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PARTTWO-THESCHOOLGIRLCHAPTERFOURMyNewFriend
IcouldnotunderstandHelen'sideas,butIhadafeelingshewasright.Ilookedatherinamazement."Yousayyouhavefaults,Helen.Whatarethey?Tomeyouseemverygood.""Youarewrong,"sheanswered. "Iamcareless,andIforgettherulesoftheschool.IreadwhenIshouldbedoingmyhomework.So,MissScatcherdisrighttoscoldme.""IsMissTempleasstrictasthat?"Iasked.AsoftsmilepassedoverHelen'snormallyseriousface."MissTempleisverykind.Sheisfullofgoodness.Shegentlytellsmemymistakes,andisalwayshappywhenIdowell.Butevenwhenshehelpsme,Iamalwaysdreaming,andthinkingaboutotherthings.ThenIcan'tanswertheteacher'squestions.""Buttodayinhistoryclassyouknewalltheanswers!"Isaid."Ithoughtitwasaninterestingsubject,that'sall,"shereplied."YoumustthinkMissTemple'slessonsareinteresting,becauseyoulikeherandsheisgoodtoyou.I'mlikethat.Ilovethosewholoveme,andIhatethosewhopunishmeunfairly.""YoushouldreadtheBible,Jane.PeoplewhobelieveinJesusChristshouldlovetheirenemies,"saidHelen."ThenIwouldlovetheReedfamily,whichisimpossible."Icried.HelenlistenedcarefullytothelongstoryofmylifeatGateshead."Well,"Iaskedattheend, "Mrs.Reedisabadwoman,isn'tshe?Don'tyouagreewithme?""It'struesheisunkind,butonlybecauseshedislikesyourfaults.Lookhowangrilyyouremembereveryword!Youwouldbehappierifyoutriedtoforgetherscolding.Lifeistooshorttohateotherpeople,Jane.Weallhavefaults,butwhenwedie,onlythepureflameofthespiritwillbeleft.That'swhyIneverthinkofrevenge,Ineverconsiderlifeunfair.Iliveincalm,lookingforwardtotheend."Foramomentwebothstayedsilent.Thenoneofthebiggirlscameup,calling,"HelenBurns!YougoandputawayyourworkimmediatelyorI'lltellMissScatcherd!"Helensighed,butstoodupandsilentlyobeyedher.
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