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The Events which took place during those Eight Days

           

           “Howso?Myinstructions?”

           “Indeed,yourinstructions,sir,”saidRosa,sighinginherturn;“haveyouforgottenthewillwrittenbyyourhandontheBibleofCorneliusdeWitt?Ihavenotforgottenit;fornow,asIknowhowtoread,Ireaditeverydayoverandoveragain.Inthatwillyoubidmetoloveandmarryahandsomeyoungmanoftwenty-sixoreightyears.Iamonthelook-outforthatyoungman,andasthewholeofmydayistakenupwithyourtulip,youmustneedsleavemetheeveningstofindhim.”

           “But,Rosa,thewillwasmadeintheexpectationofdeath,and,thankstoHeaven,Iamstillalive.”

           “Well,then,Ishallnotbeafterthehandsomeyoungman,andIshallcometoseeyou.”

           “That’sit,Rosa,come!come!”

           “Underonecondition.”

           “Grantedbeforehand!”

           “Thattheblacktulipshallnotbementionedforthenextthreedays.”

           “Itshallneverbementionedanymore,ifyouwishit,Rosa.”

           “No,no,”thedamselsaid,laughing,“Iwillnotaskforimpossibilities.”

           And,sayingthis,shebroughtherfreshcheek,asifunconsciously,soneartheirongrating,thatCorneliuswasabletotouchitwithhislips.

           Rosautteredalittlescream,which,however,wasfulloflove,anddisappeared.

           

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