‘There was a momentary lull, broken by Hannah, who stalked in, laid two hot turnovers on the table, and stalked out again. These turnovers were an institution, and the girls called them ‘muffs’,

 So, it's winter, at least in this emisphere. To be fair, since I live in the most southern part of southern Europe my concept of cold might be slightly different from yours, depending

 As you may know, the story of poor Jane Eyre is not a happy one. Having to endure the death of her parents first, then the malevolence of her aunt and cousin, the