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hdrapletelydelishedthenestofthepigeons
ratherthanexposetheothetenderrciesofhisbullyingjailer,hedroveaessengerstoheohehappinessofhavingseenrosaagain
thisvisitofthejailer,hisbrutalthreats,andtheglooprospectoftheharshnesshchedhisprisoners,allthisoextinguishineliusthesthoughts,andespeciallytheshope,hepresenceofrosahadrea
heedeagerlytoheartheclockofthetoeinstrikenine
thelastchiaid,andsoonafteralightappearedatthelittlegratedhedoor,onheprisonerfixedhiseaestgaze
theshutteropenedontheoutside
”hereia”saidrosa,outofbreathfrounningupthestairs,”hereia”
”oh,goodrosa”
”youarethengladtosee”
”canyouaskbuthoe”
”noefatherfallsasleepeveryeveningalstiediatelyafterhissupper;ithenkehiiedoeeveryeveningandchatforanhourhyou”
”oh,ithankyou,rosa,dearrosa”
sayingthesehisfacesonearthelittlehatrosahdrewhers
”ihavebroughtbacktoyouyourbulbs”
eliussheartleapedhjoyhehadnotyetdaredtoaskrosashehaddonehtheprecioustreasurerustedtoher
”oh,youhavepreservedthethen”
”didyounotgivetheoasathingoyou”
”yes,butasihavegiventheoyou,itseetothattheybelongtoyou”
”theyeafteryourdeath,but,fortunately,youarealivenoyheartifgodgrantstohillthehappinessthatihave,forfathertheappointntofjailerofloeeyourletteroh,hoedthereinresolutionithenleftforleyden,andtherestyouknow”
”ydearrosa,youthought,evenbeforereeetagain”
”ifithoughtofit,”saidrosa,alloogetthebetterofherbashfulness,”ithoughtofnothingelse”
and,sayingtheseeeliusplaehthelaudabledesiretothanktheyounglady
rosa,hokasbefore
”intruth,”shesaid,ehonotabletoread,butneversoyhands,btopoorstupid”
”soyouhaveoftenregrettednotbeingabletoread,”saidelius”ishouldjustliketoknooccasions”
”troth,”shesaid,laughing,”toreadalltheletterse”
”oh,youreceivedletters,rosa”
”byhundreds”
”butetoyou”
”ylittlewindow”
”andydearrosa”
”forrly,”sheansefriendtoreadtheo,eeihavebutthe”
”sinceacertainti”exclaidelius,inghloveandjoy
rosaunicatedtothelipsoftheyounggirlthegloosttenderkiss
atthissuddenoutburstoftendeess,rosagrehanshehadbeenonthedayoftheexecutionsheutteredaplaintivesob,closedherfineeyes,andfled,tryinginvaintostillthebeatingofherheart
andthuseliuswasagainalone
rosahadfledsoprecipitately,thatshepletelyforgottoretutoeliusthethreebulbsoftheblacktulip
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sterandpupil
theayhaveseen,sharingthekindlyfeelingofhisdaughterforthegodsonofeliusdet
therebeingonlyfiveprisonersatloeein,thepostoftukeyaveryonerousone,butratherasortofsinecure,givenafteralongperiodofservice
buttheagnifiedaginationtheiortaneliushadsinalofthefirstorderhelookeduponhitherefore,asthestdangerousofallhisprisonersheforentprinceasthestadtholder
threetisadayheenteredvanbaerlestrespassing;buteliushadceasedtorrespond,sincehisrrespondentissiontogopreferabletoanyotherhabitationinthehoutrosaandhisbulbs
rosa,infaeveryevening,andfrohefirsteveningshehadkeptherword
onthefolloesteriousnessandthesapreeresolvedtheveryfirstthroughthegratingthethreebulbs,epaper
buttothegreatastonishntofrosa,vanbaerlepushedbackherehandhthetipsofhisfingers
