简爱 Jane16 - Chapter 4 My New Friend

　　"Wicked girl!" said Miss Scatcherd. "Nothing will change your dirty habits!"

　　During the play hour, I found Helen alone, reading the same book as before, and I started talking to her.

　　"Do you want to leave Lowood?" I asked her.

　　"No, I don't. I was sent to school here, so I must learn as much as I can."

　　I was very surprised. "But Miss Scatcherd is so cruel to you!" I cried.

　　"She's not cruel. She is strict, and she knows my faults."Helen said.

　　I said angrily, "Why, if she hit me with a stick, I'd grab it and break it under her nose!"

　　"I don't think you would," answered Helen quietly. "And if you did, Mr. Brocklehurst would send you away, and your relations would be angry. Anyway, the Bible tells us to do good things, even when others hurt us. Life can be hard, but we must try."