You entered the room with a look and air at once shy and independent…ere long I found you full of strange contrasts…Very soon you seemed to get used to me – I believe you felt the existence of sympathy between you and your grim and cross master, Jane; for it was astonishing to see how quickly a certain pleasant ease tranquillised your manner…you showed no surprise, fear, annoyance, or displeasure, at my moroseness; you watched me, and now and then smiled at me with a simple yet sagacious grace I cannot describe.
– Charlotte Bronte
Jane Eyre, Chapter 27. The day after Rochester’s deception as a married man is revealed, he appeals to Jane to understand his circumstances, forgive him and stay with him. He indicates that he knows her at a deep level, a woman who understands and is compatible with him. His profound love for Jane is shown in this passage.