehurst. And she gave Jane into his charge witha dishonest description of the childs character, repre-senting her as vicious-tempered, obstinate, and untruth-ful, a dangerous companion for other children. Withthis ill recommendation Jane Eyre at the age of tenwent… … Y first quarter at Lowood seemed anage; and not the golden age either:it comprised an irksome strugglewith difficulties in habituating my-self to new rules and unwonted tasks. . . .Our clothing was insufficient to protectus from the severe cold; we had no boots;the snow got into our shoes, and…
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