简爱 Jane16 - Chapter 4 My New Friend

　　Jane 16 简爱

　　PART TWO - THE SCHOOLGIRL

　　CHAPTER FOUR

　　My New Friend

　　The next morning we got up in the dark. In all the rooms it was as cold as ice. This time the porridge was not burned, but I still felt hungry because there was not enough.

　　The girl I had spoken with yesterday was older than me, so she was in a higher class. Her name was Helen Burns. Her history teacher, Miss Scatcherd, seemed to think Helen did everything wrong. She always spoke to Helen in this way:

　　"Burns, hold your head up, can't you!"

　　"Burns, don't stand like that!"

　　I thought that Miss Scatcherd's history questions seemed very hard. However, Helen always knew all the answers. She was so smart that I did not understand why the teacher did not like her. That day, she looked at Helen and suddenly said,

　　"You dirty girl! You didn't wash your hands this morning!"

　　I was surprised that Helen did not tell her that we could not wash ourselves, because the water had been frozen! Miss Scatcberd said something to Helen that I could not hear. Then Helen left the room and returned, carrying a stick. The teacher took it and hit Helen several times with it. I was horrified, but the girl did not cry or change her expression.

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