Category: Humour
Each had his own story to tell, but we waited in vain for our host to unbosom himself on the subject of Dutch. Yet he was understood to have had thrilling experiences in the Hague in August.
NAAR HET EINDE.--A ONE-SIDED CONVERSATION.--KOLOSSAAL MOOI.--THE LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR.--TAKE CARE OF YOUR WORDS.--A CHARMING WALK.--NAAST DE PALING.--LIEMOEN-MOES.--A MYSTERIOUS...
10. CHAPTER X.FILL IN THESE PAPERS.--SEALING-WAX.--NOT RIGHT YET.--READ IT BACKWARDS.--CAN I NEVER SEND OFF THIS PARCEL?--A LONG CUE.--ALLEMAAL ZEGELS.--ART CRITICISM REJECTED.--OF NO VALUE.-...
2. CHAPTER II.JA AND NEEN.--WILL YOU BITE?--THE PURCHASE OF THE BOOKS.--A LITERARY FIND.--A PLENTIFUL HARVEST.--HURDLES.--THE VERB OF THE SEASON.--THE TWELVE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC.--THREE PRINC...
6. CHAPTER VI.HOE TO SELECT YOUR WORD.--ETYMOLOGY AN UNSAFE GUIDE.--COMMON-SENSE MISLEADING.--ZIE-BENEDEN.--THE KERCHIEF OF QUEEN ELIZABETH.--A WORK OF ART.--VOOR EEN HOND.--MOET MIJNHEER NAA...
12. CHAPTER XII.The gentleman from the Bevolkings Register Bureau had left his umbrella behind him in his hurried departure that Thursday morning, so I sent it back to him with a polite note. I...
11. CHAPTER XI.KEEP THE CONVERSATION TO YOURSELF.--A LITERARY FORTRESS.--AN ASTONISHED OFFICIAL.--WAT GEBRUIKT U?--IK BID U WELKOM.--NONSENSE LET LOOSE.--A LINGUISTIC VICTORY.--HOUD UWEN BEK.-...
4. CHAPTER IV.There was a penholder in the room, so what I needed was only nibs. Having already with much pain made my selection among the _have you's_, I now looked up _nib_ in the dictionar...
9. CHAPTER IX.On settling down in my rooms, I was reminded of my social duties by seeing a card from young Van der Leeuwen whom I had known at Trinity, where he had studied a year.
5. CHAPTER V.After these efforts I judged it wise to take a day or two's rest from the actual practice of Dutch conversation till my nerves had recovered their tone, and until I had mastered...
1. CHAPTER I.Each had his own story to tell, but we waited in vain for our host to unbosom himself on the subject of Dutch. Yet he was understood to have had thrilling experiences in the Hag...
7. CHAPTER VII."Well; I learnt many things in the next few days, said he,--especially grammar. Rules and exceptions I committed to memory and could rattle you off werkwoorden and voortzetsels,...
3. CHAPTER III.You may be sure that made me rather diffident till I had mastered some of these 'polite phrases'. Polite they were, and no mistake--why French was nothing to it!--and I got the...