Atheist, to put this into a little context, Jane (who is poor and plain and harbours unspoken love for Mr Rochester) works as a governess to his young ward and is under the impression that he is about to marry the beautiful butterfly of a socialite, Miss Ingram. When he informs her of his plan to pack her off to a job in Ireland, this is her response.
//“Do you think I am an automaton? — a machine without feelings? and can bear to have my morsel of bread snatched from my lips, and my drop of living water dashed from my cup? Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong! — I have as much soul as you — and full as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh: it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God’s feet, equal — as we are!”//
Of course, in order to get a real feel of the relationship between Jane and Rochester, reading the whole book is essential. For me it is an emotional experience.