St. John is unmarried: he never will marry now. Himself has hitherto sufficed to the toil; and the toil draws near its close; his glorious sun hastens to its setting. The last letter I received from him drew from my eyes human tears, and yet filled my heart with Divine joy: he anticipated his sure reward, his incorruptible crown. I know that a stranger’s hand will write to me next, to say that the good and faithful servant, has been called at length into the joy of his Lord. And why weep for this? No fear of death will darken St. John’s last hour: his mind will be unclouded; his heart will be undaunted; his hope will be sure; his faith steadfast.

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this f h townsend illustration of Jane and st John is so funnnnnyyyyyy

My Edward and I, then, are happy: and more so, because those we most love are happy likewise.

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The sky is no longer a blank to him–the earth no longer a void. When his first-born was put into his arms, he could see that the boy had inherited his own eyes, as they once were–large, brilliant, and black. On that occasion, he again, with a full heart, acknowledged that God had tempered judgment with mercy.

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MY JANE EYRE COLLECTION

Published in: 2018

Publisher: Andrews McMeel

Illustrations: Marjolein Bastin

Note: A very sturdy and durable edition where nearly every page has at least a small decoration is one of the most beautiful modern ones currently available. The book doesn´t have a dust jacket and the flowers on the cover are embossed, a pink ribbon bookmark is also included. There are also extra materials to be found simply put among the pages, namely a short biography of Charlotte Brontë, a mock-up newspaper page with Jane advertising for a position as a governess, a fashion plate, an envelope adressed to the original publishers of the book and inside of it the first page of the original manuscript, a letter Jane´s uncle wrote to Mrs. Reed, a recipe for English Tea Cake, an informative pamphlet on governesses and another one on British missionaries in India, and finally a graphic representation of Jane Eyre and her relationships to all of the other main characters in the book). 

Mr. Rochester continued blind the first two years of our union: perhaps it was that circumstance that drew us so very near–that knit us so very close! for I was then his vision, as I am still his right hand. Literally, I was (what he often called me) the apple of his eye. He saw nature–he saw books through me; and never did I weary of gazing for his behalf, and of putting into words the effect of field, tree, town, river, cloud, sunbeam–of the landscape before us; of the weather round us–and impressing by sound on his ear what light could no longer stamp on his eye. Never did I weary of reading to him; never did I weary of conducting him where he wished to go: of doing for him what he wished to be done. And there was a pleasure in my services, most full, most exquisite, even though sad–because he claimed these services without painful shame or dampening humiliation. He loved me so truly, that he knew no reluctance in profiting by my attendance: he felt that I loved him so fondly, that to yield that attendance was to indulge my sweetest wishes.

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- Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte

Danielle Brooks as Jane Eyre

Idris Elba as Edward Rochester

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I know what it is to live entirely for and with what I love best on earth. I hold myself supremely blest–blest beyond what language can express; because I am my husband’s life as fully as he is mine. No woman was ever nearer to her mate than I am: ever more absolutely bone of his bone, and flesh of his flesh. I know no weariness with my Edward’s society: he knows none of mine, any more than we do of the pulsation of the heart that beats in our separate bosoms; consequently, we are ever together. To be together is for us to be at once as free as in solitude, as gay as in company. We talk, I believe, all day long; to talk to each other is but a more animated and an audible thinking. All my confidence is bestowed on him, all his confidence is devoted to me; we are precisely suited in character–perfect concord is the result.

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"Is it Jane? What is it? This is her shape—this is her size—”

"And this her voice,” I added. “She is all here: her heart, too. God bless you, sir! I am glad to be so near you again.”

“Jane Eyre!—Jane Eyre,” was all he said.

You have not quite forgotten little Adele, have you, reader? I had not; I soon asked and obtained leave of Mr. Rochester, to go and see her at the school where he had placed her. Her frantic joy at beholding me again moved me much. She looked pale and thin: she said she was not happy. I found the rules of the establishment were too strict, its course of study too severe, for a child of her age: I took her home with me. I meant to become her governess once more; but I soon found this impracticable; my time and cares were now required by another–my husband needed them all. So I sought out a school conducted on a more indulgent system; and near enough to permit of my visiting her often, and bringing her home sometimes. I took care she should never want for anything that could contribute to her comfort: she soon settled in her new abode, became very happy there, and made fair progress in her studies. As she grew up, a sound English education corrected in a great measure her French defects; and when she left school, I found in her a pleasing and obliging companion; docile, good-tempered, and well-principled. By her grateful attention to me and mine, she has lond since well repaid any little kindness I ever had it in my power to offer her.

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Don't walk past           me as if we were strangers.

‘Our honey-moon will shine our life-long; its beams will only fade over your grave or mine.’

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One Dress a Day

Day 261 March - White     Jane Eyre - Jane Eyre (Mia Wasikowska)

Jane’s wedding dress is really lovely. The fabric is gorgeous, and I love the lace at the top. It looks expensive, but the style is still very her. She hasn’t lost her identity just because Mr. Rochester is buying her clothes!

Reader, I married him.

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- Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte

Danielle Brooks as Jane Eyre

Idris Elba as Edward Rochester

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