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At this Gerard looked the picture of doubt and consternation. "It is because you never told her you were in love," said Reicht Heynes, pitying his confusion. "Silence, wench! Why should he tell us his affairs? We are not his friends: we have not deserved his confidence." "Alas! my second mother," said Gerard, "I did not dare to tell you my folly." "What folly? Is it folly to love?"
As Gerard came out of the house, his cheeks pale and his heart panting, he met Reicht Heynes: she had a message for him: Margaret Van Eyck desired to see him. He found the old lady seated grim as a judge. She wasted no time in preliminaries, but inquired coldly why he had not visited her of late: before he could answer, she said in a sarcastic tone, "I thought we had been friends, young sir."
I have thought too little of thy pangs, whose true affection I despised; and now my own is despised, Reicht, if the poor lad was here now, he would have a good chance." "Well, he is not far off," said Reicht Heynes; but somehow she did not say it with alacrity. "Speak not to me of any man," said Margaret bitterly; "I hate them all." "For the sake of one?"
But take your time, mistress; if you are in no hurry, no more am I. When that day doth come, 'twill take a man to dry my eyes; and if you should be in the same mind then, soldier, you can say so; and if you are not, why, 'twill be all one to Reicht Heynes." And the plain speaker went her way. But her words did not fall to the ground.
Margaret and Reicht Heynes carried him carefully, and laid him on the softest bed. "I must do as he would do," whispered Margaret. "He was kind to Ghysbrecht." Her opinion was verified, Sybrandt's spine was fatally injured; and he lay groaning and helpless, fed and tended by her he had so deeply injured. The news was sent to Tergou, and Catherine came over. It was a terrible blow to her.
"I have it not to give," said the elder lady, rather peevishly. "Then I can," said Reicht Heynes, showing herself in the doorway, with colour somewhat heightened. "So you have been hearkening all the time, eh?" "What are my ears for, mistress?" "True. Well, throw us the light of thy wisdom on this dark matter." "There is no darkness that I see," said Reicht.
Presently a Tergovian came in with a word from Catherine that Ghysbrecht Van Swieten had seen Gerard later than any one else. On this Margaret determined to go and see the house and goods that had been left her, and take Reicht Heynes home to Rotterdam. And as may be supposed, her steps took her first to Ghysbrecht's house. She found him in his garden, seated in a chair with wheels.
See this well-shaped brow, where comliness Just passeth into reverence. Art beautiful in my eyes, mother dear." "And that is enough for me, my darling, 'Tis time you were in bed, child. Ye have to preach the morn." And Reicht Heynes and Catherine interchanged a look which said, "We two have an amiable maniac to superintend; calls everything beautiful."
Little Kate did not belie the good opinion so hastily formed of her. She waited a better opportunity, and told her mother what she had learned from Reicht Heynes, that Margaret had shed her very blood for Gerard in the wood. "See, mother, how she loves him." "Who would not love him?" "Oh, mother, think of it! Poor thing." "Ay, wench. She has her own trouble, no doubt, as well as we ours.
But ten times liever would I be Reicht Heynes with nought but the leagues atw'een me and all my kith, than be as she is i' the midst of them that ought to warm to her, and yet to fare as lonesome as I." "Alack, Reicht, I did go but yestreen, and had gone before, but one plaguy thing or t'other did still come and hinder me." "Mistress, did aught hinder ye to eat your dinner any one of those days?
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