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298 “She wants to go to Court.”

“No, it’s he who wants to go to Court.”

“Yes, they both want to go to Court.”

“She wants to go to Court. . . .”

“She wants to go to Court. . . .”

“She wants to go to Court. . . .”

“But what a piece of impudence!”

“Even if she was in that set once. . .”

“That is no reason. . .”

“Why she should dream. . .”

“Of being presented. . .”

“Now. . . .”

“Well, you’ll see: this winter. . .”

“She wants to go to Court. . . .”

“To Court. . . .”

“But that’s not the only reason.”

“No, he too is afraid that his parents will disinherit him, as far as they can. . .”

“And now he proposes. . .”

“To soften them, by means of the child. . .”

“Which isn’t even his!”

“What difference does that make?”

“The old people don’t know! . . .”

And they ferreted very industriously and dug up the sand and kept up their cross-fire as a sport for the tea-parties and evening-parties, at the Club and at Scheveningen.

“Look here,” said others, “Van der Welcke behaved like a gentleman.”

“What! To run away with another man’s wife?”