Adele and Mr.Rochester

"He then said that she was the daughter of a French opera dancer, Celine Varens, towards whome he had once cherished what he called a 'grande passion.'" (Chapter 15)

Mr. Rochester explains to Jane his connection to Adele. He reveals that he was in love with a French opera dancer who was pregnant and claimed that the child was his even though there may have been a chance that it was another man's. The child's mother abandoned her and is now under Mr. Rochester's care. Mr. Rochester could have simply left Adele in an orphanage, but instead took her in. His reasons for taking in Adele are questionable. Was it because he pitied the abandoned child or because of the possibility that he may be his daughter? Nonetheless, Jane's impressions of Mr.Rochester change. She sees Mr.Rochester in a different perspective. He took in Adele, providing her with shelter, clothing, and all the other necessities of a child, even though he is not certain whether the child is his own daughter. Jane witnesses Mr. Rochester's compassionate side. This side of him causes the beginning of Jane's new feelings towards him, which will develop even more in the days to come.