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with sudden inspiration;she is Miss Thyra Flowerdew。; 

     The little girl smiled。 

     ;That is my name�察─�she said�察�simply�察�and she slipped out of the room。 

     The next morning�察�at an early hour�察�the bird of passage took her flight 

onward�察�but she was not destined to go off unobserved。 Oswald Everard 

saw the little figure swinging along the road�察�and she overtook her。 

     ;You   little   wild   bird� ─  �he   said。   ;And   so   this   was   your   great   ideato 

have your fun out of us all�察�and then play to us and make us feel I don't 

know how�察�and then to go。; 

     ;You   said   the   company   wanted   stirring   up�察─  �she   answered�察   �and   I 

rather fancy I have stirred them up。; 

     ;And what do you suppose you have done for me�拭─�he asked。 

     ;I hope I have proved to you that the bellows´blower and the organist 

are sometimes identical�察─�she answered。 

     But he shook his head。 

     ;Little wild bird�察─�he said�察 �you have given me a great idea�察�and I will 

tell you what it is�此�/to tame you/。 So good´bye for the present。; 

     ;Good´bye�察─�she said。 ;But wild birds are not so easily tamed。; 

     Then she waved her hand over her head�察�and went on her way singing。 



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        KOOSJE�此�A STUDY OF DUTCH 

                                       LIFE 



                           by JOHN STRANGE WINTER 

     Her name was Koosje van Kampen�察�and she lived in Utrecht�察�that most 

quaint of quaint cities�察�the Venice of the North。 

     All her life had been passed under the shadow of the grand old Dom 

Kerk�察  �she   had   played   bo´peep   behind   the   columns   and   arcades   of   the 

ruined�察  �moss´grown   cloisters�察  �had   slipped   up   and   fallen   down   the   steps 

leading   to   the   /grachts/�察  �had   once   or   twice�察  �in   this   very   early   life�察  �been 

fished out of those same slimy�察�stagnant waters�察�had wandered under the 

great lindens in the Baan�察�and gazed curiously up at the stork's nest in the 

tree   by   the   Veterinary   School�察  �had   pattered   about   the   hollow´sounding 

streets   in  her   noisy   wooden     /klompen/�察    �had   danced    and   laughed�察   �had 

quarrelled and wept�察�and fought and made friends again�察�to the tune of the 

silver    chimes    high   up   in  the  Domchimes        that  were   sometimes      old 

/Nederlandsche/   hymns�察  �sometimes   Mendelssohn's   melodies   and   tender 

;Lieder ohne Worte。; 

     But   that   was   ever   so   long   ago�察  �and   now   she   had   left   her   romping 

childhood   behind   her�察  �and   had   become   a   maid´servanta   very   dignified 

and aristocratic maid´servant indeedwith no less a sum than eight pounds 

ten a year in wages。 

     She   lived   in   the   house   of   a   professor�察  �who   dwelt   on   the   Munster 

Kerkhoff�察�one of the most aristocratic parts of that wonderfully aristocratic 

city�察�and once or twice every week you might have seen her�察�if you had 

been   there   to   see�察  �busily   engaged   in   washing   the   red   tile   and   blue   slate 

pathway in front of the professor's house。 You would have seen that she 

was very pleasant to look at�察�this Koosje�察�very comely and clean�察�whether 

she happened to be very busy�察�or whether it had been Sunday�察�and�察�with 

her   very   best   gown   on�察  �she   was   out   for   a   promenade   in   the   Baan�察  �after 

duly going to service as regularly as the Sabbath dawned in the grand old 

Gothic choir of the cathedral。 

     During   the   week   she   wore   always   the   same   costume   as   does   every 



