Excerpt from Uncle Bernac: A Memory of the EmpireMy dear nephew Louis, ' said the letter, 'now that your father is dead, and that you are alone in the world, I am sure that you will not wish to carry on the feud which has existed between the two halves of the family. At the time of the troubles your father was drawn towards the Side of the King, and I towards that of the people, and it ended, as you know, by his having to ¿y from the country, and by my becoming the possessor of the estates of. Grosbois. No doubt it'is very hard that you should find yourself in a different position to your anoes tors, but I am sure that you would rather that the land should be held by a Bernac than we stranger. From the brother of your mother you will at least always meet with sympathy and consideration.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.