"i should think you ought to be at home yourself," said he, "if you have a home in this neighbourhood: where do you come from? " "from just below; and i am not at all afraid of being out late when it is moonlight: i will run over to hay for you with pleasure, if you wish it: indeed, i am going there to post a letter." (jane eyre; chapter 12, p.75) in the excerpt above, brontë develops the theme of gender equality spirit versus flesh longing for home spiritual self-discipline