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The Events which took place during those Eight Days
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“Well,then,to-morrowyouwillbringmenewsaboutit,andaboutyourself,won’tyou,Rosa?Icareverymuchforthedaughter,asyoucalleditjustnow,butIcareevenmuchmoreforthemother.”
“To-morrow?”saidRosa,lookingatCorneliusaskance.“Idon’tknowwhetherIshallbeabletocometo-morrow.”
“Goodheavens!”saidCornelius,“whycan’tyoucometo-morrow?”
“MynheerCornelius,Ihavelotsofthingstodo.”
“AndIhaveonlyone,”mutteredCornelius.
“Yes,”saidRosa,“toloveyourtulip.”
“Toloveyou,Rosa.”
Rosashookherhead,afterwhichfollowedapause.
“Well,”—Corneliusatlastbrokethesilence,—“well,Rosa,everythingchangesintherealmofnature;theflowersofspringaresucceededbyotherflowers;andthebees,whichsotenderlycaressedthevioletsandthewall-flowers,willflutterwithjustasmuchloveaboutthehoney-suckles,therose,thejessamine,andthecarnation.”
“Whatdoesallthismean?”askedRosa.
“Youhaveabandonedme,MissRosa,toseekyourpleasureelsewhere.Youhavedonewell,andIwillnotcomplain.
