HithertoIhaverecordediailtheeventsofmyinsignifitexistehefirsttenyearsofmylifeIhavegivenalmostasmanychapters.Butthisisnottularautobiography.IamonlyboundtoinvokeMemorywhereIknowherresponseswillpossesssomedegreeofihereforeInowpassaspaceofeightyearsalmostinsilence:afewlinesonlyarenecessarytokeepupthelinksofe.

    WheyphusfeverhadfulfilleditsmissioationatLowood,itgraduallydisappearedfromthenottillitsvirulehenumberofitsvictimshaddrawnpublicattentionontheschool.Inquirywasmadeintotheinofthesce,andbydegreesvariousfactscameoutwhichexcitedpublidignationinahighdegree.Theuhynatureofthesite;thequantityandqualityofthechildren’sfood;thebrackish,fetidwaterusedinitspreparation;thepupils’wretchedclothingandaodations—allthesethingswerediscovered,andthediscoveryproducedaresultmortifyingtoMr.Brocklehurst,butbeneficialtotheinstitution.

    Severalwealthyandbenevolentindividualsinthetysubscribedlargelyfortheereofamorevebuildingiersituation;newregulationsweremade;improvementsiandclothingintroduced;thefundsoftheschoolwereintrustedtothemaofaittee.Mr.Brocklehurst,who,fromhiswealthandfamilyes,couldnotbeoverlooked,stillretaihepostoftreasurer;buthewasaidedinthedischargeofhisdutiesbygentlemenofrathermoreenlargedandsympathisingminds:hisofficeofior,too,wassharedbythosewhoknewhowtobinereasonwithstriess,fortwithey,passionwithuprightheschool,thusimproved,becameirulyusefulanditution.Iremainedaniswalls,afteritsregeion,fhtyears:sixaspupil,andtwoasteacher;andinbothcapacitiesIbearmytestimonytoitsvalueandimp