Jane Eyre

how did jane describe her pupil when she first met the child

how did jane describe her pupil when she first met the child

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"My pupil was a lively child, who had been spoilt and indulged, and therefore was sometimes wayward; but as she was committed entirely to my care, and

no injudicious interference from any quarter ever thwarted my plans

for her improvement, she soon forgot her little freaks, and became

obedient and teachable. She had no great talents, no marked traits

of character, no peculiar development of feeling or taste which

raised her one inch above the ordinary level of childhood; but

neither had she any deficiency or vice which sunk her below it. She

made reasonable progress, entertained for me a vivacious, though

perhaps not very profound, affection; and by her simplicity, gay

prattle, and efforts to please, inspired me, in return, with a

degree of attachment sufficient to make us both content in each

other's society."

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Jane Eyre/ Chapter 9