"King James was not her brother, Bubble.

They were cousins, but nothing more." "You _said_ she said 'brother,'" persisted the boy.
"So I did," replied Hilda.

"You see, it was the fashion, and is still, for kings and queens to _call_ each other brother and sister, whether they were really related to each other or not." "But I thought they was always fightin'," objected Bubble.

"I've got a hist'ry book to home, an' in that it says they fit like time whenever they got a chance." "So they did," said Hilda.

"But they called each other 'our royal brother' and 'our beloved sister;' and they were always paying each other fine compliments, and saying how much they loved each other, even in the middle of a war, when they were fighting as hard as they could." "Humph!" said Bubble, "nice kind o folks they must ha' been.