On her way to mail a letter at hay
Jane first met Mr. Rochester when she arrived at Thornfield Hall to take up the position of governess for his ward, Adele Varens.
Jane Eyre first met Mr. Rochester when she became the governess for his ward, Adele, at Thornfield Hall.
On her way to mail a letter at hay
Mr. Rochester in "Jane Eyre" is in his mid-thirties.
Mr. Rochester calls Jane "a strange and audacious girl" when they first meet on the road to Thornfield.
On her way to mail a letter
Mr. Rochester (twice)
Jane Eyre is employed by Edward Rochester as a governess for his ward, Adele.
At first, Jane Eyre found Mr. Rochester to be mysterious and aloof. As they got to know each other, she developed feelings of love and attraction towards him, seeing him as a complex and intriguing man. Ultimately, Jane found Mr. Rochester to be a flawed but ultimately redeemable character.
That was a chilly January afternoon, Jane took a letter to post in Hay. She saw a horse and rider galloped past and slipped down on slippery path. Jane came to help him, but he could hardly walk. This was the first time she met Mr. Rochester when she didn't even know him.
Mr. Rochester proposes to Jane Eyre by asking her to marry him. He declares his love for her and implores her to become his wife.
Jane ended up marrying Mr. Rochester.
Because when they first meet, she doesn't know that she will work for him and is not acting as a woman towards her employer but as a woman towards a stranger. He sees her as she really is.