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The blood mounted to Van Hout's head and, thrusting his hand angrily between his girdle and doublet, he exclaimed: "Send me the chestnut, if the burgomaster will give me leave of absence." "No, send him to me," replied Peter calmly. "What must be, must be; I'll go to-day."
"Give it to the women?" asked Peter in astonishment. "Yes, to us!" cried Van Hout's wife. "Why should we sit idle, when we might be of use." "Give us the work!" exclaimed Maria. "We are as eager as you, to render the great cause some service."
Presently she seemed to recognise her, for she said in a quick, low voice, the voice of one who lives in terror of being overheard: "That's a pretty dress of yours, Van Hout's daughter. Oh, yes, I know you; your father used to play with me when I was a child, and once he kissed me on the ice at just such a fete as this. Think of it!
Peter sat down for a short time and drank a glass of wine, but soon beckoned to the Junker and went out with him into the street. There he briefly requested him to go to his house, for they had an important communication to make, and then went to Van Hout's residence, which was close beside the inn. Georg walked thoughtfully towards the burgomaster's.
Van Hout's manly features quickly smoothed and, clasping the burgomaster's right hand in both his, he said joyously: "Thanks, Herr Peter. And no offence; you know my hot temper. If the time seems long to your young wife, send her to mine." "And mine," added Dousa.
The blood mounted to Van Hout's head and, thrusting his hand angrily between his girdle and doublet, he exclaimed: "Send me the chestnut, if the burgomaster will give me leave of absence." "No, send him to me," replied Peter calmly. "What must be, must be; I'll go to-day."
During this period of the sorest distress, Van der Werff was passing down the "broad street." He did not notice that a throng of desperate men and women were pursuing him with threats; but as he turned to enter Van Hout's house, suddenly found himself surrounded.
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