one day, cornelius van baerle had a visitor-a man
The man's name was cornolius De Witt. cornelius De
witt was a very important man. He was an official of
tha government of the Seven States.
Cornelius' brother,john De Witt,was an important
man too. he was the leader of the government of the seven states.
The De witt brothers lived in The Hague-the
capital city of the seven states. But Cornelius De witt
owned a house in Dort too. And cornelius De witt
was Cornelius Van Baerle's guardian. The young man's
father was dead.
The two men met one evening in january 1672.
They met at Cornelius Van Baerle's house in Dort.
Cornelius De witt talked about politics. He talked
about his brother,john-the leader of the govenment
of the Seven States.
'I am sorry,sir;young Cornelius said. 'I am not
interested in politics.I will show you my bulbs;
lsaac Boxtel was watching Van Baerle's house
drying`room-the lights from candles. Then lsaacsaw
the two men in the drying`room.He saw them,but he
couldnot hear them speaking.