“. . .we have a genuine witch in the house, who is in close alliance with the old gentleman.” (224)

Miss Ingram’s worry of the witch and devil (“the old gentleman”) in their midst, and the general consensus from everyone else gathered, speaks to how closed-minded the masses really are. They cannot explain how the fortune teller operates either in worldly or religious reasons, for that reason, she must be in cahoots with the devil or have some similar dark motive. Bronte depicts Jane as clearly not worried by these “evil” persons, just as she is not worried about many of societies other esoteric beliefs. Because of this, Jane comes across as open-minded when those around her are much more dogmatic – an idea which carries through the entire novel.