nlythereanghtinfliorethanonertyrdoonthepoortulipfancier
yet,notountedthescaffoldnotthelessresolutely,proudofhavingbeenthefriendofthatillustriousjohn,andgodsonofthatnobleeliusdet,theruffians,,hadtotopiecesandbutthreedaysbefore
hekneltdoonttoseethegratedhebuytenhof
atlengththefatalntarrived,andeliusplapblooreresolutelytheterribleavalanchetofallonhishead,andtoengulfhislife
agleaikethatoflightningpassedacrossthescaffold:itheexecutionerraisinghissword
vanbaerlebadefareothegreatblacktulip,certainofaherandglorioustints
threetishefelt,theknifenearhisneck,butasurprisehefeltneitherpainnorshock
hesa
thensuddenlyvanbaerlefeltgentlehandsraisinghiandsoonstoodonhisfeetagain,althoughtrelingalittle
helookedaroundhithereeonebyhisside,readingalargeparchnt,sealedhahugesealofredwax
andthesasun,yelloegratedfrohebuytenhof;andthesarabble,nolongeryelling,butpletelythunderstruck,frohestreetsbelow
vanbaerlebegantobesensibleto
hishighness,,prin,hadpassionatelytakenintonsiderationhisgoodcharacter,andtheapparentproofsofhisinnocence
hishighness,acrdingly,hadgrantedhiislife
eliusatfirsthopedthatthepardonplete,andthatheoredtohisfulllibertyandtohisflodort
buteliusistakentouseanexpressionofdadesevigne,eti,”thereostiortantpartoftheletterainedinthepostscript
inthispostsnedeliusvanbaerletoirisonntforlifeheuchsotobesetatliberty
eliusheardthisentover,hesaidtohielf,
”neved,allthisisnotlostyet;thereissogoodinthisperpetualirisonnt;rosaythreebulbsoftheblacktuliparethere”
buteliusforgotthatthesevenprovinceshadsevenprisons,oneforeach,andthattheboardoftheprisonerisanyhanatthehague,al
hishighness,s,didnotpossesstheanstofeedvanbaerleatthehague,senthioundergohisperpetualirisonntatthefortressofloeit;forloeedbythenfluenceofthe
vanbaerleforhisdailyintenancethesuftyfourstivers
”i,”saidvanbaerletohielf,”iaind,atalleventsishalllive”
thensuddenlyaterriblethoughtstruckhi
”ah”heexistythatpartoftheuntryis,andthesoilsobadforthetulipsandthenrosabeatloeein”
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eliushhisohoughts,aachhaddrivenuptothescaffoldthisvehicleheprisonerheedtoenterit,andheobeyed
hislastlookohebuytenhofhehopedtoseeatthehefaceofrosa,brighteningupagain
buttheaagnaniusstadtholder,xingdeath
thisreprievesuggestedtothearkssuchasthefollowing:
”itsveryfortunatethatighthavesnatchedtheros,justashehasdohisfellow”
angallthespeostdisappointedearlyinghaddesuchagooduseofhisfeetandelbothescaffoldonlybythefileofsoldiers
nyhadshoselveseagertoseetheperfidiousbloodoftheguiltyeliusflonotonehadshoyastheindividualjustalludedto
thestfurioushadetothebuytenhofatdaybreak,tose,hadpassedthenightatthethresholdoftheprison,frostrank,unguibusetrostro,thatistosay,axingso,andkickingtheothers
andountedonthestoneoftheputhebettertoseeandbeseen,detotheexecutionerasigneant,
”itsabargain,isntit”
theexecutioneranseanttosay,
”bequiet,itsallright”
thisburgheretothehaguetotryifheuldnotgetholdofthethreebulbsoftheblacktulip
boxtelhadatfirsttriedtogainovergryphustohisinterest,bu
