There was no doubt about it, for, as was customary in old days, this Bible had sundry fly-leaves sewn up with it for the purpose of the recording of events important to its owner.
The first entries were made by the original Henri Marais, and record how he and his compatriots were driven from France, his father having lost his life in the religious persecutions.

After this comes a long list of births, marriages and deaths continued from generation to generation, and amongst them a few notes telling of such matters as the change of the dwelling-places of the family, always in French.

Towards the end of the list appears the entry of the birth of the Henri Marais whom I knew, alas! too well, and of his only sister.

Then is written his marriage to Marie Labuschagne, also, be it noted, of the Huguenot stock.

In the next year follows the birth of Marie Marais, my Marie, and, after a long interval, for no other children were born, the death of her mother.
Immediately below appears the following curious passage: "Le 3 Janvier, 1836.