简介：THERE was no possibility of taking a walk that day. We had been wandering，indeed，in the leafless shrubbery an hour in the morning; but since dinner (Mrs. Reed，when there was no pany，dined early) the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so sombre，and a rain so penetrating，that further outdoor exercise was now out of the question. I was glad of it: I never liked long walks，especially on chilly afternoons: dreadful to me was the ing home in the raw twilight，with nipped fingers and toes，and a heart saddened by the chidings of Bessie，the nurse，and humbled by the consciousness of my physical inferiority to Eliza，John，and Georgiana Reed.