“ it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God's feet, equal,—as we are! ”
Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre (16 October 1847). copy citation
| Author | Charlotte Brontë |
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| Source | Jane Eyre |
| Topic | equality spirit |
| Date | 16 October 1847 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1260/1260-h/1260-h.htm |
Context
“You think wrong!—I have as much soul as you,—and full as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh;—it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God's feet, equal,—as we are!»
«As we are!» repeated Mr. Rochester—«so,» he added, enclosing me in his arms. Gathering me to his breast, pressing his lips on my lips: «so, Jane!»
«Yes, so, sir,» I rejoined: «and yet not so; for you are a married man—or as good as a married man, and wed to one inferior to you—to one with whom you have no sympathy—whom I do not believe you truly love; for I have seen and heard you sneer at her.” source
«As we are!» repeated Mr. Rochester—«so,» he added, enclosing me in his arms. Gathering me to his breast, pressing his lips on my lips: «so, Jane!»
«Yes, so, sir,» I rejoined: «and yet not so; for you are a married man—or as good as a married man, and wed to one inferior to you—to one with whom you have no sympathy—whom I do not believe you truly love; for I have seen and heard you sneer at her.” source
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