accompany him to India as his wife
Yes, they are cousins. Jane's father and St. John's mother were siblings. St. John's middle name is Eyre.
Jane meets St. John in Chapter 28, in the unabridged version.
In Jane Eyre, Mr. St. John took a scrap of paper from Jane's desk.
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In Jane Eyre, Mr. St. John took a scrap of paper from Jane's desk.
An Attorney was lookung for Jane about and urgent matter
St. John chooses to marry Jane, even though he does not really love her, because he believes she can fulfill the duties he needs his wife to fulfill as he embarks on his journey to India as a missionary. he believes she is pure of heart and that his true love, Rosamond Oliver is too vain and could not ever be the woman he is in need of.
He is her cousin
Jane Goodall studied at Newnham College, not St. John's College, when she attended the University of Cambridge.
Jane rejected Mr. St. John's marriage proposal because she did not love him and did not want to enter into a marriage without love. She realized that she craved emotional connection and could not sacrifice her happiness for duty alone.
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Moor House.