At least, this was certain, that she was seen running at night towards the Haarlemer Meer, and that after this, search as her friends would, nothing more could be heard of her.
So, that an example might be made, although he writhed and fenced his best, the noble captain, Count Juan de Montalvo, was sent to serve for fourteen years in the galleys as a common slave.

And there, for the while, was an end of him.
There also was an end of the strange and tragic courtship of Dirk van Goorl and Lysbeth van Hout.
Six months afterwards they were married, and by Dirk's wish took the child, who was christened Adrian, to live with them.

A few months later Lysbeth entered the community of the New Religion, and less than two years after her marriage a son was born to her, the hero of this story, who was named Foy.
As it happened, she bore no other children..