Charlotte Bronte
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I smiled: I thought to myself Mr. Rochester is peculiar — he seems to forget that he pays me £30 per annum for receiving his orders. The smile is very well, said he, catching instantly the passing expression; but speak too. I was thinking, sir, that very few masters would trouble themselves to inquire whether or not their paid subordinates were piqued and hurt by their orders. ✨ Charlotte Bronte (2014). The Complete Works Of Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre, Shirley, Villette, and The Professor, p.184, Harper Collins

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