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Chapter IV

           Icoveredmyheadandarmswiththeskirtofmyfrock,andwentouttowalkinapartoftheplantationwhichwasquitesequestrated;butIfoundnopleasureinthesilenttrees,thefallingfir-cones,thecongealedrelicsofautumn,russetleaves,sweptbypastwindsinheaps,andnowstiffenedtogether. Ileanedagainstagate,andlookedintoanemptyfieldwherenosheepwerefeeding,wheretheshortgrasswasnippedandblanched. Itwasaverygreyday;amostopaquesky,“ondingonsnaw,”canopiedall;thenceflakesfellatintervals,whichsettledonthehardpathandonthehoaryleawithoutmelting. Istood,awretchedchildenough,whisperingtomyselfoverandoveragain, “WhatshallIdo?—whatshallIdo?” 

           AllatonceIheardaclearvoicecall, “MissJane!whereareyou?Cometolunch!” 

           ItwasBessie,Iknewwellenough;butIdidnotstir;herlightstepcametrippingdownthepath. 

           “Younaughtylittlething!”shesaid.“Whydon’tyoucomewhenyouarecalled?” 

           Bessie’spresence,comparedwiththethoughtsoverwhichIhadbeenbrooding,seemedcheerful;eventhough,asusual,shewassomewhatcross. Thefactis,aftermyconflictwithandvictoryoverMrs.Reed,Iwasnotdisposedtocaremuchforthenursemaid’stransitoryanger;andIwasdisposedtobaskinheryouthfullightnessofheart. Ijustputmytwoarmsroundherandsaid, “Come,Bessie!don’tscold.” 

           TheactionwasmorefrankandfearlessthananyIwashabituatedtoindulgein:somehowitpleasedher. 

           “Youareastrangechild,MissJane,”shesaid,asshelookeddownatme;“alittleroving,solitarything:andyouaregoingtoschool,Isuppose?” 

           Inodded. 

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