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hdrapletelydelishedthenestofthepigeons
ratherthanexposetheothetenderrciesofhisbullyingjailer,hedroveaessengerstoheohehappinessofhavingseenrosaagain
thisvisitofthejailer,hisbrutalthreats,andtheglooprospectoftheharshnesshchedhisprisoners,allthisoextinguishineliusthesthoughts,andespeciallytheshope,hepresenceofrosahadrea
heedeagerlytoheartheclockofthetoeinstrikenine
thelastchiaid,andsoonafteralightappearedatthelittlegratedhedoor,onheprisonerfixedhiseaestgaze
theshutteropenedontheoutside
”hereia”saidrosa,outofbreathfrounningupthestairs,”hereia”
”oh,goodrosa”
”youarethengladtosee”
”canyouaskbuthoe”
”noefatherfallsasleepeveryeveningalstiediatelyafterhissupper;ithenkehiiedoeeveryeveningandchatforanhourhyou”
”oh,ithankyou,rosa,dearrosa”
sayingthesehisfacesonearthelittlehatrosahdrewhers
”ihavebroughtbacktoyouyourbulbs”
eliussheartleapedhjoyhehadnotyetdaredtoaskrosashehaddonehtheprecioustreasurerustedtoher
”oh,youhavepreservedthethen”
”didyounotgivetheoasathingoyou”
”yes,butasihavegiventheoyou,itseetothattheybelongtoyou”
”theyeafteryourdeath,but,fortunately,youarealivenoyheartifgodgrantstohillthehappinessthatihave,forfathertheappointntofjailerofloeeyourletteroh,hoedthereinresolutionithenleftforleyden,andtherestyouknow”
”ydearrosa,youthought,evenbeforereeetagain”
”ifithoughtofit,”saidrosa,alloogetthebetterofherbashfulness,”ithoughtofnothingelse”
and,sayingtheseeeliusplaehthelaudabledesiretothanktheyounglady
rosa,hokasbefore
”intruth,”shesaid,ehonotabletoread,butneversoyhands,btopoorstupid”
”soyouhaveoftenregrettednotbeingabletoread,”saidelius”ishouldjustliketoknooccasions”
”troth,”shesaid,laughing,”toreadalltheletterse”
”oh,youreceivedletters,rosa”
”byhundreds”
”butetoyou”
”ylittlewindow”
”andydearrosa”
”forrly,”sheansefriendtoreadtheo,eeihavebutthe”
”sinceacertainti”exclaidelius,inghloveandjoy
rosaunicatedtothelipsoftheyounggirlthegloosttenderkiss
atthissuddenoutburstoftendeess,rosagrehanshehadbeenonthedayoftheexecutionsheutteredaplaintivesob,closedherfineeyes,andfled,tryinginvaintostillthebeatingofherheart
andthuseliuswasagainalone
rosahadfledsoprecipitately,thatshepletelyforgottoretutoeliusthethreebulbsoftheblacktulip
chapter16
sterandpupil
theayhaveseen,sharingthekindlyfeelingofhisdaughterforthegodsonofeliusdet
therebeingonlyfiveprisonersatloeein,thepostoftukeyaveryonerousone,butratherasortofsinecure,givenafteralongperiodofservice
buttheagnifiedaginationtheiortaneliushadsinalofthefirstorderhelookeduponhitherefore,asthestdangerousofallhisprisonersheforentprinceasthestadtholder
threetisadayheenteredvanbaerlestrespassing;buteliushadceasedtorrespond,sincehisrrespondentissiontogopreferabletoanyotherhabitationinthehoutrosaandhisbulbs
rosa,infaeveryevening,andfrohefirsteveningshehadkeptherword
onthefolloesteriousnessandthesapreeresolvedtheveryfirstthroughthegratingthethreebulbs,epaper
buttothegreatastonishntofrosa,vanbaerlepushedbackherehandhthetipsofhisfingers
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