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been founded by the Prince of Orange as a tribute to the
citizens for the bravery displayed during the siege; when he
remembered the great men in religion, learning and science,
who had once studied there; and thought of the hundreds
of students now sharing the benefits of its classes, and its
valuable scientific museums — he was quite willing to forego
architectural beauty, though he could not help feeling that
no amount of it could have been misplaced on such an
institution.

Peter and Jacob regarded the building with even a deeper,
more practical interest ;
for they were to enter it
as students in the course
of a few months.

“ Poor Don Quixote
would have run a hopeless
tilt in this part of the
world,” said Ben, after
Lambert had been point-
ing out some of the oddi-
ties and beauties of the
suburbs: “it is all wind-
mills. You remember his
terrific contest with one,
I suppose.”

“ No,” said Lambert,
bluntly.

“ Well, I don’t, either ;
that is, not definitely.
But there was something of that kind in his adventures; and
if there wasn’t there should have been. Look at them: how

 

REMBRANDT.