"Huzza!" he cried. "I have it! I have it! It's Thomas Higgs. That's the name! It came upon me like a flash. Write it down, lad, write it down!"
"It's the meester," cried the delighted dame. "Goede Gunst! How things come to pass!"
Mother and children came in merry collision as they rushed to open the door.
It was not the doctor, after all, but three boys, Peter van Holp, Lambert, and Ben.
"Good evening, young gentlemen," said Dame Brinker, so happy and proud that she would scarcely have been surprised at a visit from the king himself.
"Good evening, jufvrouw," said the trio, making magnificent bows.
Dear me, thought Dame Brinker as she bobbed up and down like a churn dasher, it's lucky I learned to curtsy at Heidelberg!
Raff was content to return the boys' salutations with a respectful nod.
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