"'My Master,' he says, 'has forewarned me. Daily he announces more distinctly,--'Surely I come quickly!' and hourly I more eagerly respond,--'Amen; even so come, Lord Jesus!'" (Bronte 456).
Being the very last passage of the entire novel, this portrays a very important and frequently shown theme in the novel Jane Eyre. This is a letter from St. John Rivers, who wanted only to follow God and forsake love it. This he did, and in doing so, gave himself entirely to God. Here he is dying alone, with only God and the thought of heaven to stay with him, while Jane has her husband and has love. It is a choice, Charlotte Bronte seems to be saying; God or human love, but not both.
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