Was this what God wanted me to do with my life? I felt afraid, thinking that I might not be able to say no to St. John. St. John, don't choose me! I cried. But I knew that St. John would not understand my feelings. [-----1-----], no matter how bad it...
St. John and I spent many hours together, studying. [-----1-----]. When I was with him I felt that I was losing the freedom to be myself, Jane Eyre, and do the things I liked. St. John always wanted me to be serious. Soon, I never laughed or even smi...
Diana, Mary, and I had a wonderful Chiristmas week. We took walks on the moors, read, and sang together. We were even happier to know that we were independent women now, because of our new money. But [-----1-----]. He continued to study all the time,...
I promised St. John that I would teach at the Morton school until Christmas. then he could find another teacher. On the last day of school, St. John came to see me as I said goodbye to my students. [-----1-----]. Jane, your students have already lear...
Oh, St. John, I'm glad--I'm so glad! I cried, laughing. St. John smiled. [-----1-----]. And now you're happy about something ordinary! No, you don't understand. This means everything to me! You see, you already have some family. But I had no one, and...
Oh, St. John,I know that isn't the reason. Tell me the truth! I said. Well, I'd rather not tell you just now, but I suppose you'll find out sooner or later. So I'll tell you a little something about myself. Did you know that my full name St. John Eyr...
You see, Mr. Briggs spoke of a Jane Eyre, but I only knew a Jane Elliott, said St. John. Are you Jane Eyre? Well, yes. I cried. But doesn't Mr. Briggs know anything at all about Mr. Rochester? Briggs isn't interested in Mr. Rochester. He's interested...
St. John! I cried. I could not stay quiet. [-----1-----], he said, holding up his hand. But wait until I'm done with the story. I don't know anything about this Mr. Rochester, but I do know that he wanted to marry this young girl. But during the wedd...
After St. John left me, it began to snow. It snowed all night and the next day. In the evening, I was sitting by the fire and had just begun to read when I heard a knock at the door. St. John came inside the house, covered in snow. It something wrong...
It's very nice to hear you say these things, he said. He was not upset by my words. I will let myself think about her for fifteen minutes. And he put his watch on the table and sat down, closing his eyes. Married to the lovely Rosamund Oliver! Let me...
