Notes

When people knew about the poor food, the dirty water and light clothing which the children were given, they gave money to improve the lives of the girls. Lowood school was a much happier and healthier place from that time on.

PART THREE
Thornfield Hall

I stayed at the school until I was eighteen, and for the last two years I was a teacher. I then decided that I wanted to see more of the world, and so I advertised in a newspaper for a Job.

In my advertisement, I said that I was a young teacher who wanted to work as a governess to a family. I waited a long time for an answer. Then, at last, I received a letter from a lady, Mrs. Fairfax, who lived at a place called Thornfield Hall. She wanted a governess for a little girl.

I packed all my things into a small bag, and set out to start a new life. I was very excited when I first saw the house in which I was going to work. It was very large, but it seemed very quiet Mrs Fairfax was waiting for me at the door, She was an old lady with a kind face.