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The gentleman seemed much concerned, asked if the watch had been at hand, and desired Lucas to assure the young Englishman that the Emperor would be much distressed at the tidings, asked where he was lodged, and passed on. "Ah ha!" muttered the jester, "if my ears deceive me now, I'll never trust them again! Mynheer Charles knows a few more tricks than he is fain to show off in royal company.
She was roused from her reflections by another summons at the door of the cottage. She hastened down to the entrance, but did not open the door. "Mynheer Poots is required immediately," said the girl, who was the messenger. "My good Therese," replied Amine, "my father has more need of assistance than the poor woman; for his travail in this world, I fear, is well over.
"Well, mynheer, you have only to pay the difference, and the ketch will do; the bilander sails almost as fast." But Master Van Dunck only heaved another sigh, and felt that his leather bag was safe and full in his breeches pocket. Then he turned his eyes away, and relieved his mind by swearing at his men.
One of our first cares was to erect a flagstaff as a signal to any passing ship. I felt deeply grieved for the loss of my friends; but I did not think so much about the fact that I was reduced from affluence to perfect poverty. Jack told me that he knew Mynheer Vanderveldt intended to leave me all his property.
Mynheer informed the captain that he could speak every language under the sun like a native; but, as Peter remarked, then it must have been like a native who had lived away from home all his life, and forgotten his mother-tongue.
"Because Bronck's hand has been mislaid?" inquired Van Corlaer with shrewd light in his eyes. "Yes, mynheer," hesitated Antonia. He burst into laughter and Antonia looked at him as if he had spoken against religion. She sighed. "It was my duty to open the box once every month." Van Corlaer threw his hat down again on the step above. "Are you cold, mynheer?" inquired Antonia considerately. "No.
"She feels not now," said he, as he laid her upon the sofa; "it is better that it should be so too soon will she awake to misery." Summoning to the assistance of his daughter Mynheer Poots, who was in the adjoining room, Philip caught up his hat, imprinted one more fervent kiss upon her forehead, burst from the house, and was out of sight long before Amine had recovered from her swoon.
"O, how much have I to thank you for! and indeed I am grateful." "Yes, yes, she is very grateful," interrupted the old man; "but we are poor very poor. I talked about my money because I have so little, and I cannot afford to lose it; but you shall not pay me the three guilders and a half I am content to lose that, Mr Philip." "Why should you lose even that, Mynheer Poots?
Still, it is a fact that the web of this part of her variegated destiny was spun and woven out of threads of flax that took the substantial shape of fine Hollands; and this is the way in which it came to pass. Mynheer Van Holland, of whom the Consul spoke just now, you must understand to have been one of the chief merchants of Amsterdam, a city whose merchants are princes and have been kings.
And, all the while feigning to be engaged with his book, he watched Rosa with even more attention than he had before. "And you are fond of flowers?" continued Mynheer van Systens. "Yes, sir." "Then you are an experienced florist, I dare say?" Rosa hesitated a moment; then with a tone which came from the depth of her heart, she said, "Gentlemen, I am speaking to men of honor."
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