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 1 2 | unfortunately, I shall be obliged to write." ~"And why that?" ~"Because
 2 2 |              But will you be able to write, poor old fellow?" John
 3 2 |              the pencil and began to write, when through the white
 4 6 |          which we have undertaken to write, and to that we limit ourselves,
 5 11|         pencil and paper, that I may write it down for you." ~Rosa
 6 11|            in itself a divine power. Write in it what you have to write,
 7 11|         Write in it what you have to write, Mynheer Cornelius; and
 8 11|              take care that what you write shall be accomplished." ~
 9 11|      reverently. ~"With what shall I write?" asked Cornelius. ~"There
10 16|           able to read what I should write to you, nor to write to
11 16|          should write to you, nor to write to me your thoughts in return." ~"
12 16|       smiling. "Teach me to read and write. I shall make the best of
13 17|             you will read all that I write to you of the pangs of jealousy
14 17|              I shall read it, if you write with good big letters." ~
15 19|             Rosa was already able to write a legible hand when Cornelius
16 19|        progressing quickly enough to write, after eight days at the
17 20|             and lots of them." ~"Who write letters?" ~"They do write." ~"
18 20|            write letters?" ~"They do write." ~"And now, as you know
19 22|              pen and ink, and I will write, or rather, on second thoughts,
20 22|           conspiracy in it. You will write to the President of the
21 26|       neither how to read nor how to write. No, the black tulip has
22 28|          able to come. Could she not write? and if so, could she convey
23 28|           Van Baerle had proposed to write to Rosa, but where was she? ~
24 28|            also would have wished to write to the Hague to be beforehand
25 28|             head. ~But how should he write? Gryphus had taken the paper
26 33|         married life, could read and write so well that she was able