They disliked me; and they sullenly, sternly, steadily, overlooked me.

I think Mr.Murdstone's means were straitened at about this time; but it is little to the purpose.

He could not bear me; and in putting me from him he tried, as I believe, to put away the notion that I had any claim upon him--and succeeded.
I was not actively ill-used.

I was not beaten, or starved; but the wrong that was done to me had no intervals of relenting, and was done in a systematic, passionless manner.

Day after day, week after week, month after month, I was coldly neglected.