By Miss Bronte's own desire, she gave her English lessons in the _classe_, or schoolroom, without the supervision of Madame or M.Heger.

They offered to be present, with a view to maintain order among the unruly Belgian girls; but she declined this, saying that she would rather enforce discipline by her own manner and character than be indebted for obedience to the presence of a _gendarme_.
She ruled over a new schoolroom, which had been built on the space in the play-ground adjoining the house.

Over that First Class she was _surveillante_ at all hours; and henceforward she was called _Mademoiselle_ Charlotte by M.Heger's orders.

She continued her own studies, principally attending to German, and to Literature; and every Sunday she went alone to the German and English chapels.

Her walks too were solitary, and principally taken in the allee defendue, where she was secure from intrusion.