1、Doyouthink,becauseIampoor,obscure,plain,andlittle,Iamsoullessandheartless?Youthinkwrong!--Ihaveasmuchsoulasyou,--andfullasmuchheart!AndifGodhadgiftedmewithsomebeautyandmuchwealth,Ishouldhavemadeitashardforyoutoleaveme,asitisnowformetoleaveyou.Iamnottalkingtoyounowthroughthemediumofcustom,conventionalities,norevenofmortalflesh;--itismyspiritthataddressesyourspirit;justasifbothhadpassedthroughthegrave,andwestoodatGod'sfeet,equal,--asweare!"
2、whileipacedsoftlyon,thelastsoundiexpectedtohearinsostillaregion,alaugh,struckmyears.itwasacuriouslaugh-distinct,formal,mirthless.istopped
3、Thatnight,ongoingtobed,IforgottoprepareinimaginationtheBarmecidesupper,ofhotroastpotatoes,orwhitepeadandnewmilk,withwhichIwaswonttoamusemyinwardcravings.Ifeastedinsteadonthespectacleofidealdrawings,whichIsawinthedark-alltheworkofmyownhands.
4、JanewritesofthisaftershehasbecomecomfortableandhasexcelledatLowood.Sheisnolongerdwellingonthelackoffoodorothermaterialthings,butismoreconcernedwithherexpandingmindandwhatshecando.
5、JanehearsthislaughonherfirstfulldayatThornfieldHall.Itisherfirstindicationthatsomethingisgoingontherethatshedoesnotknowabout.
6、Ihadnotintendedtolovehim;thereaderknowsIhadwroughthardtoextirpatefrommysoulthegermsoflovetheredetected;andnow,atthefirstrenewedviewofhim,theyspontaneouslyrevived,greatandstrong!Hemademelovehimwithoutlookingatme
7、Inthedeepshade,atthefartherendoftheroom,afigureranbackwardsandforwards.Whatitwas,whetherbeastorhumanbeing,onecouldnot,atfirstsighttell:itgroveled,seeminglyonallfours:itsnatchedandgrowledlikesomestrangewildanimal:butitwascoveredwithclothingandaquantityofdark,grizzledhairwildasamane,hiditsheadandface.
8、Gentlereader,mayyouneverfeelwhatIthenfelt?Mayyoureyesnevershedsuchstormy,scalding,heart-wrungtearsaspouredfrommine.MayyouneverappealtoHeaveninprayerssohopelessandsoagonizedasinthathourleftmylips;fornevermayyou,likeme,dreadtobetheinstrumentofeviltowhatyouwhollylove.
9、Thisquote,thefirstsentenceinthelastchapter,showsanotherexampleofJaneaddressingthereader,andtiesuptheendofthestory.Janeismatter-of-factintellinghowthingsturnedout.
10、JanesaysthisassheisquietlyleavingThornfieldintheearlymorning.SheknowsthatsheispinginggriefuponherselfandRochester,butsheknowsshemustleave.