“Yes, sir.”

“A crippled man, twenty years older than you, whom you will have to wait on?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Truly, Jane?”

“Most truly, sir.”

“Oh! my darling! God bless you and reward you!”

“ Mr. Rochester, if ever I did a good deed in my life⁠—if ever I thought a good thought⁠—if ever I prayed a sincere and blameless prayer⁠—if ever I wished a righteous wish⁠—I am rewarded now. To be your wife is, for me, to be as happy as I can be on earth.”

“Because you delight in sacrifice.”