J acob looked from Officer Maxwell to Idy. “You mean” he said quietly “we have a real family?”
Idy reached for Jacob’s hand. “I told you Hashem listens to orphans. Come Jacoby I’ll tell you everything I know.”
Mr. Renard’s eyes sprang open and he looked around. He pushed himself into a sitting position gritting his teeth against the pain. The room swayed. When the spell past he swung his legs carefully over the side of the bed and tried to stand. Sweating profusely he took one step and then another and reached for the curtain and pulled it back.
“Sir!” the nurse said. “What are you doing?”
