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llialookinghhisldglanceonelius,listenedtohisanxiousandurgentrequest
thenaddressinghielftotheofficer,hesaid,
”isthispersonthetinousprisonerptedtokillhisjaileratloeein”
eliusheavedasighandhunghisheadhisgoodteeredhonestfaortalshadalreadybeenapprisedofhistoforebodenotonlyhisdoobutalsotherefusalofhislastrequest
hedidnottrytokeastruggle,ortodefendhielf;andhepresentedtotheprin
”alloseetheblacktulip;itishbeingseenonce”
”thankyou,nseigneur,thankyou,”saidelius,nearlys,ourpoorfriendadehisthankstohishighnessprostrateonhiskneeshhisforeheadinthedust
afterhavinggrantedthisperssion,theprinostenthusiasticacclations
hesoonarrivedattheplatforandthethunderofcannonshooktheair
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vanbaerle,ledbyfourguards,heirhroughthecrootheblacktulip,totractedhincreasinginterestthenearerheapproachedtoit
hesaorehesaed,asitoreheaseooheghtaddressonlyonequestion,buthiseyeseveryetstrangefaces,andtheattentionofallself
rose,edoppositetohiythreepersonsofverydifferentinterestsandfeelings
atoneoftheangles,boxtel,trelingpatience,andquiteabsorbedinchingtheprince,theguilders,theblacktulip,andthecrowd
attheother,elius,pantingforbreath,silent,andhisattention,hiseyes,hislife,hisheart,hislove,quitencentratedontheblacktulip
andthirdly,standingonaraisedstepangtheidensofhaarleabeautifulfrisiangirl,dressedinfinesingeyes,ofoneoftheofficersof
theprinidsttherespectfulsilence,oncearrestedthebreathoffiftythousandspectators
”youknohasbroughtushere
”aprizeofonehundredthousandguildershasbeenprosedtoheblacktulip
”theblaofthehorti
”thehistoryofitsprodueofitsgrohebookofhonourofthecity
”letthepersonapproachtotheblacktulipbelongs”
inpronouncingtheseitiesofthetriangle
hesaakeaninvoluntaryvent;andlastlyhesa
atthesightofrosa,adoublecryaroseontherightandleftoftheprince
boxtel,thunderstruazent,bothexclaid,
”rosarosa”
”thistulipisyours,isitnot,child”saidtheprince
”yes,nseigneur,”staeredrosa,urrofapplause
”oh”tteredelius,”shehasthenbelied,herohthatsithenforgotten,betrayedbyherithoughtbestfriendonearth”
”oh”sighedboxtel,”iaost”
”thistulip,”ntinuedtheprinevanbaerle,eofthisdael”
andatthesatitookrosashand,andplaan,selfhjoy,tothefootofthethronesalutingalteatelytheprinceandhisbride;andhagratefullooktoheaven,retuedhisthankstothegiverofallthishappiness
atthesanttherefellatthefeetofthepresidentvansystensanothe,struckdootion
boxtel,crushedbythefailureofhishopes,laysenselessontheground
,andexanedhispulseandhisheart,heedead
thisinuedtonditch
eliusstartedbackindisy,,intheinnocenceofhisheart,hehadnotforoneinstantsuspectedofsuchaion
then,tothesoundoftruets,theproarchedbackphantlysidebysideandhandinhand
ontheirarrivingatthehoteldeville,theprince,pointinghhisfingertothepursehthehundredthousandguilders,saidtoelius,
”itisdiffioneyisgained,byyouorbyrosforifyouhavefoundtheblacktulip,shehasnurseditandbroughtitintoflotothetulip”
eliustheprincethelattetinued,
”igivetorosathesufahundredthousandguilders,oyoutheyarethereyastoyou,sirthankstorosaagain,w
