Quotation from: Jane Eyre

Written by: Charlotte Bronte


St. John is unmarried: he never will marry now. Himself has
hitherto sufficed to the toil, and the toil draws near its close:
his glorious sun hastens to its setting. The last letter I received
from him drew from my eyes human tears, and yet filled my heart
with divine joy: he anticipated his sure reward, his incorruptible
crown. I know that a stranger's hand will write to me next, to say
that the good and faithful servant has been called at length into
the joy of his Lord. And why weep for this? No fear of death
will darken St. John's last hour: his mind will be unclouded, his
heart will be undaunted, his hope will be sure, his faith
steadfast. His own words are a pledge of this -

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