scholar；　you　will　kill　me；　and　drink　my　blood！　Very　well！
  very　well！　And　you　have　my　daughter　for　an　accomplice。　Am　I；
  forsooth；　in　a　den　of　thieves；　　in　a　cave　of　brigands？
  Yes；　but　the　Governor　shall　know　all　to…morrow；　and　his
  Highness　the　Stadtholder　the　day　after。　We　know　the　law；
  we　shall　give　a　second　edition　of　the　Buytenhof；　Master
  Scholar；　and　a　good　one　this　time。　Yes；　yes；　just　gnaw　your
  paws　like　a　bear　in　his　cage；　and　you；　my　fine　little　lady；
  devour　your　dear　Cornelius　with　your　eyes。　I　tell　you；　my
  lambkins；　you　shall　not　much　longer　have　the　felicity　of
  conspiring　together。　Away　with　you；　unnatural　daughter！　And
  as　to　you；　Master　Scholar；　we　shall　see　each　other　again。
  Just　be　quiet；　　we　shall。〃
  Rosa；　beyond　herself　with　terror　and　despair；　kissed　her
  hands　to　her　friend；　then；　suddenly　struck　with　a　bright
  thought；　she　rushed　toward　the　staircase；　saying；
  〃All　is　not　yet　lost；　Cornelius。　Rely　on　me；　my　Cornelius。〃
  Her　father　followed　her；　growling。
  As　to　poor　Cornelius；　he　gradually　loosened　his　hold　of　the
  bars；　which　his　fingers　still　grasped　convulsively。　His　head
  was　heavy；　his　eyes　almost　started　from　their　sockets；　and
  he　fell　heavily　on　the　floor　of　his　cell；　muttering；
  〃Stolen！　it　has　been　stolen　from　me！〃
  During　this　time　Boxtel　had　left　the　fortress　by　the　door
  which　Rosa　herself　had　opened。　He　carried　the　black　tulip
  wrapped　up　in　a　cloak；　and；　throwing　himself　into　a　coach；
  which　was　waiting　for　him　at　Gorcum；　he　drove　off；　without；
  as　may　well　be　imagined；　having　informed　his　friend　Gryphus
  of　his　sudden　departure。
  And　now；　as　we　have　seen　him　enter　his　coach；　we　shall　with
  the　consent　of　the　reader；　follow　him　to　the　end　of　his
  journey。
  He　proceeded　but　slowly；　as　the　black　tulip　could　not　bear
  travelling　post…haste。
  But　Boxtel；　fearing　that　he　might　not　arrive　early　enough；
  procured　at　Delft　a　box；　lined　all　round　with　fresh　moss；　in
  which　he　packed　the　tulip。　The　flower　was　so　lightly　pressed
  upon　all　sides；　with　a　supply　of　air　from　above；　that　the
  coach　could　now　travel　full　speed　without　any　possibility　of
  injury　to　the　tulip。
  He　arrived　next　morning　at　Haarlem；　fatigued　but　triumphant；
  and；　to　do　away　with　every　trace　of　the　theft；　he
  transplanted　the　tulip；　and；　breaking　the　original
  flower…pot；　threw　the　pieces　into　the　canal。　After　which　he
  wrote　the　President　of　the　Horticultural　Society　a　letter；
  in　which　he　announced　to　him　that　he　had　just　arrived　at
  Haarlem　with　a　perfectly　black　tulip；　and；　with　his　flower
  all　safe；　took　up　his　quarters　at　a　good　hotel　in　the　town；
  and　there　he　waited。
  Chapter　25
  The　President　van　Systens
  Rosa；　on　leaving　Cornelius；　had　fixed　on　her　plan；　which　was
  no　other　than　to　restore　to　Cornelius　the　stolen　tulip；　or
  never　to　see　him　again。
  She　had　seen　the　despair　of　the　prisoner；　and　she　knew　that
  it　was　derived　from　a　double　source；　and　that　it　was
  incurable。
  On　the　one　hand；　separation　became　inevitable；　　Gryphus
