Read the passage. from jane eyre by charlotte brontã« this ominous tool she presented to miss scatcherd with a respectful courtesy; then she quietly, and without being told, unloosed her pinafore, and the teacher instantly and sharply inflicted on her neck a dozen strokes with the bunch of twigs. not a tear rose to burnsâs eye; . . in this passage, why does helen hold back her tears when miss scatcherd is hitting her? she thinks she is perfect so she ignores the punishment. she is too proud to let miss scatcherd see her cry. she is waiting to get revenge on miss scatcherd. she feels she must bear ill treatment without complaint.