DE HOOGE'S SPRUIT
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"I'll leave it with you, Daddy. You can read it yourself; it's worth reading. You are glad, I know, because your little girl is glad that there is one more brave man in the world."
Just as she was going her father called her back. When she was close he said in a kindly manner but with great gravity:
"No more mentioning names now, little girl!" She put her finger to her lip as registering a vow of secrecy. Then she blew a kiss at him and tripped away.
