She corrected one of us once for using the word 'spit' or 'spitting.' She made a great favourite of Branwell.

She made her nieces sew, with purpose or without, and as far as possible discouraged any other culture.

She used to keep the girls sewing charity clothing, and maintained to me that it was not for the good of the recipients, but of the sewers.

'It was proper for them to do it,' she said.

Charlotte never was 'in wild excitement' that I know of.
When in health she used to talk better, and indeed when in low spirits never spoke at all.