And it is possible that Emily had less to bear, that in her detachment she was protected more than Charlotte from Branwell at his worst.

In the Brontës it emerges at five different levels, rising from abortive struggle to supreme achievementfrom Mr. Brontë to his son Branwell, from Branwell to Anne, from Anne to Charlotte, and from Charlotte to Emily.

So that they might just as well have left poor Branwell in his grave.