The play-hour in the evening I thought the pleasantest fraction of the day at Lowood: the bit of bread, the draught of coffee swallowed at five o'clock had revived vitality, if it had not satisfied hunger: the long restraint of the day was slackened; the schoolroom felt warmer than in the morning--its fires being allowed to burn a little more brightly, to supply, in some measure, the place of candles, not yet introduced: the ruddy gloaming, the licensed uproar, the confusion of many voices gave one a welcome sense of liberty.
Az a falat kenyér, az a korty kávé, amelyet öt órakor elfogyasztottunk, ha nem csillapította is éhségünket, kissé felfrissített. A nap feszültsége valamicskét lazult, a tanterem melegebbnek tetszett, mint reggel - estefelé fölélesztették a tüzet, hogy világítson gyertya helyett.