He was young – perhaps from twenty-eight to thirty – tall, slender; his face riveted the eye; it was like a Greek face, very pure in outline; quite a straight, classic nose; quite an Athenian mouth and chin…He might well be a little shocked at the irregularity of my lineaments, his own being so harmonious. His eyes were large and blue, with brown lashes; his high forehead, colourless as ivory, was partially streaked over by careless locks of fair hair.
– Charlotte Bronte
Jane Eyre, Chapter 29. Jane describes the physical features of St. John Rivers, who came to Jane’s rescue when he found her in a desperate state on his doorstep. Words like “pure” and “straight” hint at the personality of the young man of high principles who wants to become a missionary. In facial looks, St. John is about as opposite to Rochester as you can get. One is fair and handsome, the other dark and stern.