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The Hatred of a Tulip-fancier
WecannotdoubtthatinsuchacauseBoxtel,thoughhewasVanBaerle’sdeadlyfoe,wouldhavemarchedunderthesamebannerwithhim.
MynheervanBaerleandhistulips,therefore,wereinthemouthofeverybody;somuchso,thatBoxtel’snamedisappearedforeverfromthelistofthenotabletulip-growersinHolland,andthoseofDortwerenowrepresentedbyCorneliusvanBaerle,themodestandinoffensivesavant.
Engaging,heartandsoul,inhispursuitsofsowing,planting,andgathering,VanBaerle,caressedbythewholefraternityoftulip-growersinEurope,entertainednortheleastsuspicionthattherewasathisverydoorapretenderwhosethronehehadusurped.
Hewentoninhiscareer,andconsequentlyinhistriumphs;andinthecourseoftwoyearshecoveredhisborderswithsuchmarvellousproductionsasnomortalman,followinginthetracksoftheCreator,exceptperhapsShakespeareandRubens,haveequalledinpointofnumbers.
Andalso,ifDantehadwishedforanewtypetobeaddedtohischaractersoftheInferno,hemighthavechosenBoxtelduringtheperiodofVanBaerle’ssuccesses.
