had to endure the unpunished cruelty of her cousin
             John. Jane was "accustomed to John Reed's abuse," and punished for
             defending herself once when John flung a book at her, hitting her so hard
             she fell and cut her head. Jane pitifully comments, "The cut bled, the
             pain was sharp; my terror had passed its climax," (Bronte 13). Jane had
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