This character relates that "happiness is near" to a woman while disguised as a gypsy fortune teller.
In one scene, this character claims that he once possessed a heart, but has since hardened into the texture of India-rubber. In the first appearance of this character, he sprains his ankle after his horse slips on some ice. A lightning storm destroys the chestnut tree under which this character proposes to his future wife. This character relates that "happiness is near" to a woman while disguised as a gypsy fortune teller. For a time, it seems as if this character will wed Blanche Ingram. This owner of Thornfield Hall meets his future spouse when he hires her as a governess to take care of his ward, Adele. He employs Grace Poole to keep the insane Bertha Mason under confinement, though Bertha ends up starting a fire that leaves this character blinded. For 10 points, name this Charlotte Bronte character, the love interest of Jane Eyre.
In one scene, this character claims that he once possessed a heart, but has since hardened into the texture of India-rubber.
Edward Rochester [accept either name]