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;So� �Koosje�察�she is remarkably well dressed�察�is she not�拭─�the professor
said�察 �glancing at the costly lace head´gear�察 �the heavy gold head´piece�察�
which lay on the table together with the great gold spiral ornaments and
filigree pendantsa dazzling head of richness。 He looked�察�too�察�at the girl's
white hands�察 �at the rich�察 �crape´laden gown�察 �at their delicate beauty�察 �and
shower of waving golden hair�察 �which�察 �released from the confinement of
the cap and head´piece�察�floated in a rich mass of glittering beauty over the
pillows which his servant had placed beneath her head。
The professor was old�察 �the professor was wholly given up to his
profession�察 �which he jokingly called his sweetheart�察 �and�察 �though he cut
half of his acquaintances in the street through inattention and the shortness
of his sight�察�he had eyes in his head�察�and upon occasions could use them。
He therefore repeated the question。
;Very well dressed indeed�察�professor�察─�returned Koosje�察�promptly。
;And what are you doing in Utrechtin such a plight as this�察�too�拭─�he
asked�察�still keeping at a safe distance。
;O mynheer�察�I am all alone in the world�察─�she answered�察�her blue misty
eyes filled with tears。 ;I had a month ago a dear�察�good�察�kind father�察�but he
has died�察 �and I am indeed desolate。 I always believed him rich�察 �and to
these things�察─�with a gesture that included her dress and the ornaments on
the table�察 �I have ever been accustomed。 Thus I ordered without
consideration such clothes as I thought needful。 And then I found there
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was nothing for menot a hundred guilders to call my own when all was
paid。;
;But what brought you to Utrecht�拭─�
;He sent me here�察 �mynheer。 In his last illness�察 �only of three days'
duration�察�he bade me gather all together and come to this city�察�where I was
to ask for a Mevrouw Baake�察�his cousin。;
;Mevrouw Baake�察�of the Sigaren Fabrijk�察─�said Dortje�察�in an aside�察�to
the others。 ;I lived servant with her before I came here。;
;I had heard very little about her�察 �only my father had sometimes
mentioned his cousin to me�察�they had once been betrothed�察─�the stranger
continued。 ;But when I reached Utrecht I found she was dead two years
dead�察�but we had never heard of it。;
;Dear�察�dear�察�dear� ─�exclaimed the professor�察�pityingly。 ;Well�察�you had
better let Koosje put you to bed�察�and we will see what can be done for you
in the morning。;
;Am I to make up a bed�拭─ �Koosje asked�察 �following him along the
passage。
The professor wheeled round and faced her。
;She had better sleep in the guest room�察─ �he said�察 �thoughtfully�察�
regardless of the cold which struck to his slippered feet from the marble
floor。 ;That is the only room which does not contain specimens that would
probably frighten the poor child。 I am very much afraid�察 �Koosje�察─ �he
concluded�察�doubtfully�察 �that she is a lady�察�and what we are to do with a
lady I can't think。;
With that the old gentleman shuffled off to his cosey room�察�and Koosje
turned back to her kitchen。
;He'll never think of marrying her�察─�mused Koosje�察�rather blankly。 If
she had spoken the thoughts to the professor himself�察 �she would have
received a very emphatic assurance that�察�much as the study of osteology
and the Stradivari had blinded him to the affairs of this workaday world�察�
he was not yet so thoroughly foolish as to join his fossilised wisdom to the
ignorance of a child of sixteen or seventeen。
However�察�on the morrow matters assumed a somewhat different aspect。
Gertrude van Floote proved to be not exactly a gentlewoman。 It is true that
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her father had been a well´to´do man for his station in life�察�and had very
much spoiled and indulged his one motherless child。 Yet her education
was so slight that she could do little more than read and write�察 �besides
speaking a little English�察 �which she had picked up from the yachtsmen
frequenting her native town。 The professor found she had been but a
distant relative of the Mevrouw Baake�察 �to seek whom she had come to
Utrecht�察�and that she had no kinsfolk upon whom she could dependa fact
which accounted for the profusion of her jewellery�察�all her golden trinkets
having descended to her as heirlooms。
;I can be your servant�察�mynheer�察─�she suggested。 ;Indeed�察�I am a very
useful girl�察�as you will find if you will but try me。;
Now�察�as a rule�察�the professor vigorously set his face against admitting
young servants into his house。 They broke his china�察�they disarranged his
bones�察�they meddled with his papers�察�and made general havoc。 So�察�in truth�察�
he was not very willing to have Gertrude van Floote as a permanent
member of his household�察�and he said so。
But Koosje had taken a fancy to the girl�察�and having an eye to her own
departure at no very distant date��for she had been betrothed more than
two years��she pleaded so hard to keep her�察�promising to train her in all
the professor's ways�察 �to teach her the value of old china and osteologic
specimens�察 �that eventually�察 �with a good deal of grumbling�察 �the old
gentleman gave way�察�and�察�being a wise as well as an old gentleman�察�went
back to his studies�察�dismissing Koosje and the girl alike from his thoughts。
Just at first Truide�察�poor child�察�was charmed。
She put away her splendid ornaments�察�and some lilac frocks and black
skirts were purchased for her。 Her box�察�which she had left at the station�察�
supplied all that was necessary for Sunday。
It was great fun� �For a whole week this young person danced about the
rambling old house�察�playing at being a servant。 Then she began to grow a
little weary of it all。 She had been accustomed�察�of course�察�to performing
such offices as all Dutch ladies fulfilthe care of china�察 �of linen�察 �the
dusting of rooms�察�and the like�察�but she had done them as a mistress�察�not as
an underling。 And that was not the worst�察�it was when it came to her pretty
feet having to be thrust into klompen�察�and her having to take a pail and
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syringe and mop and clean the windows and the pathway and the front of
the house�察�that the game of maid´ servant began to assume a very different
aspect。 When�察�after having been as free as air to come and go as she chose�察�
she was only permitted to attend service on Sundays�察�and to take an hour's
promenade with Dortje�察�who was dull and heavy and stupid�察�she began to
feel positively desperate�察�and the result of it all was that when Jan van der
Welde came�察 �as he was accustomed to do nearly every evening�察 �to see
Koosje�察�Miss Truide�察�from sheer longing for excitement and change�察�began
to make eyes at him�察�with what effect I will endeavour to show。
Just at first Koosje noticed nothing。 She herself was of so faithful a
nature that an idea�察 �a suspicion�察 �of Jan's faithlessness never entered her
mind。 When the girl laughed and blushed and dimpled and smiled�察�when
she cast her great blue eyes at the big young fellow�察�Koosje only thought
how pretty she was�察�and it was must a thousand pities she had not been
born a great lady。
And thus weeks slipped over。 Never very demonstrative herself�察�
Koosje saw nothing�察�Dortje�察�for her part�察�saw a great deal�察�but Dortje was
a woman of few words�察�one who quite believed in the saying�察 �If speech is
silver�察�silence is gold�察─�so she held her peace。
Now Truide�察�rendered fairly frantic by her enforced confinement to the
house�察 �grew to look upon Jan as her only chance of excitement and
distraction�察 �and Jan�察 �poor�察 �thick´headed noodle of six feet high�察 �was
thoroughly wretched。 What to do he knew not。 A strange�察 �mad�察 �fierce
passion for Truide had taken possession of him�察 �and an utter distaste�察�
almost dislike�察�had come in place of the old love for Koosje。 Truide was
unlike anything he had ever come in contact with before�察�she was so fairy´
like�察 �so light�察 �so delicate�察 �
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