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  1 2 |          as you did the fleet of Van Tromp past the shoals of
  2 2 |         to the care of Cornelius van Baerle, my godson, whom
  3 2 |          at Dort." ~"Poor honest Van Baerle! who knows so much,
  4 2 |         to read every thought in Van Baerle's mind, and every
  5 2 |        and I repeat to you, that Van Baerle is not aware of the
  6 2 |         And why that?" ~"Because Van Baerle will neither give
  7 4 |          I think you were right, Van Deken; the order which the
  8 4 |          the town; you will see, Van Deken, that the poor fellow
  9 4 |       and answered, -- ~"Captain Van Deken, I request you to
 10 4 |          round, observed Captain Van Deken. ~"Is that you, Captain?"
 11 4 | thunderstruck on hearing Captain Van Deken addressing by the
 12 5 |        road, followed by Captain van Deken, whom he found a little
 13 5 |       mortal, rara avis, was Dr. van Baerle, the godson of Cornelius
 14 5 |        Dort, were born. ~Mynheer van Baerle the father had amassed
 15 5 |          guilders, which Mynheer van Baerle the son, at the death
 16 5 |       that they were guilders of Van Baerle the father and of
 17 5 |         Baerle the father and of Van Baerle the grandfather;
 18 5 |          of purse, for Cornelius van Baerle, the hero of this
 19 5 |       advice, the worthy Mynheer van Baerle died, to the intense
 20 5 |         began to talk of Mynheer van Baerle's tulips; and his
 21 5 |   illustrious Roman travellers. ~Van Baerle began by expending
 22 5 |           after his mother; the "Van Baerle," after his father;
 23 5 |       called political passions, Van Baerle had gained the affections
 24 5 |          of cultivating tulips. ~Van Baerle was truly beloved
 25 5 |          mankind, that Cornelius van Baerle, without being aware
 26 5 |          the time when Cornelius van Baerle began to devote himself
 27 5 |      fortune of being rich, like Van Baerle. He had therefore,
 28 5 |           All at once, Cornelius van Baerle, who, after all his
 29 5 |         of no great consequence. Van Baerle was but a painter,
 30 5 |       been in the right. Mynheer van Baerle was a painter, as
 31 5 |         tulips. ~The law was for Van Baerle, and Boxtel had to
 32 5 |     almost grateful to Cornelius van Baerle for having given
 33 5 |        extent of his misfortune. Van Baerle was known to be fond
 34 5 |       into that of his neighbour Van Baerle, he convinced himself
 35 5 |        could not be a doubt that Van Baerle had become a tulip-grower. ~
 36 5 |          but for real ones, that Van Baerle took from him half
 37 5 |       degree of warmth. And thus Van Baerle was to have the most
 38 5 |       his conqueror. ~And now if Van Baerle produced a new tulip,
 39 6 |        source of misery to him. ~Van Baerle, as may easily be
 40 6 |      cause Boxtel, though he was Van Baerle's deadly foe, would
 41 6 |        banner with him. ~Mynheer van Baerle and his tulips, therefore,
 42 6 |         represented by Cornelius van Baerle, the modest and inoffensive
 43 6 |         planting, and gathering, Van Baerle, caressed by the
 44 6 |      Boxtel during the period of Van Baerle's successes. Whilst
 45 6 |       longer content with seeing Van Baerle. He wanted to see
 46 6 |        jealous man to observe in Van Baerle's beds tulips which
 47 6 |      mattered so very much. ~Yet Van Baerle made such progress
 48 6 |          white house opened, and Van Baerle made his appearance,
 49 6 |          bulbs: how gladly would Van Baerle have redeemed that
 50 6 |       This was enough to console Van Baerle, and enough to fan
 51 6 |          had committed in vain. ~Van Baerle could not imagine
 52 6 |      raven of French tradition. ~Van Baerle was one of the tulip-growers
 53 6 |          light of a speculation. Van Baerle, as soon as the idea
 54 6 |   nothing else but the doings at Van Baerle's. He breathed through
 55 6 |   breathed through the stalks of Van Baerle's tulips, quenched
 56 6 |        clock in the morning when Van Baerle went up to his laboratory,
 57 6 |       Sometimes, whilst covering Van Baerle with his telescope,
 58 7 |         of his godson, Cornelius van Baerle, one evening in the
 59 7 |         father to a son, visited Van Baerle's treasures, the
 60 7 |   congenial warmth of the stove. Van Baerle, therefore, passed
 61 7 |      Witt said in a low voice to Van Baerle, -- ~"My dear son,
 62 7 |          near the table on which Van Baerle had placed the taper. ~
 63 7 | political import be intrusted to Van Baerle, who not only was,
