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     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  �so   dainty。  Against   Koosje's   plumper�察  �maturer 

charms�察  �she   appeared   to   the   infatuated   young   man   like   if   he   had   ever 

heard of it he would probably have said like a Dresden china image�察�but 

since he had not�察�he compared her in his own foolish heart to an angel。 Her 

feet were so tiny�察�her hands so soft�察�her eyes so expressive�察�her waist so 

slim�察�her manner so bewitching� �Somehow Koosje was altogether different�察�

he   could   not   endure   the   touch   of   her   heavy   hand�察  �the   tones   of   her   less 

refined voice�察�he grew impatient at the denser perceptions of her mind。 It 



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was   very   foolish�察  �very   short´sighted�察  �for   the   hands�察  �though   heavy�察  �were 

clever and willing�察�the voice�察�though a trifle coarser in accent than Truide's 

childish   tones�察  �would   never   tell   him   a   lie�察  �the   perceptions�察  �though   not 

brilliant�察�were the perceptions of good�察�every´day common sense。 It really 

was   very   foolish�察  �for   what   charmed   him   most   in   Truide   was   the   merest 

outside polish�察�a certain ease of manner which doubtless she had caught 

from the English aristocrats whom she had known in her native place。 She 

had   not   half   the   sterling   good   qualities   and   steadfastness   of   Koosje�察  �but 

Jan was in love�察�and did not stop to argue the matter as you or I are able to 

do。 Men in lovevery wise and great men�察�tooare often like Jan van der 

Welde。 They lay aside pro tem。 the whole amount�察�be it great or small�察�of 

wisdom they possess。 And it must be remembered that Jan van der Welde 

was neither a wise nor a great man。 

     Well�察�in the end there came what the French call /un denouement/�察�

what     we    in  forcible    modern     English     would    call   a  /smash/��and      it 

happened thus。 It was one evening toward the summer that Koosje's eyes 

were     suddenly     opened�察    �and   she   became     aware     of  the   free´and´easy 

familiarity of Truide's manner toward her betrothed lover�察�Jan。 It was some 

very slight and trivial thing that led her to notice it�察�but in an instant the 

whole truth flashed across her mind。 

     ;Leave the kitchen� ─�she said�察�in a tone of authority。 

     But it happened that�察�at the very instant she spoke�察�Jan was furtively 

holding Truide's fingers under the cover of the table´cloth�察�and when�察�on 

hearing the sharp words�察�the girl would have snatched them away�察�he�察�with 

true masculine instinct of opposition�察�held them fast。 

     ;What do   you   mean   by  speaking   to her   like   that�拭─�he demanded�察 �an 

angry flush overspreading his dark face。 

     ;What is the maid to you�拭─�Koosje asked�察�indignantly。 

     ;Maybe   more   than   you are�察─  �he   retorted�察�in answer   to   which   Koosje 

deliberately marched out of the kitchen�察�leaving them alone。 

     To say she was indignant would be but very mildly to express the state 

of her feelings�察�she was /furious/。 She knew that the end of her romance 

had come。 No thoughts of making friends with Jan entered her mind�察�only 

a   great   storm   filled   her   heart   till   it   was   ready   to   burst   with   pain   and 



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anguish。 

     As    she   went    along   the   passage    the   professor's    bell  sounded�察    �and 

Koosje�察�being close to the door�察�went abruptly in。 The professor looked up 

in   mild   astonishment�察  �quickly   enough   changed   to   dismay   as   he   caught 

sight   of   his   valued   Koosje's   face�察  �from   out   of   which   anger   seemed   in   a 

moment to have thrust all the bright�察�comely beauty。 

     ;How      now�察   �my   good    Koosje�拭─    �said   the   old  gentleman。      ;Is  aught 

amiss�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�professor�察�there is�察─�returned Koosje�察�all in a blaze of anger�察�and 

moving�察  �as   she   spoke�察  �the   tea´tray�察  �which   she   set   down   upon   the   oaken 

buffet   with   a   bang�察  �which   made   its   fair   and   delicate   freight   fairly  jingle 

again。 

     ;But     you    needn't    break    my    china�察   �Koosje�察─    �suggested      the   old 

gentleman�察  �mildly�察  �rising   from   his   chair   and   getting   into   his   favourite 

attitude before the stove。 

     ;You     are  quite   right�察  �professor�察─   �returned    Koosje�察   �curtly�察  �she   was 

sensible even in her trouble。 

     ;And what is the trouble�拭─�he asked�察�gently。 

     ;It's   just   this�察  �professor�察─  �cried   Koosje�察  �setting   her   arms   akimbo   and 

speaking in a high´pitched�察�shrill voice�察 �you and I have been warming a 

viper in our bosoms�察�and�察�viper´like�察�she has turned round and bitten me。; 

     ;Is it Truide�拭─�

     ;Truide�察─�she affirmed�察�disdainfully。 ;Yes�察�it is Truide�察�who but for me 

would   be   dead   now   of   hunger   and   coldor   /worse/。   And   she   has   been 

making love to that great fool�察�Jan van der Welde��great oaf that he is�察�

after all I have done for her�察�after my dragging her in out of the cold and 

rain�察�after all I have taught her。 Ah�察�professor�察�but it is a vile�察�venomous 

viper that we have been warming in our bosoms� ─�

     ;I must beg�察�Koosje�察─�said the old gentleman�察�sedately�察 �that you will 

exonerate me from any such proceeding。 If you remember rightly�察�I was 

altogether against your plan for keeping her in the house。; He could not 

resist giving her that little dig�察�kind of heart as he was。 

     ;Serves me right for being so soft´hearted� ─�thundered Koosje。 ;I'll be 

wiser next time I fall over a bundle�察�and leave it where I find it。; 



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     ;No�察   �no�察 �Koosje�察    �don't  say   that�察─ �the  old   gentleman     remonstrated�察�

gently。 ;After all�察�it may be but a blessing in disguise。 God sends all our 

trials for some good and wise purpose。 Our heaviest afflictions are often�察�

nay�察�most times�察�Koosje�察�means to some great end which�察�while the cloud 

of adversity hangs over us�察�we are unable to discern。; 

     ;Ah� ─�sniffed Koosje�察�scornfully。 

     ;This oafas I must say you justly term him�察�for you are a good clever 

woman�察�Koosje�察�as I can testify after the experience of years has proved 

that he can be false�察�he has shown that he can throw away substance for 

shadow ��for�察�of a truth�察�that poor�察�pretty child would make a sad wife for a 

poor man���察�yet it is better you should know it now than at some future date�察�

whenwhen there might be other ties to make the knowledge more bitter 

to you。; 

     ;Yes�察�that is true�察─�said Koosje�察�passing the back of her hand across her 

trembling lips。  She  could   not   shed   tears over  her  trouble�察�her  eyes   were 

dry and   bu

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