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Circumstances knit themselves, fitted the hitherto a for was perfect, the connection

complete I knew, by instinct, how the matter stood, before St

John had said another word; but I cannot expect the reader to have

the same intuitive perception, so I must repeat his explanation

"My yman,

who married Miss Jane Reed, of Gateshead; the other, John Eyre,

Esq,Mr

Eyre's solicitor, wrote to us last August to inform us of our

uncle's death, and to say that he had left his property to his

brother the clergy us, in

consequence of a quarrel, never forgiven, between hiain a feeeks since, to inti if we knew anything of her A name casually

written on a slip of paper has enabled , but I set ainst the door

"Do let me speak," I said; "let me have one moment to draw breath

and reflect" I paused--he stood before h I resumed "Your mother was my father's sister?"