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other servant in the country�此�a skirt of black stuff�察�short enough to show a 

pair   of   very   neat´set   and   well´turned    ankles�察   �clad  in  cloth   shoes   and 

knitted stockings that showed no wrinkles�察�over the skirt a bodice and a 

kirtle of lilac�察�made with a neatly gathered frilling about her round brown 

throat�察  �above   the   frilling   five   or   six   rows   of   unpolished   garnet   beads 

fastened by  a   massive   clasp   of gold   filigree�察 �and   on   her   head   a   spotless 

white cap tied with a neat bow under her chinas neat�察�let me tell you�察�as 

an Englishman's tie at a party。 

     But it was on Sunday that Koosje shone forth in all the glory of a black 

gown   and   her   jewellerywith   great   ear´rings   to   match   the   clasp   of   her 

necklace�察�and a heavy chain and cross to match that again�察�and one or two 

rings�察�while on her head she wore an immense cap�察�much too big to put a 

bonnet over�察�though for walking she was most particular to have gloves。 

     Then�察�indeed�察�she was a young person to be treated with respect�察�and 

with respect she was undoubtedly treated。 As she passed along the quaint�察�

resounding streets�察�many a head was turned to look after her�察�but Koosje 

went on her way like the staid maiden she was�察�duly impressed with the 

fact   that   she  was    principal   servant    of  Professor    van   Dijck�察   �the  most 

celebrated authority on the study of osteology in Europe。 So Koosje never 

heeded the looks�察�turned her head neither to the right nor to the left�察�but 

went sedately on her business or pleasure�察�whichever it happened to be。 

     It was not likely that such a treasure could remain long unnoticed and 

unsought after。 Servants in the Netherlands�察�I hear�察�are not so good but that 

they might be better�察�and most people knew what a treasure Professor van 

Dijck had in his Koosje。 However�察�as the professor conscientiously raised 

her wages from time to time�察�Koosje never thought of leaving him。 

     But there is one bribe no woman can resistthe bribe that is offered by 

love。 As Professor van Dijck had expected and feared�察�that bribe ere long 

was held out to Koosje�察�and Koosje was too weak to resist it。 Not that he 

wished her to do so。 If the girl had a chance of settling well and happily 

for life�察�he would be the last to dream of throwing any obstacle in her way。 

He   had   come   to   be   an   old   man   himself�察  �he   lived   all   alone�察  �save   for   his 

servants�察�in a great�察�rambling house�察�whose huge apartments were all set 

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the   stately   passages   were   paved   with   white   marble�察  �and   led   into   rooms 

which would easily have accommodated crowds of guests�察�he went into no 

society   save   that   of   savants   as   old   and   fossil´like   as   himself�察  �in   other 

words�察�he was an old bachelor who lived entirely for his profession and 

the   study   of   the  great   masters    by   the  interpretation   of   a  genuine    old 

Stradivari。 Yet the old professor had a memory�察�he recalled the time when 

he had been young who now was oldthe time when his heart was a good 

deal more tender�察�his blood a great deal warmer�察�and his fancy very much 

more easily  stirred   than nowadays。 There  was a dead´and´gone  romance 

which had broken his heart�察�sentimentally speakinga romance long since 

crumbled   into   dust�察  �which   had   sent   him   for   comfort   into   the   study   of 

osteology and the music of the Stradivari�察�yet the memory thereof made 

him considerably more lenient to Koosje's weakness than Koosje herself 

had ever expected to find him。 

     Not that she had intended to tell him at first�察�she was only three and 

twenty�察�and�察�though Jan van der Welde was as fine a fellow as could be 

seen in Utrecht�察�and had good wages and something put by�察�Koosje was by 

no means inclined to rush headlong into matrimony with undue hurry。 It 

was more pleasant to live in the professor's good house�察�to have delightful 

walks arm in arm with Jan under the trees in the Baan or round the Singels�察�

parting under the stars with many a lingering word and promise to meet 

again。 It was during one of those very partings that the professor suddenly 

became aware�察�as he walked placidly home�察�of the change that had come 

into Koosje's life。 

     However�察  �Koosje   told   him  blushingly  that   she   did   not   wish   to   leave 

him just at present�察�so he did not trouble himself about the matter。 He was 

a   wise    man�察  �this  old   authority    on   osteology�察   �and   quoted    oftentimes�察�

;Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof。; 

     So the courtship sped smoothly on�察�seeming for once to contradict the 

truth of the old saying�察 �The course of true love never did run smooth。; 

The course of their love did�察�of a truth�察�run marvellously smooth indeed。 

Koosje�察�if a trifle coy�察�was pleasant and sweet�察�Jan as fine a fellow as ever 

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