Reader, I married him.
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My spirit is willing to do what is right; and my flesh, I hope, is strong enough to accomplish the will of Heaven, when once that is distinctly known to me.
With St. John finally gone, Jane determines to inquire after Mr. Rochester in person.
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If I were to marry you, you would kill me. You are killing me now.
St. John continues to make life miserable for Jane.
Read moreChapter XXXIV
I scorn your idea of love…
Just when Jane’s life finally seems to be looking up, St. John comes in and makes a mess of things.
Read moreChapter XXXIII
This was wealth indeed! wealth to the heart! a mine of pure, genial affections.
Jane (or rather, St. John) makes a life-changing discovery.
Read moreChapter XXXII
Chapter XXXI
Diana Rivers had designated her brother “inexorable as death.” She had not exaggerated.
Jane reflects on her choices, and starts to see St. John’s struggles.
Read moreChapter XXX
Who is ambitious? I know I am: but how did you find that out?
Jane becomes acquainted with the Rivers, and (eventually) takes up a new vocation.
Read moreChapter XXIX
Not a tie links me to any living thing: not a claim do I possess to admittance under any roof in England.
Jane starts a new life, but remains burdened by the past.
Read moreChapter XXVIII
Why do I struggle to retain a valueless life?
This chapter is mainly about Jane searching for a new start (and new purpose to keep living).
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Eucatastrophe 