I wish I had only offered youa sovereign instead of ten pounds. Give me back nine pounds, Jane; I’ve a use for it.”And so have I, sir,’ I returned, putting my hands and my purse behind me. ‘I could not spare the money on any account.”Little niggard!’ said he, ‘refusing me a pecuniary request! Give me five pounds, Jane.”Not five shillings, sir; nor five pence.”Just let me look at the cash.”No, sir; you are not to be trusted.

I wish I had only offered youa sovereign instead of ten pounds. Give me back nine pounds, Jane; I’ve a use for it.”And so have I, sir,’ I returned, putting my hands and my purse behind me. ‘I could not spare the money on any account.”Little niggard!’ said he, ‘refusing me a pecuniary request! Give me five pounds, Jane.”Not five shillings, sir; nor five pence.”Just let me look at the cash.”No, sir; you are not to be trusted.

– Charlotte Brontë –

Jane Eyre

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