"Oh, did I dream that?"
"Yes."
"No, no."
"Yes, Gerrit, you dreamt it."
Another time, he said to Van der Welcke:
"I say, Van der Welcke."
"What is it, Gerrit?"
"You don't know ... but I was carrying on with a girl ... one I knew in the old days.... Find out what's become of her, will you?"
"What's her name and where does she hang out?"
He reflected: