servantbegantoassumeaverydifferentaspect。When，afterhavingbeenasfreeasairtocomeandgoasshechose，shewasonlypermittedtoattendserviceonSundays，andtotakeanhour’spromenadewithDortje，whowasdullandheavyandstupid，shebegantofeelpositivelydesperate;andtheresultofitallwasthatwhenJanvanderWeldecame，ashewasaccustomedtodonearlyeveryevening，toseeKoosje，MissTruide，fromsheerlongingforexcitementandchange，begantomakeeyesathim，withwhateffectIwillendeavourtoshow。
JustatfirstKoosjenoticednothing。Sheherselfwasofsofaithfulanaturethatanidea，asuspicion，ofJan’sfaithlessnessneverenteredhermind。Whenthegirllaughedandblushedanddimpledandsmiled，whenshecasthergreatblueeyesatthebigyoungfellow，Koosjeonlythoughthowprettyshewas，anditwasmustathousandpitiesshehadnotbeenbornagreatlady。
Andthusweeksslippedover。Neververydemonstrativeherself，Koosjesawnothing，Dortje，forherpart，sawagreatdeal;butDortjewasawomanoffewwords，onewhoquitebelievedinthesaying，\"Ifspeechissilver，silenceisgold;\"sosheheldherpeace。
NowTruide，renderedfairlyfranticbyherenforcedconfinementtothehouse，grewtolookuponJanasheronlychanceofexcitementanddistraction;andJan，poor，thick-headednoodleofsixfeethigh，wasthoroughlywretched。Whattodoheknewnot。Astrange，mad，fiercepassionforTruidehadtakenpossessionofhim，andanutterdistaste，almostdislike，hadcomeinplaceoftheoldloveforKoosje。Truidewasunlikeanythinghehadevercomeincontactwithbefore;shewassofairy-like，solight，sodelicate，sodainty。AgainstKoosje’splumper，maturercharms，sheappearedtotheinfatuatedyoungmanlike——ifhehadeverheardofithewouldprobablyhavesaidlikeaDresdenchinaimage;butsincehehadnot，hecomparedherinhisownfoolishhearttoanangel。Herfeetweresotiny，herhandssosoft，hereyessoexpressive，herwaistsoslim，hermannersobewitching！
SomehowKoosjewasaltogetherdifferent;hecouldnotendurethetouchofherheavyhand，thetonesofherlessrefinedvoice;hegrewimpatientatthedenserperceptionsofhermind。Itwasveryfoolish，veryshort-sighted;forthehands，thoughheavy，werecleverandwilling;thevoice，thoughatriflecoarserinaccentthanTruide’schildishtones，wouldnevertellhimalie;theperceptions，thoughnotbrilliant，weretheperceptionsofgood，every-daycommonsense。