“And, young man,” said he, “depend upon it, if you do not go back, wherever you go, you will meet with nothing but disasters and disappointments, till your father’s words are fulfilled upon you.”
"Wees verzekerd, jongeling," zeide hij, "dat, zoo gij niet terugkeert, gij overal teleurstellingen en tegenspoed zult ondervinden, en de voorspellingen uws vaders nopens u vervuld zullen worden."