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Chapter XXXIII

           Circumstancesknitthemselves,fittedthemselves,shotintoorder:thechainthathadbeenlyinghithertoaformlesslumpoflinkswasdrawnoutstraight,everyringwasperfect,theconnectioncomplete. Iknew,byinstinct,howthematterstood,beforeSt.Johnhadsaidanotherword; butIcannotexpectthereadertohavethesameintuitiveperception,soImustrepeathisexplanation. 

           "Mymother’snamewasEyre;shehadtwobrothers;oneaclergyman,whomarriedMissJaneReed,ofGateshead;theother,JohnEyre,Esq.,merchant,lateofFunchal,Madeira. Mr.Briggs,beingMr.Eyre’ssolicitor,wrotetouslastAugusttoinformusofouruncle’sdeath,andtosaythathehadlefthispropertytohisbrothertheclergyman’sorphandaughter,overlookingus,inconsequenceofaquarrel,neverforgiven,betweenhimandmyfather. Hewroteagainafewweekssince,tointimatethattheheiresswaslost,andaskingifweknewanythingofher. Anamecasuallywrittenonaslipofpaperhasenabledmetofindherout. Youknowtherest." Againhewasgoing,butIsetmybackagainstthedoor. 

           "Doletmespeak,"Isaid;"letmehaveonemomenttodrawbreathandreflect." Ipausedhestoodbeforeme,hatinhand,lookingcomposedenough.Iresumed 

           "Yourmotherwasmyfather’ssister?" 

           "Yes." 

           "Myaunt,consequently?" 

           Hebowed. 

           "MyuncleJohnwasyouruncleJohn?You,Diana,andMaryarehissister’schildren,asIamhisbrother‘schild?" 

           "Undeniably." 

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