At first her voice failed to reach many a note, but as the snow falling from the mountain peaks to the plains at first slides slowly, then rapidly increases in bulk and power, her tones gradually gained fulness and irresistible might and, when at last she rested the harp against the wall and walked to the chair exhausted, Maria clasped her hand and said with deep emotion: "Stay with us, Henrica." "I ought not," replied the girl.
"You are enough for each other.

Shall I take you with me, children ?" Adrian lowered his eyes in embarrassment, but Bessie jumped into her lap, exclaiming.
"Where are you going?
Stay with us." Just at that moment some one knocked at the door, and Peter entered.
It was evident that he brought no good tidings.

His request had been refused.

The council had almost unanimously voted an assent to Van Bronkhorst's proposition, that the young lady, as a relation of prominent friends of Spain among the Netherland nobility, should be kept in the city.

Peter's representations were unheeded; he now frankly told Henrica what a conflict he had had, and entreated her to have patience and be content to remain in his house as a welcome guest.
The young girl interrupted him with many a passionate exclamation of indignation, and when she grew calmer, cried: "Oh, you men, you men! I would gladly stay with you, but you know from what this base deed of violence detains me.