"Are you calling me darling? Are you calling me bird?"

Mr. Rochester rarely calls Jane by her name when they are having a more - "lovey-dovey" conversation. He will address her as Jane or Miss Eyre when they are having a normal conversation, but when when he tells Jane he loves her, Mr. Rochester comes up with the weirdest terms of endearment. Mr. Rochester often calls Jane a fairy or an elf. Elf doesn't exactly say, "I love you". As bad as "elf" sounds, Mr. Rochester's worst pet name was definitely when he called Jane a "mustard seed". Is that Victorian speak for "You're beautiful"? Somehow I doubt it - nothing screams beautiful like a mustard seed. It's almost insulting. Apparently she is not pretty enough to be compared to a flower or a graceful bird (you know the whole "roses are red" crap), nope, she's as pretty as a mustard seed -umm, eww- a mustard seed is small, awkward, and ugly. Maybe she is ugly, but there is no need to say it to her face. Spoiler Alert Mr. Rochester! -she knows she is ugly, she pretty much tells herself that everyday, no need to reiterate. Learn to tell a small white lie man! Tell her she is pretty. Personally, I would not be flattered if someone called me a mustard seed. I can't imagine Jane was too thrilled with the comparison either. But, she stayed with Rochester, so he must have some game. Rock on, Rochester.