A vision, as it seemed to me, had risen at his side. There appeared, within three feet of him, a form clad in pure white – a youthful,
graceful form: full, yet fine in contour…What did St. John Rivers think of this earthly angel? I naturally asked myself that question as I saw him turn to her and look at her.
– Charlotte Bronte
Jane Eyre, Chapter 31. St. John and Jane’s conversation is interrupted by the arrival of a beautiful young woman dressed in white. Rosamond Oliver is one of the benefactors of the school in Morton. When she appears at St. John’s side, Jane wonders what he thinks of her.