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Haarlem

           Hehadsointentlywatchedthistulip,followeditsoeagerlyfromthedrawerinCornelius’sdry-roomtothescaffoldoftheBuytenhof,andfromthescaffoldtothefortressofLoewestein;hehadseenitbudandgrowinRosa’swindow,andsooftenwarmedtheairrounditwithhisbreath,thathefeltasifnoonehadabetterrighttocallhimselfitsproducerthanhehad;andanyonewhowouldnowtaketheblacktulipfromhimwouldhaveappearedtohimasathief.

           YethedidnotperceiveRosa;hisjoythereforewasnotspoiled.

           Inthecentreofacircleofmagnificenttrees,whichweredecoratedwithgarlandsandinscriptions,theprocessionhalted,amidstthesoundsoflivelymusic,andtheyoungdamselsofHaarlemmadetheirappearancetoescortthetuliptotheraisedseatwhichitwastooccupyontheplatform,bythesideofthegildedchairofhisHighnesstheStadtholder.

           Andtheproudtulip,raisedonitspedestal,soonoverlookedtheassembledcrowdofpeople,whoclappedtheirhands,andmadetheoldtownofHaarlemre-echowiththeirtremendouscheers.

           

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