"I suppose so, sir."

     "And how do people perform that ceremony of parting, Jane? Teach me; I'm not quite up to it."

     "They say, Farewell, or any other form they prefer."

     "Then say it."

     "Farewell, Mr. Rochester, for the present."

     "What must I say?"

     "The same, if you like, sir."

     "Farewell, Miss Eyre, for the present; is that all?"

     "Yes?"

     "It seems stingy, to my notions, and dry, and unfriendly. I should like something else: a little addition to the rite. If one shook hands, for instance; but no--that would not content me either. So you'll do no more than say Farewell, Jane?"

     "It is enough, sir: as much good-will may be conveyed in one hearty word as in many."

     "Very likely; but it is blank and cool--'Farewell.'"