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It was a large farm, as farms go in that part of the world, and had been in the family of Guerin for many years. The head of the family in former days had occupied the white chateau on the top of the hill, but that had long since passed away from the present branch of whom there were left only Madame Guerin, her grandson Victor, and another grandson, one Gaspard, the son of Madame Guerin's eldest child. Gaspard, too, was in the army and was with the troops at the Dardanelles. Annette spoke of this cousin as a _beau gar_. He was still at home when Annette arrived at the farm of _Le-Coin-du-Pres_.
"Is he as nice as Victor? " asked Lucie as the two girls were sitting together in the twilight.