"Deceit is，indeed，a sad fault in a child," said Mr. Brocklehurst; "it is akin to falsehood，and all liars will have their portion in the lake burning with fire and brimstone; she shall，however，be watched，Mrs. Reed. I will speak to Miss Temple and the teachers."

"I should wish her to be brought up in a manner suiting her prospects," continued my benefactress; "to be made useful，to be kept humble: as for the vacations，she will，with your permission，spend them always at Lowood."

"Your decisions are perfectly judicious，madam," returned Mr. Brocklehurst. "Humility is a Christian grace，and one peculiarly appropriate toonhmine，her fingers at the same time suspended their nimble movements.

"Go out of the room; return to the nursery," was her maZ鲟ride; and，only the other day，I had a pleasing proof of my success. My second daughter，Augusta，went with her mama to visit the school，and on her return she exclaimed: "Oh，dear papa，how quiet and plain all the girls at Lowood look，with their hair bed behind their ears，and their long pinafores，and those little holland pockets outside their frocks- they are almost like poor people"s children! and," said she，"they looked at my dress and mama"s，as if they had never seen a silk gown before.""

"This is the state of things I quite approve," returned Mrs. Reed; "had I sought all England over，I could scarcely have found a system more exactly fitting a child like Jane Eyre. Consistency，my dear Mr. Brocklehurst; I advocate consistency in all things."

"Consistency，madam，is the first of Christian duties; and it has been observed in every arrangement connected with the establishment of Lowood: plain fare，simple attire，unsophisticated acmodations，hardy and active habits; such is the order of the day in the house and its inhabitants."

"Quite right，sir. I may then depend upon this child being received as a pupil at Lowood，and there being tr.ained in conformity to her position and prospects?"