Черный тюльпан
A Grateful People
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“Oh,yes,”saidDeWitt,“youmeantospeakofthepeopledownbelow,don’tyou?”
“Doyouhearthem?”
“Theyareindeedinastateofgreatexcitement;butwhentheyseeusperhapstheywillgrowcalmer,aswehaveneverdonethemanythingbutgood.”
“That’sunfortunatelynoreason,exceptforthecontrary,”mutteredthegirl,as,onanimperativesignfromherfather,shewithdrew.
“Indeed,child,whatyousayisonlytootrue.”
Then,inpursuinghisway,hesaidtohimself,—
“Hereisadamselwhoverylikelydoesnotknowhowtoread,whoconsequentlyhasneverreadanything,andyetwithonewordshehasjusttoldthewholehistoryoftheworld.”
Andwiththesamecalmmien,butmoremelancholythanhehadbeenonenteringtheprison,theGrandPensionaryproceededtowardsthecellofhisbrother.
