28/31 Our fathers were both killed, and we travelled with our mothers and sisters by night, through the country, till we got to La Rochelle." "You say both your fathers. How are you related to each other ?" "Jacques and I are brothers," Roger said, touching the youngest of the party on his shoulder. "Eustace and Henri are brothers, and are our cousins. Their father and ours were brothers. When the troubles broke out, we four took service with the Count de Luc, and followed him throughout the war. |