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Charlotte BRONTE
Jane Eyre
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Oxford Bookworms Library, Black Series (Grade 6)
mine. But look how bitterly you remember every angry word! Wouldn't you be happier if you tried to
forget her scolding? Life is too short to continue hating anyone for a long time. We all have faults, but
the time will come soon when we die, when our wickedness will pass away with our bodies, leaving
only the pure flame of the spirit. That's why I never think of revenge, I never consider life unfair. I live
in calm, looking forward to the end.'
For a moment we both stayed silent. Then one of the big girls came up, calling, 'Helen Burns!
Go and put away your work and tidy your drawer immediately, or I'll tell Miss Scatcherd!'
Helen sighed, and, getting up, silently obeyed