"I know what it is to live entirely for and with what I love best on earth. I hold myself supremely blest—blest beyond what language can express; because I am my husband's life as fully is he is mine...I know no weariness of my Edward's society: he knows none of mine, any more than we each do of the pulsation of the heart that beats in our separate bosoms...To be together is for us to be at once as free as in solitude, as gay as in company. All my confidence is bestowed on him, all his confidence is devoted to me; we are precisely suited in character..." (459).
Jane has married Rochester and it is here that she reveals to the reader that she is writing her story ten years into her marriage to Rochester. Originally, Jane was, and felt, cold and distant from others in society because of the upbringing she received from Mrs. Reed and Lowood School. When she met Rochester she felt something quicken in her, a spark of companionship, love. Afraid of this at first because of her withdrawn nature, she hid her true feelings from Rochester. Eventually, Jane became more open with Rochester as she began to trust others. Her hopes were dashed and she set off on a path that she believed was her own independence finally blossoming forth. In the end, Jane discovers that she cannot live without a true companion like Rochester, that she cannot live the disconnected lifestyle she once lived. In the quote she illustrates that she realizes now how blessed she is and her pleasure at having discovered the joy of companionship. Jane undergoes much growth from the beginning of her tale in at Gateshead, to the end of her story with Mr. Rochester.