- Mr Brocklehurst: And what is hell? Can you tell me that?
- Jane: A pit full of fire.
- Mr Brocklehurst: And should you like to fall into that pit, and to be burning there forever?
- Jane: No, sir.
- Mr Brocklehurst: What must you do to avoid it?
- I deliberated a moment; my answer, when it did come, was objectionable:
- Jane: I must keep in good health, and not die.
