Chapter

 1 5 |          at two thousand francs a bulb. ~Boxtel was quite amazed
 2 7 |          detached from the mother bulb, pure, perfect, and entire,
 3 7 |          hundred guilders for one bulb. It is therefore settled
 4 7 |         table, on which the third bulb was lying, -- "the matter
 5 7 |           under the table for the bulb; "your paper shall be read,
 6 7 |      shall." ~Then, examining the bulb which he held in the hollow
 7 7 |           without laying down the bulb which he already held, Baerle
 8 7 |         He at once felt the other bulb. ~"Well, here it is," he
 9 7 |          Cornelius took the third bulb, approached the window and
10 8 |          knew the position of the bulb which was to produce the
11 8 |           had taken up the mother bulb, and, as we have seen, divided
12 8 |          have taken up the mother bulb of the grand black tulip,
13 16|    beforehand on this unfortunate bulb as sacrificed to my selfishness.
14 16|           will choose it for your bulb and for mine. As to that
15 16|       hope that, in planting your bulb, you will strictly follow
16 16|       particularly proud, was the bulb. ~Cornelius kissed most
17 16|       commenced, the veins of the bulb are swelling, in eight days
18 16|      further orders to put in the bulb, you know that I must be
19 17|                     17. The First Bulb~      On the following evening,
20 17|          where I am to plant your bulb, I saw a shadow gliding
21 17|       soil aside which covers the bulb, I saw the first sprouting
22 17|       turn, when shall I plant my bulb?" ~"Oh, the first favourable
23 17|          by merely looking at the bulb would be able to distinguish
24 17|          the contemplation of his bulb, from which a germ of vegetation
25 17|        jug, on the spot where the bulb was lying in the soil. ~"
26 17|           and now he drew out the bulb, which certainly looked
27 17|       Gryphus hurled the softened bulb with all his force on the
28 17|      juicy remains of his darling bulb, and, guessing the cause
29 17|         only consolation, a tulip bulb." ~"For shame, my father,"
30 17|           There was in that false bulb some witchcraft, perhaps
31 17|     fingers, the remnants of that bulb on which he had rested so
32 18|           tulip, or rather of the bulb, and of his own fine exploit
33 18|      cried, 'you have crushed the bulb?' ~"'Indeed I have.' ~"'
34 18|              Crushed, crushed the bulb! my God, my God! crushed!' ~"
35 18|       which you are taking in the bulb. Fortunately, my father
36 18| misfortune is it to crush a tulip bulb? You may buy a hundred of
37 18|      honey, -- 'so you think that bulb to have been a precious
38 18|          amused himself with this bulb. Well, I think it very cruel
39 18|         contrived to procure this bulb.' ~"I turned my eyes away
40 18|          else?" ~"He was after my bulb, and is in love with my
41 18|      follow you. Feign to put the bulb into the ground; leave the
42 18|          crushed that unfortunate bulb, I feel as if part of my
43 19|           when you are to put the bulb in the ground." ~He had
44 19|           moment for planting the bulb to pass by, -- if, in addition
45 20|         if I was going to put the bulb in." ~"And he, -- what did
46 20|        fingers to see whether the bulb was in it, and repeated
47 20|           his intentions. But the bulb, Rosa; what have you done
48 20|          late to plant it." ~"The bulb? It has been in the ground
49 20|         said Rosa, smiling; "your bulb is not growing in water." ~"
50 20|          you mean to say that the bulb has now been in the ground
51 20|          black tulip. Destroy the bulb, destroy the germ of that
52 21|                    21. The Second Bulb~      The night was a happy
53 23|         Gryphus crushed the first bulb. In that moment Boxtel's
54 23|      Cornelius possessed a second bulb, he by no means felt sure
55 23|    prisoner himself that a second bulb existed. ~Taken in by the
56 23|      anything else but the second bulb, that is to say, the quintessence
57 23|  Cornelius, who was afraid of the bulb being killed by frost. ~
58 23|           how to wrest the second bulb from the care of Rosa. ~
59 23|        once got possession of the bulb, he would be certain to
60 24|         already crushed the first bulb of my tulip. Oh, the wretch!
61 25|     fortune, -- fetched the third bulb from among her lace, where
62 26|          destruction of the first bulb; the grief of the prisoner;
63 26|         the success of the second bulb; the patience of the prisoner
64 27|                     27. The Third Bulb~      Boxtel's return was
65 27|       where you hoped to find the bulb? Do you deny having dug
66 27|        disappointment. The second bulb, planted by me, has produced
67 27|  unfolding the paper, offered the bulb to the Prince, who took
68 27|         woman may have stolen the bulb, as she did the tulip,"
69 27|           the Prince examined the bulb; and even more at the movements
70 27|          William handed the third bulb to Van Systens, took the
71 31|         thousand guilders for the bulb of a tulip. The town, which
72 33|            and in which the third bulb had been wrapped, -- ~"As