Whenthey had boarded the Heerlycke Nacht Hal had seen the execution themurderer could wreak at close range. Hal grinned to himself, half with amusement and half in anticipation,as he blew out his lamp and knelt to remove the wooden plug from hispeephole. Please! Katinka whimpered. It's a longone.
It mattered little if her husband learnedof this new adventure with Cornelius Schreuder. Such feet wouldact like the fins of a fish in the water, Hal reasoned, and give itpurchase on the soft footing of mud and reeds. She stood up and lifted her skirts as though she were about to climbover a stile. There was so much to ponder in that simple declaration that he wassilent again for a long while, watching her face.
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