Mrs. Reed occupied her usual seat by the fireside; she made a signal to me to approach; I did so, and she introduced me to the stony stranger with the words: "This is the little girl respecting whom I applied to you."
A tetején szigorú arc ült, olyan volt, akár egy faragott maszk, amit oszlopfőnek tettek oda. Mrs. Reed szokásos helyén ült, a kandalló mellett.