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Slowly and painfully, harassed with agues and chills, the King rallied his aged army that tottered down the slope. Slowly the King led back his warriors over whose heads had shrieked the triumphant years. Year in, year out, they straggled southwards, always towards Zoon; they came, with rust upon their spears and long beards flowing, again into Astarma, and none knew them there.
Adrian Van Zoon, who had not only wealth but strong connections, was there, but, as on recent occasions he took no notice of Robert, until late in the evening when the guests were dancing the latest Paris and London dances in the great drawing-room. Robert was resting for a little space and as he leaned against the wall the merchant drew near him and addressed him with much courtesy. "I fear, Mr.
I repeat that it is a most excellent fire before which we are standing. Mr. Hardy and your friends will be here presently and we shall have food." "It seems to me, Master Jonathan, that the people of New York eat much and often." "It sustains life and confers a harmless pleasure." "To return a moment to Adrian Van Zoon. You say that his ships are upon every sea.
He and Willet and Master Jonathan laughed together, softly but with evident zest. Whatever the feeling between them and whatever the cause might be, Robert felt that they had the advantage of Mynheer Van Zoon that night and were pushing it. They watched the crowd leave and the lights fade in the darkness, and then they walked back together to the solid red brick house of Mr.
It was Adrian Van Zoon, heavy, dressed richly as usual, and carrying a large cane, with a gold head. To the casual eye he was a man of importance, aware of his dignity, and resolute in the maintenance of it. He bowed with formal politeness to the group upon the portico, and walked majestically on.
I'm glad you be coming zoon; the colour of the young grass be wonderful." "Indeed!" remarked Mavis, as she looked at him, surprised. "That's the advantage of varming," continued Trivett: "you zee natur in zo many colours and zo many moods." Thus talking, they reached the churchyard gates, where Mavis released Jill, who was delighted at being set at liberty.
"Plenty of watermen will take you for a fare, but if you are familiar with the oars yourself it would be fine exercise for a strong youth like you to row over and then back again." "It's a good suggestion, as I do row, and I think I'll adopt it." Mynheer Van Zoon passed on a moment or two later, and Robert, with his extraordinary susceptibility to a friendly manner, felt a pleasant impression.
His superficial appearance was that of a simpleton, but Robert noticed sharp, observant eyes under the thick eyebrows. Mynheer Jacobus, Willet and Master Hardy, excusing themselves for a few minutes, went into an inner room. "What has Mynheer Van Zoon been doing, Peter?" asked Jacobus. "He has talked with three contractors for the army," replied the lad.
The juxtaposition is by no means uninteresting or uninstructive, though perhaps it is not entirely favourable to the idea of Mr Arnold's development as a zoon politicon.
Whether in his gay mood or his grave he had a charm of manner that few could resist, and his story was so strange, so picturesque that it invested him with compelling romance. He told all about his kidnapping and his life upon the island, but he said nothing of Adrian Van Zoon.
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