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But he doesnt say anything about his studies. I hope that I will find things better than what he was written to us. We have decided to let him live in our house at first, which will certainly be by far the best for him, so that he can be weaned from his friends in Utrecht. And if he really doesn't have the desire to study, well find something else for him, and I hope that I will yet see happiness in him. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow to tell something about this place. . . . After we came to anchor, a number of shots were fired for us from the castle, which our ship answered. Shortly afterwards the Governor Van Assenberg arrived on board, with his second in command, the Fiscal and a few others, Missus D'Abling and two captains wives. An hour later, we departed together toward land, and got a shower along the way, from which we became nicely wet, and it was a really cold day. 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