Editing Jane Eyre (section)

=== Moor House ===
[[File:P323b.jpg|thumb|right|200px|St John Rivers admits Jane to Moor House, illustration by F. H. Townsend]]
Jane travels as far from Thornfield Hall as she can using the little money she had previously saved. She accidentally leaves her bundle of possessions on the [[Coach (carriage)|coach]] and is forced to sleep on the moor. She unsuccessfully attempts to trade her handkerchief and gloves for food. Exhausted and starving, she eventually makes her way to the home of Diana and Mary Rivers but is turned away by the housekeeper. She collapses on the doorstep, preparing for her death. Clergyman St John Rivers, Diana and Mary's brother, rescues her. After Jane regains her health, St John finds her a teaching position at a nearby village school. Jane becomes good friends with the sisters, but St John remains aloof.

The sisters leave for governess jobs, and St John becomes slightly closer to Jane. St John learns Jane's true identity and astounds her by telling her that her uncle, John Eyre, has died and left her his entire fortune of 20,000 [[Pound sterling|pounds]] (equivalent to US $2.24 million in 2022<ref>calculated using the UK [[Retail Price Index]]: {{cite web |url=https://www.uwyo.edu/numimage/currency.htm|title=Currency Converter, Pounds Sterling to Dollars, 1264 to Present (Java)}}</ref>). When Jane questions him further, St John reveals that John Eyre is also his and his sisters' uncle. They had once hoped for a share of the inheritance but were left virtually nothing. Jane, overjoyed by finding that she has living and friendly family members, insists on sharing the money equally with her cousins, and Diana and Mary come back to live at Moor House.