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Jane Meets Mr. Rochester on Hay Lane from "Jane Eyre". While walking to the village of Hay to post a letter, Jane encounters a horseman who falls on the icy road.

one afternoon in January, during Jane's first winter at Thornfield

Jane Meets Mr. Rochester on Hay Lane

While walking to the village of Hay to post a letter, Jane encounters a horseman who falls on the icy road. She offers her help, and the rider, a stern and dark-featured man, accepts her assistance. He leans on her to remount his horse. Later, she learns that the man is Mr. Rochester, the master of Thornfield. This dramatic first meeting establishes the powerful, enigmatic presence of Mr. Rochester and the beginning of their complex relationship.