One About three weeks after I arrived at Lowood
something terrible happened. We were all in class
day when Mr Brocklehurst came into the
I
had begun to feel happy at Lowood. Most of the
girls and teachers were kind to me. Unlike Mrs
Reed, they didn't think that I was a wicked child.
I tried to sit still so that Mr Brocklehurst
would not notice me. But then I dropped my
book with a loud noise. I wanted to die! I was
so ashamed.
Mr Brocklehurst turned to me, and his eyes
were cold and cruel. “Oh - I see it is the new
girl - come here, Jane Eyre. I have something
to say about you."
I was standing in front of Mr Brocklehurst
when I heard Miss Temple say very quietly,
"Don't be afraid, Jane. I saw that it was an ac-
cident." How kind she was to me at this terrible
moment!
Mr Brocklehurst pointed to a chair and said,
“Stand on that chair!" For the next ten minutes, he​

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