My brother slammed the table furiously: "You old fool! Are you cursing my future wife?"

After Dad, my brother was the head of the house.

Now that Dad was gone, everyone had to please my brother.

"Sorry... my mind's going. Don't be angry, grandson." Grandma shut up after that.

My brother was too busy gambling to know what was happening outside.

Lucy and I wandered around the village and heard all the gossip.

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