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At last there came a day when Alaine, though pitifully weak and pale, was able to creep out into the open air, supported by the strong arm of Trynje's father, solicitously followed by Madam van der Deen and Trynje, and stared at by a group of tow-headed little children of various ages.
"I want to go home, Mynheer," Alaine whispered to the good man, who so carefully placed her in the big chair which had been set for her under a spreading tree.