Thusthingswentontillthisdayofmymother’sdeath。
ButbeforeIgofurtherImusttellthatSquireBozardlookedwithnofavouronthefriendshipbetweenhisdaughterandmyself——andthis，notbecausehedislikedme，butratherbecausehewouldhaveseenLilyweddedtomyelderbrotherGeoffrey，myfather’sheir，andnottoayoungerson。
Soharddidhegrowaboutthematteratlastthatwetwomightscarcelymeetexceptbyseemingaccident，whereasmybrotherwaseverwelcomeattheHall。
Andonthisaccountsomebitternessarosebetweenustwobrothers，asisapttobethecasewhenawomancomesbetweenfriendshoweverclose。
ForitmustbeknownthatmybrotherGeoffreyalsolovedLily，asallmenwouldhavelovedher，andwithabetterrightperhapsthanIhad——forhewasmyelderbythreeyearsandborntopossessions。