The reading
The bead. That a plain, poor, unnoticed woman — the one the world never picks — is wanted utterly, for her self, by the man who could have anyone, and chosen as his equal.
Engines
- being-desired · content · spine · ~ — Jane is held back by being unseen and unchosen: "poor, obscure, plain, and little," the governess no one looks twice at. The release is being wanted for herself, not for beauty or wealth — "if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me." Rochester chooses precisely her: "I offer you my hand, my heart, and a share of all my possessions… to be my second self, and best earthly companion." The plain unchosen woman, desired as an equal — the engine's slots filled on its most-quoted scene.
The bundle. Single dominant wish (to be wanted as oneself), with a liberation/autonomy thread — "I am a free human being with an independent will" — that serves the spine: Jane insists on being desired as an equal, not kept as a dependent. Spine is being-desired.
Dual-use read. Being-desired's counterfeit is the conquest fantasy — being wanted as a possession, a thing won. Jane refuses exactly that: she walks out rather than be a kept mistress, and returns only when she can come as an equal with means of her own. The bright pole, un-run.
Verdict. Being-desired, clean — the canonical text for the plain woman wanted for her self.
Evidence. ~ reviewed — Project Gutenberg #1260; slot quotes confirmed against the text.