Summary Rochester and Jane finally marry with a quiet ceremony. Immediately, Jane writes to the Rivers, explaining what she has done. Diana and Mary both approve of her marriage, but Jane receives no response from St. John. Not having forgotten Adele, Jane visits her at school. The girl is pale, […]
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Summary Jane rushes to Ferndean, a building buried deep in the woods. While she watches the building, the door slowly opens, and Rochester reaches out a hand to see if it’s raining. She notes that his body hasn’t changed, but his face looks “desperate and brooding.” After Rochester has returned […]
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Summary At dawn the next morning, Jane rises. St. John slides a note under Jane’s door, reminding her to resist temptation. It is the first of June, yet the day is chilly and overcast. Jane wanders the house, thinking about the previous night’s visitation: Was it a delusion? It seemed […]
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Summary Rather than leaving for Cambridge the next day, St. John delays his trip for a week. During that time, he subtly punishes Jane for not obeying him. Remembering that he once saved her life, Jane tries to reconcile with him, asking him to treat her as a kinswoman, rather […]
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Summary Christmas has arrived and Jane is closing the Morton school. She is happy to discover that she is beloved by the girls and promises to visit the school for an hour each week. St. John asks Jane if she wouldn’t like to dedicate her life to working with the […]
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Summary While a snowstorm whirls outside, Jane sits reading Marmion. Suddenly, she hears a noise at the door: it’s St. John. After a long delay, he tells Jane’s own story, ending by saying that finding Jane Eyre has become a matter of serious urgency. St. John explains that he discovered […]
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Summary After working with her students for a while, Jane discovers some intelligence among them. Jane is even surprised by their progress and begins personally to like some of the girls — and they like her. Jane teaches them grammar, geography, history, and needlework. Despite her popularity within the community […]
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Summary Jane has moved to her new home: the schoolroom cottage at Morton. Classes begin with twenty students; only three can read and none can write or do arithmetic. Some are docile and want to learn, while others are rough and unruly. Rather than feeling proud of her work, Jane […]
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Summary After a few days, Jane has recovered her health enough to sit up and walk outdoors. Her conversations with Diana and Mary revive and refresh Jane, because their values and interests are so perfectly aligned with hers. Diana and Mary are better read than Jane, and Jane eagerly devours […]
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Summary Two days later, the coachman drops Jane off in Whitcross. He couldn’t take her any further because she has run out of money. Accidentally, Jane leaves her packet in the coach and is now destitute. Nature is Jane’s only relative, the “universal mother” who will lodge her without money, […]
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