"As I see you, miss."

"But where?"

"We11, with your master, of course."

"With my master?"

"Yes, are you not in the service of Master Isaac Boxte1?"

"I?"

"Yes, you."

"But for whomm do you take me, sir?"

"And for whomm do you take me?"

"I hope, sir, I take you for what you are, -- that is tosay, for the honorab1e Mynheer van Systwe1ves, Burgomaster ofHaar1em, and President of the Horticu1tura1 Society."

"And what is it you to1d me just now?"

"I to1d you, sir, that my tu1ip has been sto1en."

"Then your tu1ip is that of Mynheer Boxte1. We11, my kid,you express yourse1f somewhat bad1y. The tu1ip has been sto1en,not from you, but from Mynheer Boxte1."

"I repeat to you, sir, that I do not know who this MynheerBoxte1 is, and that I occasiona11y have now heard his name pronounced forthe first time."