The Hartford herald., 1875-09-08
CHAPTER III.
THE PUPIL OF JOHN DE wIrrE.

NnAI En- III.
THE PUPIL OF JOHN DE- wITrE.
Whilst the clsmor Of the crowd in the
square of Buitenhof which grew more
and more menacing against the two broth
ers, determined John De Witte to hasten
the departure of his brother Cornelius,
deputation of burghers had gone to the
.Town-hall to demand the withdrawal Of
Tilly's horse.
1t was not far from the Buitenhof to
Iloogstraat (High-street); and stranger,
who since the beginning Of this scene had
watched all its incidents with intense in
terest, was seen TO wend.his way with, or
rather in the wake Of the others towards
the Town-hsll, to hear. as soon as pos
sible, the current news of the hour.
This stranger was a very young man,
Of scarcely twenty-five or three, with
nothing about him that bespoke any great
energy. He evidently had his good rea-
sons for not making himself known. as he
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Tristan linen, with which he necessarily
wiped his brow or his burning lips.
With an eye keen like that of bird of
prey, with long aquiline nose, a finely
cut mouth. which he generally kept
open. or rather. which was gaping like
the edge of a wound; this man would
have presented to Lavater, if Lavater had
lived at that time, a subject for physi-
ognomical observations, which at the
first blush would not have been very fa-
vorable to the person 10 question.
what difference is there between the
figure of the eonqueror, and that of the
pirsteg' said the ancients. The differ
ence only between the eagle and the vul-
ture; serenity or restlessness.
And, indeed, the sallow physioguomy,
the thin and sickly body, and the prowl-
ing ways of the stranger, were the very
type Of suspecting master, or an unqui-
ct thief and police-officer would certain
ly have decided in favor of the latter sup
positionjon account Of the great care which
the mysterious person evidently took tc
hide himself
He was plainly dressed, and apparent.
ly unarmed: his arm was lean but wiry;
aud his hands dry, but of aristocratic
whiteness and delicacy, and he leaned Oh
the shoulder Of an officer. who, with his
hand on his sword. had watched the
scenes in the Buitenhof with eager curl,
osity, very natural in military man
until his companion drew him away with
him.
On arriving at the square of the Boog
strsst, the man with the sallow face pushed
the other behind an open shutter, from
which corner he himself began to survey
the balcony of the Town-half
At the savage yells Of the mob, th,
window Of the Town-halI opened, and I
man came forth to address the people.
"Who is that on the bslcony?" askec
the young man, glancing at the orator.
at is the deputy Bowelt," replied th,
officer.
What sort of a man is he2 Do 70,
know anything of him?"
IAN honest man; at least believe SO
Monseigneur."
Hearing this character given of Bowel
the young man showed sigus of such
strange disappointment and evident dis
satisfaction, that the officer could not bu
remark it, and, therefore, added
AT least people say so, MonseIgneur
I cannot say anything about it myself
as ! have no personal acquaintance witt
Myuheer Bowelt."
Well" the young man muttered, hal
70 himself and half 10. his companion
"let us wait, and we shall soon see."
The officer bowed his head in token G
his assent, and was silent.
"If this Bowlet is an honest man,
His Highness continued, "he will give {
the demand of these furibund petitioner
q very queer reception"
The nervous quiver of his hand, wbic
moved on the shoulder Of his companion
90 the fingers Of player on the keys of