  having　at　the　same　time　surprised　the　secret　of　their　love
  and　of　their　secret　meetings。
  On　the　other　hand；　all　the　hopes　on　the　fulfilment　of　which
  Cornelius　van　Baerle　had　rested　his　ambition　for　the　last
  seven　years　were　now　crushed。
  Rosa　was　one　of　those　women　who　are　dejected　by　trifles；　but
  who　in　great　emergencies　are　supplied　by　the　misfortune
  itself　with　the　energy　for　combating　or　with　the　resources
  for　remedying　it。
  She　went　to　her　room；　and　cast　a　last　glance　about　her　to
  see　whether　she　had　not　been　mistaken；　and　whether　the　tulip
  was　not　stowed　away　in　some　corner　where　it　had　escaped　her
  notice。　But　she　sought　in　vain；　the　tulip　was　still　missing；
  the　tulip　was　indeed　stolen。
  Rosa　made　up　a　little　parcel　of　things　indispensable　for　a
  journey；　took　her　three　hundred　guilders；　　that　is　to　say；
  all　her　fortune；　　fetched　the　third　bulb　from　among　her
  lace；　where　she　had　laid　it　up；　and　carefully　hid　it　in　her
  bosom；　after　which　she　locked　her　door　twice　to　disguise　her
  flight　as　long　as　possible；　and；　leaving　the　prison　by　the
  same　door　which　an　hour　before　had　let　out　Boxtel；　she　went
  to　a　stable…keeper　to　hire　a　carriage。
  The　man　had　only　a　two…wheel　chaise；　and　this　was　the
  vehicle　which　Boxtel　had　hired　since　last　evening；　and　in
  which　he　was　now　driving　along　the　road　to　Delft；　for　the
  road　from　Loewestein　to　Haarlem；　owing　to　the　many　canals；
  rivers；　and　rivulets　intersecting　the　country；　is
  exceedingly　circuitous。
  Not　being　able　to　procure　a　vehicle；　Rosa　was　obliged　to
  take　a　horse；　with　which　the　stable…keeper　readily　intrusted
  her；　knowing　her　to　be　the　daughter　of　the　jailer　of　the
  fortress。
  Rosa　hoped　to　overtake　her　messenger；　a　kind…hearted　and
  honest　lad；　whom　she　would　take　with　her；　and　who　might　at
  the　same　time　serve　her　as　a　guide　and　a　protector。
  And　in　fact　she　had　not　proceeded　more　than　a　league　before
  she　saw　him　hastening　along　one　of　the　side　paths　of　a　very
  pretty　road　by　the　river。　Setting　her　horse　off　at　a　canter；
  she　soon　came　up　with　him。
  The　honest　lad　was　not　aware　of　the　important　character　of
  his　message；　nevertheless；　he　used　as　much　speed　as　if　he
  had　known　it；　and　in　less　than　an　hour　he　had　already　gone　a
  league　and　a　half。
  Rosa　took　from　him　the　note；　which　had　now　become　useless；
  and　explained　to　him　what　she　wanted　him　to　do　for　her。　The
  boatman　placed　himself　entirely　at　her　disposal；　promising
  to　keep　pace　with　the　horse　if　Rosa　would　allow　him　to　take
  hold　of　either　the　croup　or　the　bridle　of　her　horse。　The　two
  travellers　had　been　on　their　way　for　five　hours；　and　made
  more　than　eight　leagues；　and　yet　Gryphus　had　not　the　least
  suspicion　of　his　daughter　having　left　the　fortress。
  The　jailer；　who　was　of　a　very　spiteful　and　cruel
  disposition；　chuckled　within　himself　at　the　idea　of　having
  struck　such　terror　into　his　daughter's　heart。
  But　whilst　he　was　congratulating　himself　on　having　such　a
  nice　story　to　tell　to　his　boon　companion；　Jacob；　that　worthy
