“Yes, your Highness, but——”
“What is it?”
“Oh, nothing of any consequence, Monseigneur.”
“Everything is of consequence, Mynheer van Systens.”
“Well, then, Monseigneur, if it must be said, a little difficulty has presented itself.”
“What difficulty?”
“This tulip has already been claimed by usurpers. It’s true that it is worth a hundred thousand guilders.”
“Indeed!”
“Yes, Monseigneur, by usurpers, by forgers.”
“This is a crime, Mynheer van Systens.”