the total cost of six months’ schooling for Charlotte and Emily would have come to around 1055 francs or forty-two pounds each.114 This came within the budget set by Aunt Branwell, but left little room for manoeuvre or for unexpected crises. Charlotte had therefore written anxiously beforehand to enquire about the exact cost of all the ‘extras’. The Hegers were struck by the simple, earnest tone of her letter, and agreed between themselves that These are the daughters of an English pastor, of moderate means, anxious to learn with an ulterior view of instructing others, and to whom the risk of
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