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The Third Bulb

           

           “Well,sir,hewasignorantofthiscorrespondencebeingdepositedwithhim;completelyignorant.Iamascertainasofmylife,that,ifitwerenotso,hewouldhavetoldme;forhowcouldthatpuremindhaveharbouredasecretwithoutrevealingittome?No,no,yourHighness,Irepeatit,andevenattheriskofincurringyourdispleasure,Corneliusisnomoreguiltyofthefirstcrimethanofthesecond;andofthesecondnomorethanofthefirst.Oh,wouldtoHeaventhatyouknewmyCornelius;Monseigneur!”

           “HeisaDeWitt!”criedBoxtel.“HisHighnessknowsonlytoomuchofhim,havingoncegrantedhimhislife.”

           “Silence!”saidthePrince;“alltheseaffairsofstate,asIhavealreadysaid,arecompletelyoutoftheprovinceoftheHorticulturalSocietyofHaarlem.”

           Then,knittinghisbrow,headded,

           “Astothetulip,makeyourselfeasy,MasterBoxtel,youshallhavejusticedonetoyou.”

           Boxtelbowedwithaheartfullofjoy,andreceivedthecongratulationsofthePresident.

           “You,mychild,”WilliamofOrangecontinued,“youweregoingtocommitacrime.Iwillnotpunishyou;buttherealevil-doershallpaythepenaltyforboth.Amanofhisnamemaybeaconspirator,andevenatraitor,butheoughtnottobeathief.”

           “Athief!”criedRosa.“Corneliusathief?Pray,yourHighness,donotsaysuchaword,itwouldkillhim,ifheknewit.Ifthefttherehasbeen,Isweartoyou,Sir,nooneelsebutthismanhascommittedit.”

           “Proveit,”Boxtelcoollyremarked.

           “Ishallproveit.WithGod’shelpIshall.

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