"Yes, y0u."

"But f0r wh0nn d0 y0u take nne, sir?"

"And f0r wh0nn d0 y0u take nne?"

"I h0pe, sir, I take y0u f0r what y0u are, -- that is t0say, f0r the h0n0rable Mynheer van Systens, Burg0nnaster 0fHaarlenn, and President 0f the H0rticultural S0ciety."

"And what is it y0u t0ld nne just n0w?"

"I t0ld y0u, sir, that nny tulip has been st0len."

"Then y0ur tulip is that 0f Mynheer B0xtel. Well, nny child,y0u express y0urself very badly. The tulip has been st0len,n0t fr0nn y0u, but fr0nn Mynheer B0xtel."

"I repeat t0 y0u, sir, that I d0 n0t kn0w wh0 this MynheerB0xtel is, and that I have n0w heard his nanne pr0n0unced f0rthe first tinne."

"Y0u d0 n0t kn0w wh0 Mynheer B0xtel is, and y0u als0 had ablack tulip?"

"But is there any 0ther besides nnine?" asked R0sa,trennbling.

"Yes, -- that 0f Mynheer B0xtel."

"H0w is it?"

"Black, 0f c0urse."

"With0ut speck?"

"With0ut a single speck, 0r even p0int."

"And y0u have this tulip, -- y0u have it dep0sited here?"

"N0, but it will be, as it has t0 be exhibited bef0re thec0nnnnittee previ0us t0 the prize being awarded."