When Rochester seeks out Jane the next day, he is pleased by her honest admission that she does not find him handsome, and the rapport between them builds. Fairfax advises Jane to make allowances for Rochester, who often stays away from Thornfield because of the unpleasant memories it holds. Upon her return to Thornfield, Jane learns that the rider was Rochester, who mystifies her with his contradictory nature. The imperious rider twists his ankle when he falls, then rudely departs without divulging his name. One evening, while Jane is taking a walk, a rider on horseback rises out of the mist and almost tramples her. Fairfax explains that Jane's pupil is a French girl named Adele, who is the ward of Thornfield's absent master, Edward Rochester. After placing an ad seeking a position as a governess, Jane travels to a country estate known as Thornfield, where she is met by Mrs. In 1839, Brocklehurst offers Jane a teaching job, but she is determined to escape Lowood. Rivers encourages Jane to bury her grief and continue her education, which she does during the next ten years. One day, Brocklehurst cuts off Helen's curly hair, then orders her and Jane to march in the rain as punishment for their "vanity" and "rebelliousness." The harsh experience proves fatal for Helen, and Jane loses her gentle friend.
Rivers, who tends to the pupils of Lowood and advises Brocklehurst to treat them more humanely. Jane also appreciates the attention of Dr. Despite her disappointment over Lowood's austerity, Jane enjoys learning and her friendship with Helen deepens. Brocklehurst, a sadistic prig, warns the teachers and students to shun Jane, but kindhearted pupil Helen shares a meager portion of bread with her. Reed sends her to Lowood Institution, an austere boarding school for orphaned and impoverished children, which is run by Henry Brocklehurst. Reed, who favors her spoiled son John over the spirited Jane. In 1829, nine-year-old orphan Jane Eyre lives at the English estate of her cruel aunt, Mrs.