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But the little girl was so interested in Mr. Dederich Knickerbocker which she was reading aloud to her father that changes hardly mattered. Early in December Mr. Frederic Underhill with his wife and daughter came to hand. He was thin and stooped a good deal, and looked older than Uncle David. Aunt Crete's name was Lucretia, and the little girl was amazed to learn that.
Amanda Minnie Douglas - A Little Girl in Old New York

She dipped into the history of New Amsterdam again and began to understand it better, though she did mistrust that Mr. Dederich Knickerbocker now and then "made fun," not unlike her father. The visit came to an end quite too soon, grandmother thought, and she was very sorry to part with the little girl.
Amanda Minnie Douglas - A Little Girl in Old New York
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