What do the stage directions tell the reader about Steve’s response to the group’s accusations? He is pretending to agree with the group. He is frightened by the group’s anger. He is not afraid to challenge the group. He is nervous that the group knows the truth.

Excerpt from jane eyre charlotte bronte 2 i was glad of it: i never liked long walks, especially on chilly afternoons: dreadful to me was the coming 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.