Rochester:Well,thenJane,calltoaidyourfancy—supposeyouwerenolongeragirlwellrearedanddisciplined,butawildboyindulgedfromchildhoodupwards;imagineyourselfinaremoteforeignland;conceivethatyoutherecommitacapitalerror,nomatterofwhatnatureorfromwhatmotives,butonewhoseconsequencesmustfollowyouthroughlifeandtaintallyourexistence.MindIdon』tsayaCRIME;Iamnotspeakingofsheddingofbloodoranyotherguiltyact,whichmightmaketheperpetratoramenabletothelaw:mywordisERROR.Theresultsofwhatyouhavedonebecomeintimetoyouutterlyinsupportable;youtakemeasurestoobtainrelief:unusualmeasures,butneitherunlawfulnorculpable.Stillyouaremiserable;forthehopehasquittedyouontheveryconfinesoflife:yoursunatnoondarkensinaneclipse,whichyoufeelwillnotleaveittillthetimeofsetting.Bitterandbaseassociationshavebecomethesolefoodofyourmemory:youwanderhereandthere,seekingrestinexile:happinessinpleasure—Imeaninheartless,sensualpleasure—suchasdullsintellectandblightsfeeling.Heart-wearyandsoul-withered,youcomehomeafteryearsofvoluntarybanishment:youmakeanewacquaintance—howorwherenomatter:youfindinthisstrangermuchofthegoodandbrightqualitieswhichyouhavesoughtfortwentyyears,andneverbeforeencountered;andtheyareallfresh,healthy,withoutsoilandwithouttaint.Suchsocietyrevives,regenerates;youfeelbetterdayscomeback—higherwishes,purerfeelings;youdesiretorecommenceyourlife,andtospendwhatremainstoyouofdaysinawaymoreworthyofanimmortalbeing.Toattainthisend,areyoujustifiedinoverleapinganobstacleofcustom—amereconventionalimpedimentwhichneitheryourconsciencesanctifiesnoryourjudgementapproves?
羅切斯特：「那麼好吧，簡，發揮你的想像力吧——設想你不再是受過精心培養和教導的姑娘，而是從幼年時代起就是一個放縱任性的男孩。想像你身處遙遠的異國，假設你在那裡鑄成了大錯，不管其性質如何，出於什麼動機，它的後果殃及你一生，玷污你的生活。注意，我沒有說『犯罪』，不是說流血或是其他犯罪行為，那樣的話肇事者會被繩之以法，我用的字是『錯誤』。你行為的惡果，到頭來使你絕對無法忍受。你採取措施以求獲得解脫，非正常的措施，但既不是非法，也並非有罪。
而你仍然感到不幸，因為希望在生活的邊緣離你而去，你的太陽遇上日蝕，在正午就開始暗淡，你覺得不到日落不會有所改變，痛苦和卑賤的聯想，成了你記憶的唯一食品。你到處遊蕩，在放逐中尋求安逸，在享樂中尋覓幸福——我的意思是沉湎於無情的肉慾——它消蝕才智，摧殘情感。在幾年的自願放逐以後，你心力交瘁地回到了家裡，結識了一位新知——何時結識，如何結識，都無關緊要。在這位陌生人身上，你看到了很多出類拔率的品質，為它們你已經尋尋覓覓二十來年，卻終不可得。這些品質新鮮健康，沒有污漬，沒有斑點，這種交往使人復活，催人新生。你覺得好日子又回來了——志更高，情更真。你渴望重新開始生活，以一種更配得上不朽的靈魂的方式度過餘生。為了達到這個目的，你是不是有理由越過習俗的藩籬——那種既沒有得到你良心的認可，也不為你的識見所贊同的、純粹因襲的障礙？」
Chapter23
Jane:DoyouthinkIcanstaytobecomenothingtoyou?DoyouthinkIamanautomaton?—amachinewithoutfeelings?Andcanbeartohavemymorselofbreadsnatchedfrommylips,andmydropoflivingwaterdashedfrommycup?Doyouthink,becauseIampoor,obscure,plain,andlittle,Iamsoullessandheartless?Youthinkwrong!—Ihaveasmuchsoulasyou—andfullasmuchheart!AndifGodhadgiftedmewithsomebeautyandmuchwealth,Ishouldhavemadeitashardforyoutoleaveme,asitisnowformetoleaveyou.Iamnottalkingtoyounowthroughthemediumofcustom,conventionalities,norevenofmortalflesh:itismyspiritthataddressesyourspirit;justasifbothhadpassedthroughthegrave,andwestoodatGod』sfeet,areequal—asweare!
簡：「你難道認為，我會留下來甘願做一個對你來說無足輕重的人？你以為我是一架機器？——一架沒有感情的機器？能夠容忍別人把一口麵包從我嘴裡搶走，把一滴生命之水從我杯子裡潑掉？難道就因為我一貧如洗、默默無聞、長相平庸、個子瘦小，就沒有靈魂，沒有心腸了？你不是想錯了！——我的心靈跟你一樣豐富——我的心胸跟你一樣充實！要是上帝賜予我一點姿色和充足的財富，我會使你同我現在一樣難分難捨，我不是根據習俗、常規，甚至也不是血肉之軀同你說話，而是我的靈魂同你的靈魂在對話，就彷彿我們兩人穿過墳墓，站在上帝腳下，彼此平等——本來就如此！」
LoveBetweenTwoDummies兩個啞巴的愛情
Heisamute,althoughcanunderstandothersspeech,cannotsayownactuallyfeeling.Sheishisneighbor,thegirlwhoisboundbyacommondestinywiththegrandmother.
Hereallylookslikeanelderbrother,Leadshertogotoschool,Accompanieshertoplay,Listenstoherchirpwithasmilegraspsthespeech.
Heonlyusesthehandsignalandsheconverses,Possibleshetobeabletoreadhiseachlook.Gazesatinhervisionfromelderbrother.Sheknewhehaslikesoneself.
Afterwards,shefinallytestswenttocollege,extremelyhappy.Hethenstartstogoallouttomakemoney,andthensendscontinuouslyforher.Shehasnotrejected.
Finally,shehasgraduated,startedthework.Thenshesaidfirmlytohimthat,「Elderbrother,Imustmarrytoyou!」Helookedlikeonlythefrightenedrabbittoescape,againisnotwillingtoseeher,howregardlessofshedoesentreat.
DoyouthinkIpityyou?DoyouthinkIappreciateyou?No,I』vefalleninlovewithyousinceIwas12.Butshecannotobtainhisreply.
Oneday,shehasbeenadmittedtothehospitalsuddenly.Hehasscaredandrunstolookher.Doctorsaid,inherthroatsteadilyalump,althoughhasexcised,destroyedthevocalcordactually,possiblyagainalsocouldnotdeliverthespeech.Onhospitalbed,hertearfuleyesdancegazehe,thereforetheymarried.
Verymanyyears,nobodylistenstothemtodeliveraspeech.Theyusethehand,withpen,converseswiththelook,Sharesisjoyfulandissad.Theybecamehavelovedtheobjectwhichthemenandwomenenvied.Thepeoplesaid:「Thatpairofhowhappymutehusbandsandwives!」
Lovecouldnotpreventgodofdeatharrival.Heabandonedhertowalkfirst.