Today we're starting with Chapter 16.

Chapter 15 ended with Jane rescuing Rochester from his flame and gulfed bed.

He was already showing signs of his attachment to her.

He literally would not let go of her.

But we also started to see signs of his changeable mood.

One minute he said, my cherished preserver, goodnight, while holding on tight to her.

And seconds later he said, well, leave me and let her go.

It's no wonder that at the beginning of Chapter 16, the morning after the bedfire, Jane

is flustered.

She sees Grace pool, who does not seem to feel guilty at all about having let Rochester's

bed on fire.

But Grace does warn Jane to start locking her doors at night.

Even in a remote place like Thornfield Hall, danger lurks.

But Jane is most flustered about Rochester.

She doesn't catch sight of him all day, which at first is a relief, but then leaves her

feeling bereft.

As the servants discuss the false story that Rochester gave them about the fire, Jane realizes

she's in love with Rochester.

But for all of her obsessing, realizations, and looking for Rochester around corners,

it turns out that she has been looking for a ghost.

Rochester left Thornfield first thing in the morning, Jane just doesn't learn about

his exit until evening tea.

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