Later, Catherine complains to Later, Jane complains to herself herself of her brother Hindley's of John Reed's (Branwell's) (Branwell's) tyrannies. He has tyrannies. He has made her cry made her cry and her head ached, and her head ached, she says, as she says, as a result of his a result of his behaviour. behaviour. Little Catherine (Charlotte Little Jane (Charlotte Brontë), Brontë), although she was held although she was held to be to be passionate, and was passionate, and was treated treated harshly and almost as an harshly and almost an outsider outsider by the rest of the by the rest of the household, household, finds a kind, but finds a kind, but apparently apparently unsympathetic, friend unsympathetic, friend in a in a woman-servant, Nelly Dean, woman-servant, Bessie, who has a who has a remarkable gift of remarkable gift of narrative, narrative, like Tabitha Aykroyd, like Tabitha Aykroyd, whom whom Charlotte Brontë loved, and Charlotte Brontë loved, and who who came to the Haworth came to the Haworth parsonage parsonage when Charlotte was when Charlotte was about nine about nine years of age. But years of age. But even Bessie even Nelly Dean (Tabitha (Tabitha Aykroyd) sometimes Aykroyd) sometimes tasked and tasked and scolded Jane scolded Catherine (Charlotte (Charlotte Brontë) unreasonably, Brontë) unreasonably, and and mistrusted her. mistrusted her. She even believes that Catherine She even believes that Jane (Charlotte Brontë) is an actor (Charlotte) is an actor and and feigns in regard to certain feigns in regard to certain fits fits of frenzy. of frenzy. On the occasion of one of these On the occasion of one of these bouts of frenzy, Catherine bouts of frenzy, Jane (Charlotte (Charlotte Brontë) is in a room, Brontë) is in a room, the door the door of which has been of which has been locked. locked. In a paroxysm of alarm, In a paroxysm of alarm, Jane Catherine (Charlotte Brontë) (Charlotte Brontë) summons summons Mrs. Dean (Tabitha Bessie (Tabitha Aykroyd) Aykroyd) frantically, and with a frantically, and with a piercing piercing scream. The latter scream. The latter enters enters annoyed, and quite annoyed, and quite unsympathetic. unsympathetic. It is suggested Catherine was It is suggested Jane was only only acting, and Catherine acting, and Jane overhears this. overhears this. She had desired She finds Bessie (Tabitha Mrs. Dean (Tabitha Aykroyd) to Aykroyd) at the foot of her bed bring her a basin of gruel. with a basin in her hand.