Lempriere's Dictionary Conundrum (Spoilers!)

[Ya Sam]

Don't read this if you haven't read the book!







I finished this book which required a lot of browsing in dictionaries and 
encyclopedias and realised that I didn't get something substantial in terms 
of the plot. If there are any folks who read the book and understood it, I'm 
appealing for your help. The 9 conspirators have been the nemesis of the 
Lemprieres since the siege of Rochelle which took place 150 yeard before the 
events described in the novel. How could they have lived that long, without, 
uh, dying? Vacaunson was born in the beginning of the 18th century, so he 
couldn't be at Rochelle during the siege. And why the fact that his 
persecutors should be about 200 years old does not surprise Lempriere 
himself? Or maybe they're all robots made by Vacaunson, but then they 
couldn't be there because Vacaunson wasn't born at the time. I do realise 
that I missed something, and I would be really greatful if anyone could 
enlighten me in this respect.

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