St John is willing to sacrifice all to his missionary ambitions but love is stronger and more complex than he realised. This is the story of Rosamond and St John, told from Rosamond's point of view; it will also include other characters such as Jane, Mary, and Diana and will probably differ from the events of the plot in Jane Eyre as it progresses.

Lady Russell and the newly married Fredrick Wentworth muse on past times and discuss their own misunderstandings concerning each other .