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Master and Pupil

           Inorder,however,toengageVanBaerleinaconversationfromtheveryfirstwhichwouldseriouslyoccupyhisattention,shetenderedtohimthroughthegratingthethreebulbs,whichwerestillwrappedupinthesamepaper.

           ButtothegreatastonishmentofRosa,VanBaerlepushedbackherwhitehandwiththetipsofhisfingers.

           Theyoungmanhadbeenconsideringaboutthematter.

           “Listentome,”hesaid.“Ithinkweshouldrisktoomuchbyembarkingourwholefortuneinoneship.Onlythink,mydearRosa,thatthequestionistocarryoutanenterprisewhichuntilnowhasbeenconsideredimpossible,namely,thatofmakingthegreatblacktulipflower.Letus,therefore,takeeverypossibleprecaution,sothatincaseofafailurewemaynothaveanythingtoreproachourselveswith.IwillnowtellyouthewayIhavetracedoutforus.”

           Rosawasallattentiontowhathewouldsay,muchmoreonaccountoftheimportancewhichtheunfortunatetulip-fancierattachedtoit,thanthatshefeltinterestedinthematterherself.

           “Iwillexplaintoyou,Rosa,”hesaid.“Idaresayyouhaveinthisfortressasmallgarden,orsomecourtyard,or,ifnotthat,atleastsometerrace.”

           “Wehaveaveryfinegarden,”saidRosa,“itrunsalongtheedgeoftheWaal,andisfulloffineoldtrees.”

           “Couldyoubringmesomesoilfromthegarden,thatImayjudge?”

           “Iwilldosoto-morrow.”

           “Takesomefromasunnyspot,andsomefromashady,sothatImayjudgeofitspropertiesinadryandinamoiststate.”

           “BeassuredIshall.

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