My eldest brother Gregory was a happy boy, full of life and with a good sense of fun. He was an eldest son, a favourite of Father as well as of our grandparents. Gregory was always surrounded by friends of his own age and was not very interested in me. I feared Edgar most. He was a bully, and hit James and me. He ordered us to do things for him and took our toys and sweets My brother James was my only friend. We used to play together for hours and became very close. We told each other all our dreams and fears. We were both bullied by Edgar, but perhaps James suffered more because he shared a room with our two eldest brothers. When he was pushed around, he did not fight back. If he saw Edgar hitting me, he used to escape quickly and silently. When Edgar had finished and gone, James came back to me, whispering h favourite wo Suan le! ("Let it be!')