 64 7 |          well not to expect that Van Baerle would not have lost
 65 7 |         turned towards the door, Van Baerle seizing the candlestick,
 66 7 |         The deposit intrusted to Van Baerle, and carefully locked
 67 7 |       claim it in his name. ~And Van Baerle, as we have seen,
 68 7 |         hatred of his neighbour, Van Baerle had proceeded step
 69 7 |     render the name of Cornelius van Baerle for ever illustrious. ~"
 70 7 |          the order of the day." ~Van Baerle raised his eyes to
 71 7 |                After its grower, Van Baerle,' will be the answer. -- '
 72 7 |      answer. -- 'And who is this Van Baerle?' -- 'It is the same
 73 7 |         then rather be Cornelius van Baerle than Alexander, Caesar,
 74 7 |       the household of Cornelius van Baerle, that the latter,
 75 7 |       meaning of all this?" said Van Baerle, grasping in his
 76 7 |          my escape, nurse?" said Van Baerle. ~"Jump out of the
 77 7 |         heaven. ~As to Cornelius van Baerle, it must be stated
 78 7 |            Are you Dr. Cornelius van Baerle?" demanded the magistrate (
 79 7 |         I am that person, Master van Spennen," answered Cornelius,
 80 7 |             I vow to you, Master van Spennen, "Cornelius replied, "
 81 7 |       Cornelius. ~"Halloa!" said Van Spennen, "you begin now
 82 7 |        where you now are, Master van Spennen." ~The magistrate
 83 7 |             But I cannot, Master van Spennen; those papers do
 84 7 |          Ah! you will not," said Van Spennen, when he saw Cornelius
 85 7 |          to be ignorant, Mynheer van Baerle," answered the magistrate. "
 86 8 |    between Cornelius de Witt and Van Baerle had escaped him.
 87 8 |      great importance, as he saw Van Baerle so carefully secreting
 88 8 |        his accomplice, Cornelius van Baerle, is no less a bad
 89 8 |         inform against Cornelius van Baerle." ~Specious as this
 90 8 |      aware of the progress which Van Baerle had made towards
 91 8 |      this certainty of Cornelius van Baerle that caused the fever
 92 8 |       Isaac; he also, instead of Van Baerle, would have the prize
 93 8 |        assembled, and decided on Van Baerle's arrest, placing
 94 8 | execution in the hands of Master van Spennen, who, as we have
 95 8 |        mishap which had befallen Van Baerle, he was announcing
 96 8 |         your neighbour Cornelius van Baerle is arrested for high
 97 8 |       besides, I have seen Judge van Spennen with the archers
 98 8 |      true." ~"How so?" ~"Mynheer van Baerle is arrested, and
 99 8 |    raised it against the wall of Van Baerle's house, where it
100 8 |        of seeds and bulbs, which Van Baerle kept in duplicate,
101 8 |          before, the unfortunate Van Baerle had so leisurely,
102 9 |         about midnight when poor Van Baerle was locked up in
103 9 |          stead: it was Cornelius van Baerle whom they were bringing. ~
104 9 |        the unexpected arrival of Van Baerle. ~It would have made
105 11|                    11. Cornelius Van Baerle's Will~      Rosa
106 11|      with the trial of Cornelius van Baerle. The examination,
107 11|      death of those two martyrs, Van Baerle had no longer any
108 11|  Cornelius de Witt and Cornelius van Baerle. ~The honest doctor
109 11|        by the whole household of Van Baerle; and that consequently
110 11|          to my house." ~This was Van Baerle's whole defence;
111 11|   dilemma: -- ~"Either Cornelius van Baerle is a great lover
112 11|        of the case. As Cornelius van Baerle was concerned in
113 11|     pronounced against Cornelius van Baerle, as being arraigned,
114 11|          the aforesaid Cornelius van Baerle should be led from
115 11|     answer, the Recorder saluted Van Baerle with all that consideration
116 11|       and long life! ~"Cornelius van Baerle." ~The prisoner then,
117 11|       these few lines, which, if Van Baerle had read them, would
118 12|    politics, and where Cornelius van Baerle was about to be murdered
119 12|        notwithstanding all this, Van Baerle mounted the scaffold
120 12|  executioner raising his sword. ~Van Baerle bade farewell to
121 12|       around him. ~Then suddenly Van Baerle felt gentle hands
122 12|         from the streets below. ~Van Baerle began to be sensible
123 12|          very likely afraid that Van Baerle's blood would turn
124 12|     Holland, condemned Cornelius van Baerle to imprisonment for
125 12|        possess the means to feed Van Baerle at the Hague, sent
126 12|         Meuse, opposite Gorcum. ~Van Baerle was sufficiently
127 12|  twenty-four stivers. ~"I," said Van Baerle to himself, "I am
