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114 grain, Gysbert told of his swim in the  canal and its results. When he came to the part concerning the discovery of the paper, he pulled it from his pocket and showed it to  her. It was, as has been said, only a portion of the whole writing, and commenced at the  top with the completion of some sentence begun on another piece:—

“Canst thou imagine anything more despicable than that?” exclaimed Gysbert. “Our good Prince sickened unto death by such reports! Something must be done about it.”

“Shall thou go at once and tell Mynheer Van der Werf?” inquired his sister.

“Well, I suppose I should, but then he