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The Burgomaster's Wife (pt. 1851); A Romance
The Burgomaster's Wife A Romance - pt. 1851 Author:Georg Ebers Volume: pt. 1851 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1882 Original Publisher: W. S. Gottsberger Subjects: Netherlands German fiction Fiction / Romance / Historical History / General History / Europe / Western Literary Criticism / European / German Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the... more » original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER III. The burgomaster had pressed the nobleman to sit down in the study-chair, while he himself leaned in a half-sitting attitude on the writing-table, listening somewhat impatiently to his distinguished guest. " Before speaking of more important things," Herr Matanesse Van Wibisma had begun, " I should like to appeal to you, as a just man, for some punishment for the injury my son has sustained in this city." "Speak," said the burgomaster, and the nobleman now briefly, and with unconcealed indignation, related the story of the attack upon his son at the church. " I'll inform the rector of the annoying incident," replied Van der Werff," and the culprits will receive their just dues; but pardon me, noble sir, if I ask whether any inquiry has been made concerning the cause of the quarrel ?" Herr Matanesse Van Wibisma looked at the burgomaster in surprise and answered proudly: " You know my son's report." " Both sides must be fairly heard," replied Van der Werff calmly. "That has been the custom of the Netherlands from ancient times." " My son bears my name and speaks the truth." " Our boys are called simply Leendert or Adrian or Gerrit, but they do the same, so I must beg you to send the young gentleman to the examination at the school." " By no" means," answered the knight resolutely. " If I had thought the matter belonged to the rector's department, I should have sought him and...« less