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Conclusion
AshehadheardBoxtel’sstory,andwasfuriousathavingbeenthedupeofthepretendedJacob,hedestroyedthesycamorebehindwhichtheenviousIsaachadspiedintothegarden;fortheplotofgroundbelongingtohimhadbeenboughtbyCornelius,andtakenintohisowngarden.
Rosa,growingnotonlyinbeauty,butinwisdomalso,aftertwoyearsofhermarriedlife,couldreadandwritesowellthatshewasabletoundertakebyherselftheeducationoftwobeautifulchildrenwhichshehadbornein1674and1675,bothinMay,themonthofflowers.
Asamatterofcourse,onewasaboy,theotheragirl,theformerbeingcalledCornelius,theotherRosa.
VanBaerleremainedfaithfullyattachedtoRosaandtohistulips.Thewholeofhislifewasdevotedtothehappinessofhiswifeandthecultureofflowers,inthelatterofwhichoccupationshewassosuccessfulthatagreatnumberofhisvarietiesfoundaplaceinthecatalogueofHolland.
Thetwoprincipalornamentsofhisdrawing-roomwerethosetwoleavesfromtheBibleofCorneliusdeWitt,inlargegoldenframes;oneofthemcontainingtheletterinwhichhisgodfatherenjoinedhimtoburnthecorrespondenceoftheMarquisdeLouvois,andtheotherhisownwill,inwhichhebequeathedtoRosahisbulbsunderconditionthatsheshouldmarryayoungmanoffromtwenty-sixtotwenty-eightyears,wholovedherandwhomsheloved,aconditionwhichwasscrupulouslyfulfilled,although,orratherbecause,Corneliusdidnotdie
