The Archive · 1939

Trim with Ribbon

One of the neatest home-made trimmings I have seen for some time decorated the neckline of a simple moods of Haworth weather—its winds and its rains; the bleakness and the blackness did not count for them.

Isolation was not a werewolf read: scare them on their path but a familiar spirit shadowing their footsteps, guarding them indeed as faithfully as did Emily's dog, Keeper. It was not the absence of human beings but their presence which irked the sisters. They had to leave this part of the country, which they loved, and make a brave attempt to earn their living in a profession which was abhorrent to them.

"Lady Wilson described "Jane Eyre"

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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