From Mel

I intended to do this awhile ago but life and illness got in the way. I really picked the book that was closest to me read the previous post if you doubt it. ;-) Really there are 3 books near me. The bible a biography of Shakespeare and Jane Eyre. Jane is on top since I just finished it and wrote about it.

The rules are:

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next four sentences on your blog, along with these instructions.
5. Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest!




That sounds blasphemous."

"I disliked Mr. Brocklehurst; and I was not alone in the feeling. He is a harsh man; at once pompous and meddling; he cut off our hair; and for economy's sake bought us bad needles and thread, with which we could hardly sew."

"That was very false economy," remarked Mrs. Fairfax, who now again caught the drift of the dialogue.

"And was that the head and front of his offending?" demanded Mr. Rochester.

"He starved us when he had the sole superintendence of the provision department, before the committee was appointed; and he bored us with long lectures once a week, and with evening readings from books of his own inditing, about sudden deaths and judgments, which made us afraid to go to bed."


Clearly Brocklehurst missed the lessons on God's grace and love. Ms Bronte based the school on a school she attended. Brocklehurst is based on her real life experience. Glad I do not live there and then.


I tag Diane H. and Scott