牛津书虫第6级6_01.Jane Eyre Chapter 10.pdf

Chapter10

HithertoIhaverecordedindetailtheeventsofmy

insignificantexistence:tothefirsttenyearsofmylifeI

havegivenalmostasmanychapters.Butthisisnotto

bearegularautobiography.Iamonlyboundtoinvoke

MemorywhereIknowherresponseswillpossesssome

degreeofinterest;thereforeInowpassaspaceofeight

yearsalmostinsilence:afewlinesonlyarenecessaryto

keepupthelinksofconnection.

Whenthetyphusfeverhadfulfilleditsmissionof

devastationatLowood,itgraduallydisappearedfrom

thence;butnottillitsvirulenceandthenumberofits

victimshaddrawnpublicattentionontheschool.

Inquirywasmadeintotheoriginofthescourge,andby

degreesvariousfactscameoutwhichexcitedpublic

indignationinahighdegree.Theunhealthynatureof

thesite;thequantityandqualityofthechildren’sfood;

thebrackish,fetidwaterusedinitspreparation;the

pupils’wretchedclothingandaccommodations—all

thesethingswerediscovered,andthediscovery

producedaresultmortifyingtoMr.Brocklehurst,but

beneficialtotheinstitution.

Severalwealthyandbenevolentindividualsinthe

countysubscribedlargelyfortheerectionofamore

convenientbuildinginabettersituation;new

regulationsweremade;improvementsindietand

clothingintroduced;thefundsoftheschoolwere

intrustedtothemanagementofacommittee.Mr.

Brocklehurst,who,fromhiswealthandfamily

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connections,couldnotbeoverlooked,stillretainedthe

postoftreasurer;buthe