  was　on　his　road　to　Delft；　and；　thanks　to　the　swiftness　of
  the　horse；　had　already　the　start　of　Rosa　and　her　companion
  by　four　leagues。
  And　whilst　the　affectionate　father　was　rejoicing　at　the
  thought　of　his　daughter　weeping　in　her　room；　Rosa　was　making
  the　best　of　her　way　towards　Haarlem。
  Thus　the　prisoner　alone　was　where　Gryphus　thought　him　to　be。
  Rosa　was　so　little　with　her　father　since　she　took　care　of
  the　tulip；　that　at　his　dinner　hour；　that　is　to　say；　at
  twelve　o'clock；　he　was　reminded　for　the　first　time　by　his
  appetite　that　his　daughter　was　fretting　rather　too　long。
  He　sent　one　of　the　under…turnkeys　to　call　her；　and；　when　the
  man　came　back　to　tell　him　that　he　had　called　and　sought　her
  in　vain；　he　resolved　to　go　and　call　her　himself。
  He　first　went　to　her　room；　but；　loud　as　he　knocked；　Rosa
  answered　not。
  The　locksmith　of　the　fortress　was　sent　for；　he　opened　the
  door；　but　Gryphus　no　more　found　Rosa　than　she　had　found　the
  tulip。
  At　that　very　moment　she　entered　Rotterdam。
  Gryphus　therefore　had　just　as　little　chance　of　finding　her
  in　the　kitchen　as　in　her　room；　and　just　as　little　in　the
  garden　as　in　the　kitchen。
  The　reader　may　imagine　the　anger　of　the　jailer　when；　after
  having　made　inquiries　about　the　neighbourhood；　he　heard　that
  his　daughter　had　hired　a　horse；　and；　like　an　adventuress；
  set　out　on　a　journey　without　saying　where　she　was　going。
  Gryphus　again　went　up　in　his　fury　to　Van　Baerle；　abused　him；
  threatened　him；　knocked　all　the　miserable　furniture　of　his
  cell　about；　and　promised　him　all　sorts　of　misery；　even
  starvation　and　flogging。
  Cornelius；　without　even　hearing　what　his　jailer　said；
  allowed　himself　to　be　ill…treated；　abused；　and　threatened；
  remaining　all　the　while　sullen；　immovable；　dead　to　every
  emotion　and　fear。
  After　having　sought　for　Rosa　in　every　direction；　Gryphus
  looked　out　for　Jacob；　and；　as　he　could　not　find　him　either；
  he　began　to　suspect　from　that　moment　that　Jacob　had　run　away
  with　her。
  The　damsel；　meanwhile；　after　having　stopped　for　two　hours　at
  Rotterdam；　had　started　again　on　her　journey。　On　that　evening
  she　slept　at　Delft；　and　on　the　following　morning　she　reached
  Haarlem；　four　hours　after　Boxtel　had　arrived　there。
  Rosa；　first　of　all；　caused　herself　to　be　led　before　Mynheer
  van　Systens；　the　President　of　the　Horticultural　Society　of
  Haarlem。
  She　found　that　worthy　gentleman　in　a　situation　which；　to　do
  justice　to　our　story；　we　must　not　pass　over　in　our
  description。
  The　President　was　drawing　up　a　report　to　the　committee　of
  the　society。
  This　report　was　written　on　large…sized　paper；　in　the　finest
  handwriting　of　the　President。
  Rosa　was　announced　simply　as　Rosa　Gryphus；　but　as　her　name；
  well　as　it　might　sound；　was　unknown　to　the　President；　she
  was　refused　admittance。
  Rosa；　however；　was　by　no　means　abashed；　having　vowed　in　her
  heart；　in　pursuing　her　cause；　not　to　allow　herself　to　be　put
  down　either　by　refusal；　or　abuse；　or　even　brutality。
  〃Announce　to　the　President；〃　she　said　to　the　servant；　〃that
  I　want