by Charlotte Bronte
Adapted for broadcasting in elevenepisodes by Barbara Couper
Episode 10
Produced by Howard Rose
After her flight from Thornfield Hall and subsequent frantic wanderings, Jane Eyre -or Jane Elliott as she now termed herself -lay ill for many days at Marsh End. On recovering she made the acquaintance of the household; St. John remained cold and aloof but a happy intimacy arose between Jane and his sisters Diana and Mary. Expressing a desire to work for her living, Jane was g;ven the post of misitress at a girls* school recently established by St. John.
One day St. John revealed to his sisters that he had received a letter informing them of their Uncle John's death. Every penny of his fortune had been bequeathed, not to themselves as expected, but to his only other surviving relative.
Jane, installed in her two-roomed cottage, was visited by St John. She knew that he loved Rosamond Oliver, though he was aware that a girl so beautiful and wealthy could never become a missionary's wife. St. John's departure that day left Jane in some bewilderment. His manner had been full of suppressed excitement as he tore a slip of paper from a sheet on her drawing board.