128 13|         horses, who soon carried Van Baerle away from among the
129 13|          all the spectators whom Van Baerle's execution had attracted
130 13|        the bulbs which Cornelius van Baerle must be supposed
131 13|        surveyed the movements of Van Baerle. How would he place
132 13|       Had he been able to get at Van Baerle, he would have pounced
133 14|       great honour for Cornelius van Baerle to be confined in
134 14|    Orange sent the tulip-fancier Van Baerle there. ~The cell
135 14|         other hand, it seemed to Van Baerle an auspicious omen
136 14|      Loewestein. ~These pigeons, Van Baerle said to himself,
137 14|     thousand days of captivity. ~Van Baerle, from whose thoughts
138 14|      then to the great grief, of Van Baerle. ~On the sixteenth
139 14|       she came back without it. ~Van Baerle had addressed it
140 14|         note enclosed for Rosa. ~Van Baerle's nurse had received
141 14|      Boxtel to that of Cornelius van Baerle. ~The nurse was a
142 14|        had willed that Cornelius van Baerle should happen to
143 14|       the Waal and the Meuse, -- Van Baerle's letter would have
144 14|        we have said, had reached Van Baerle's nurse. ~And also
145 15|      Halloa! that's you, Mynheer van Baerle," said Gryphus. "
146 15|         Master Gryphus," replied Van Baerle, "that if I have
147 15|           Master Gryphus," cried Van Baerle, turning away his
148 15|      consolation to the heart of Van Baerle. ~Gryphus stepped
149 15|      examine the nest. This gave Van Baerle time to run to the
150 16|     Three times a day he entered Van Baerle's cell, expecting
151 16|        order, however, to engage Van Baerle in a conversation
152 16|      great astonishment of Rosa, Van Baerle pushed back her white
153 16|         s right. And, moreover," Van Baerle, having become mistrustful
154 16|        you." ~And as the lips of Van Baerle approached the grating
155 16|          on her father. ~Indeed, Van Baerle's happiness depended
156 17|   uneasily. ~"What is it?" asked Van Baerle. "I thought I heard
157 17|         secrets of the prisoner. Van Baerle, therefore, had devised
158 17|      broken, and which Cornelius van Baerle had set so well,
159 17|       good Master Gryphus," said Van Baerle, imploringly, and
160 17|        Leave me my tulip," cried Van Baerle. ~"Ah, yes, tulip,"
161 17|          quite black; and whilst Van Baerle, quite happy to have
162 17|     atoms under his heavy shoe. ~Van Baerle saw the work of destruction,
163 18|         value. This poor Mynheer van Baerle amused himself with
164 18|             And even," continued Van Baerle, warming more and
165 19|       the last will of Cornelius van Baerle was written. ~"Alas!"
166 19|       until it came back again. ~Van Baerle passed the night
167 19|        gloomy as, involuntarily, Van Baerle mixed up with it
168 20|      evening, at the usual hour, Van Baerle heard some one scratch
169 21|   Gryphus. ~"And why not?" asked Van Baerle. ~"The conspiracy
170 21|          which Rosa had given to Van Baerle, this was the only
171 22|         that it was the prisoner Van Baerle who had found it? ~
172 22|    return to your tulip, Mynheer van Baerle, and as soon as it
173 22|        well known: it is Mynheer van Systens, the burgomaster
174 22|   address, -- ~"To Mynheer Peter van Systens, Burgomaster, and
175 23|        black tulip and Cornelius van Baerle. ~What no one but
176 24|         Rosa. ~"Gryphus!" roared Van Baerle. "Oh, you villain!" ~
177 25|                25. The President Van Systens~      Rosa, on leaving
178 25|    fulfilment of which Cornelius van Baerle had rested his ambition
179 25|     again went up in his fury to Van Baerle, abused him, threatened
180 25|         to be led before Mynheer van Systens, the President of
181 25|         office of the President, Van Systens, who gallantly rose
182 25|         doing well, then?" asked Van Systens, with a smile of
183 25|      Rosa, rushing up to Mynheer van Systens. ~"As I see you,
184 25|        for the honorable Mynheer van Systens, Burgomaster of
185 25|       from you." ~"Oh! oh!" said Van Systens, looking at Rosa. "
186 25|       Only, my child," continued Van Systens, "as you are young
187 25|          Swan Inn." ~And Mynheer van Systens, taking up his fine
188 26|        to the mansion of Mynheer van Systens, who with his best
189 26|       into the office of Mynheer van Systens, who, however, was
190 26|    accomplice of a bad action." ~Van Systens stamped his foot
191 26|          black tulip!" ~"Mynheer van Systens," Rosa continued,
192 26|        here is a proposal," said Van Systens. ~"What do you mean?" ~"
