PART FOUR - LIFE AT MOOR HOUSE
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
I Am No Longer Poor

"Oh, St. John,I know that isn't the reason. Tell me the truth!" I said.

"Well, I'd rather not tell you just now, but I suppose you'll find out sooner or later. So I'll tell you a little something about myself. Did you know that my full name St. John Eyre Rivers?"

"No, I didn't! But then what..." And I stooped, as [-----1-----]. Could it be true? but St. John continued to talk.
"you weren't told very much about your family, were you, Jane?" I shook my head. "My mother's last name was Eyre," he said. "She had two brothers. One was a church man, who married a Miss Jane Reed of Gateshead. The other brother was John Eyre of Madeira. Mr. Briggs, Mr. Eyre's lawyer, wrote us a letter. The letter said that our uncle had died, but [-----2-----]. Then Mr. Briggs wrote again later, saying that no one could find this girl. But I've found her!" He went towards the door, ready to leave.

"Wait! I have to think!" I said. "So this means that you, Diana and Mary are my cousins!"

"That's right," he said. All my life I had been alone. Now I had found family to love and be proud of, for the rest of my life! These people, who had saved my life, were my cousins. [-----3-----].

Vocabulary Focus

sooner or later：迟早。