Diction (pt.2)

"It is a fine thing, reader, to be lifted in a moment from indigence to wealth - a very fine thing: but not a matter one can comprehend, or consequently enjoy, all at once" (388). 

In many instances, people can be liberated from their lower social class by way of inheriting a  large sum of money, whether from hard work, or relatives - this is the matter in Jane's case.  This quote is Jane's reaction to St. John telling her that she inherited a sum of £20,000 from her dead relative, whom she never got the chance to see before he died. The main feeling of this quote is a feeling of happiness but also a feeling of not understanding the gravity of what happened yet. Words such as "fine", "lifted", and "enjoy" all would indicate the feeling of happiness from being raised from a lower social class. However, Jane soon contradicts this, stating that although it is a good thing, she does not understand how this event will change her life.