The Fourth Man (5)

Translated by Rev. Cornelius Hanko. A Story from the Time of the Afscheiding Chapter 5 The Weaver Boys1 Koen Splint, the rascal schoolboy, who brushed past Maarten at 1:30 in the afternoon,2 had crossed the Kerkbrink at his leisure and sauntered into the Kerkstraat. He figured he had the time and it was nice weather. At 2:00 he had to be back at the looms. He took a slice of rye bread from his sack and began to eat it with pleasure as he was walking along. Mother had actually put a...