It is a very strange sensation to inexperienced youth to feel itself quite alone the world, cut adrift from every connection, uncertain whether the port to which it is bound can be reached, and prevented by many impediments from returning to that it has quitted. The charm of adventure sweetens that sensation, the glow of pride warms it; but then the throb of fear disturbs it.
– Charlotte Bronte
Jane Eyre, Chapter 11. The conflicting excited and nervous emotions a person feels when about to embark on a new job are masterfully described here by Bronte. Feeling alone and adrift, inexperienced, fearful, but glowing with pride and driven by a sense of adventure, Jane is about to begin her new career as governess at Thornfield.