193 26|     conviction into the heart of Van Systens, and he was going
194 26|       the other of the cavalry. ~Van Systens, having found his
195 26|      your visit?" ~"Dear Mynheer van Systens," said William of
196 26|  Monseigneur, Monseigneur!" said Van Systens, "what glory to
197 26|          of consequence, Mynheer van Systens." ~"Well, then,
198 26|         This is a crime, Mynheer van Systens." ~"So it is, your
199 26|            Question her, Mynheer van Systens, question her. I
200 26|     found my King Solomon," said Van Systens, bowing, and showing
201 26|  important person who was called Van Systens, so that she had
202 26|         from the shelf, and made Van Systens a sign to commence
203 26|          examination forthwith. ~Van Systens, likewise at the
204 26|        will assist me to some." ~Van Systens exchanged a look
205 26|         off to fetch Boxtel, and Van Systens in the meanwhile
206 26|      flowers?" continued Mynheer van Systens. ~"Yes, sir." ~"
207 26|          tone of her voice, that Van Systens and the Prince answered
208 26|        by a prisoner of state." ~Van Systens trembled as he heard
209 26|   seriously." ~"Certainly," said Van Systens, "the prisoner of
210 26|     Unfortunate girl!" exclaimed Van Systens. ~The Prince, observing
211 26|        on, young woman, go on." ~Van Systens, by means of an
212 26|       not fail to take effect on Van Systens. ~"But," said the
213 27|          drawing-room of Mynheer van Systens, followed by two
214 27|            His name is Cornelius van Baerle," said Boxtel, "and
215 27|          the scaffold, Cornelius van Baerle gave me all the three.
216 27|         handed the third bulb to Van Systens, took the paper,
217 27|         brother John, to request Van Baerle to burn the correspondence
218 27|       offered the proofs both of Van Baerle's innocence and of
219 27|             You, my dear Mynheer van Systens, take charge of
220 28|    taking place, the unfortunate Van Baerle, forgotten in his
221 28|           and that Dr. Cornelius van Baerle had been sent on
222 28|      that it thus begets doubt. ~Van Baerle had proposed to write
223 28|        stick above his head, but Van Baerle moved not, and remained
224 29|        Loewestein~      In Which Van Baerle, Before Leaving Loewestein,
225 29|    Gryphus on the offensive, and Van Baerle on the defensive. ~
226 29|            Your daughter?" cried Van Baerle. ~"Yes, my daughter
227 29|        of the prisoner Cornelius van Baerle?" ~"Exactly, Captain." ~"
228 29|            You are Dr. Cornelius van Baerle?" asked he, this
229 29|         most intimate companions Van Deken. Zounds! they did
230 29|       officer, -- ~"But, Captain van Deken, the protocol is not
231 29|          orders, he whispered to Van Baerle, -- ~"Condemned prisoners
232 30|      Execution That Was Awaiting Van Baerle ~The carriage rolled
233 30|       the house of the President van Systens. ~Rosa did not hear
234 30|    evening, an officer called at Van Systen's house. He came
235 30| ill-treats in particular Mynheer van Baerle, who ---- " ~"Who
236 30|           As the wife of Mynheer van Baerle, I should, under
237 30|       whom he said, -- ~"Captain van Deken, carry this despatch
238 31|          Committee shone Mynheer van Systens, dressed in his
239 31|         the first place, cheered Van Systens and his nosegay,
240 31|      address we have seen worthy Van Systens at work on so conscientiously,
241 31|          discourse of our friend Van Systens, however eloquent
242 31|      people forget the speech of Van Systens, and even the presence
243 31|         elbows for a moment with Van Systens. He borrowed a little
244 32|         enclosed the unfortunate Van Baerle, who was just beginning
245 32|          your kindness," replied Van Baerle, in a melancholy
246 32|      tulip." ~"The tulip!" cried Van Baerle, "is to-day the feast
247 32|        The black tulip!" replied Van Baerle, thrusting half his
248 32|           have mercy, sir!" said Van Baerle, "don't take me away!
249 32|         me, as well as to you." ~Van Baerle, more afraid for
250 32|       from the carriage in which Van Baerle was caged. ~"What
251 32|        tulip, Monseigneur," said Van Baerle, clasping his hands, "
252 33|             33. Conclusion~      Van Baerle, led by four guards,
253 33|  Barlaensis, because of the name Van Baerle, which will henceforth
254 33|        the feet of the President van Systens another man, struck
255 33|        be confiscated. Cornelius van Baerle, you are the godson
256 33|      Cornelius, the other Rosa. ~Van Baerle remained faithfully