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 1  1,1|            of the Republic such as John de Witt, the Grand Pensionary
 2  1,1|         Perpetual Edict" forced by John de Witt upon the United
 3  1,1|           twenty-two years of age. John de Witt, who was his tutor,
 4  1,1|            doom intended for him. ~John de Witt derived no advantage
 5  1,2|           and the noble brother of John de Witt had, like the vilest
 6  1,2|    themselves with banishing him. ~John de Witt, at the first intimation
 7  1,2|            scoundrel of a brother, John, on the gold of the Marquis
 8  1,3|         with Cornelius his brother John, who is as rascally a traitor
 9  1,3|         himself to the Buytenhof. ~John de Witt, indeed, had alighted
10  1,3|              Ten yards farther on, John de Witt met a lovely young
11  1,3|            brother?" ~"Oh, Mynheer John!" the young girl replied, "
12  2,1|             so it happened. Whilst John de Witt was climbing the
13  2,1| reinforcement." ~In the meanwhile, John de Witt, whom we left climbing
14  2,2|          mind the door opened, and John entered, hurrying to the
15  2,2|         which the Dutch bore him. ~John tenderly kissed his brother
16  2,2|       alleys." ~"You hid yourself, John?" ~"I wished to reach you
17  2,2|          are a very skilful pilot, John; but I doubt whether you
18  2,2|            at least try," answered John; "but, first of all, a word
19  2,2|           I rejoice in your glory, John. I have taken good care
20  2,2|               No, on the contrary, John, we shall at the same time
21  2,3|        does not know it himself." ~John turned round in surprise. ~"
22  2,3|           distinguished politician John de Witt; and I repeat to
23  2,3|         him." ~"Quick then," cried John, "as there is still time,
24  2,3|          precious documents burnt, John!" ~"I consider, above all
25  2,3|         those papers were found?" ~John, without answering, pointed
26  2,3|           what is their meaning?" ~John opened the window. ~"Death
27  2,3|             it means us," repeated John. ~"Where is Craeke?" ~"At
28  2,3|              Let him enter then." ~John opened the door; the faithful
29  2,3|      brother will tell you." ~"No, John; it will not suffice to
30  2,3|           write, poor old fellow?" John asked, with a look on the
31  2,3|            and you will have saved John and Cornelius de Witt. ~"
32  2,3|        Witt ~"August 20th, 1672." ~John, with tears in his eyes,
33  2,3|          square of the Buytenhof. ~John gratefully raised his eyes
34  3  |                    3. The Pupil of John de Witt~
35  3,1|           two brothers, determined John de Witt to hasten the departure
36  3,2|           warrant of Cornelius and John de Witt." ~"We shall see,"
37  3,2|        rate as the Count retired. ~John de Witt, therefore, had
38  3,2|            all over. ~"Oh, Mynheer John," she said, "what a misfortune!" ~"
39  3,2|            do not say so!" replied John. "Indeed, my dear child,
40  3,2|       mouth?" ~"Now, then, Mynheer John, if I were in your place,
41  3,3|        were in your place, Mynheer John," the young girl timidly
42  3,3|            not able to walk," said John. ~"I shall try," Cornelius
43  3,3|                Here it is, Mynheer John." ~"My child," said Cornelius, "
44  3,3|           louder and louder," said John; "there is not a moment
45  3,3|           Rosa took the hand which John de Witt proffered to her,
46  3,3|         going to force the gate." ~John de Witt hastily got in,
47  4,1|         the prison. ~Cornelius and John, after driving along the
48  4,1|         What is the matter?" asked John, putting his head out of
49  4,1|            by day." ~"Just look!" ~John de Witt leaned out of the
50  4,1|          mind, but drive on," said John, "I have with me the order
51  4,1|          confidence. ~Moreover, as John de Witt put his head out
52  4,1|            good man, it is for me, John de Witt, and for my brother
53  4,1|            not." ~"Now then," said John to the coachman, "God commands
54  4,2|        gallop through that group," John called out to the coachman, "
55  4,2|          chance." ~The group which John alluded to had, for its
56  4,2|            Gallop! gallop!" called John. ~But, notwithstanding this
57  4,2|           the matter again?" asked John. ~"Look there!" said the
58  4,2|        there!" said the coachman. ~John looked. The whole mass of
59  4,2|            Stop and get off," said John to the coachman; "it is
60  4,2|       scarcely left the room, when John - who, with an almost superhuman
61  4,3|          Cornelius to the gibbet. ~John uttered a cry of agony and
62  4,3|        forth. ~"My brother!" cried John de Witt, trying to see through
63  4,3|            with both hands, struck John de Witt down with the butt-end.
64  4,3|            down with the butt-end. John staggered and fell down
65  4,3|            blowing out his brains. John de Witt fell to rise no
66  4,3|            slices of the bodies of John and Cornelius at ten sous
67  4,3|          those rascals have killed John de Witt as well as his brother?" ~"
68  4,3|       staircase with the bodies of John and Cornelius, two princes
69  5,1|            in pieces the bodies of John and Cornelius de Witt, and
70  5,3|            tulip, and named it the John de Witt, after having named
71  7,1|         nothing more nor less than John de Witt's correspondence
72  7,2|          new tulips: the Jane, the John de Witt, the Cornelius de
73  7,2|    confidential servant of Mynheer John de Witt? Good, let him wait." ~"
74  8,1|           corpses of Cornelius and John de Witt. ~But, whether from
75  8,2|      Mynheer Cornelius and Mynheer John de Witt." ~"Oh," muttered,
76  8,2|           garden, the "Jane," the "John de Witt," the hazel-nut,
77  9,2|         great rogue of the name of John de Witt, and the little
78 10,2|       Mynheer Cornelius or Mynheer John de Witt, and that I should
79 10,2|          pieces, just like Mynheer John and Mynheer Cornelius. For
80 11,1|           the rarest of his bulbs, John de Witt's servant entered
81 11,3|          This was the pencil which John de Witt had lent to his
82 12,1|          pity on this earth, where John and Cornelius de Witt had
83 12,1|         friend of that illustrious John, and godson of that noble
84 13,1|         done to that great villain John, and to that little rogue
85 27,2|         the servant of his brother John, to request Van Baerle to
86 27,2|            and you will have saved John and Cornelius de Witt. ~"
87 30,1|         which the Grand Pensionary John and his brother Cornelius
88 33,2|          the friend of his brother John. Remain worthy of the name