Quotation from: Villette

Written by: Charlotte Bronte

And he broke in two the "brioche" intended for his own refreshment,
and gave me half. Truly his bark was worse than his bite; but the
really formidable attack was yet to come. While eating his cake, I
could not forbear expressing my secret wish that I really knew all of
which he accused me.

"Did I sincerely feel myself to be an ignoramus?" he asked, in a
softened tone.