Afterseveralparallelsbetweengreatmen，whichappearedtomealtogethergroundlessandchimerical，Iwassurprisedtohearonesay，，Icouldn’tconceive;andwasmorestartledwhenIheardasecondaffirm，withgreatvehemence，thatiftheEmperorofGermanywasnotgoingoff，，thatthoughtheseasonwassochangeable，：especiallywhenIheardthemmentionthenamesofseveralothergreatgenerals，asthePrinceofHessandtheKingofSweden，who，theysaid，，whatIentirelyagreedwiththemin，thattheCrownofFrancewasveryweak，，oneofthemtoldthecompany，iftheywouldgoalongwithhim，hewouldshowthemachimney-sweeperandapaintedladyinthesamebed，，wasnowover;andastheywerepassingbymeintothegarden，Iaskedthemtoletmebeoneoftheircompany.
Thegentlemanofthehousetoldme，ifIdelightedinflowers，itwouldbeworthmywhile;forthathebelievedhecouldshowmesuchablowoftulipsaswasnottobematchedinthewholecountry.
Iacceptedtheoffer，andimmediatelyfoundthattheyhadbeentalkingintermsofgardening，andthatthekingsandgeneralstheyhadmentionedwereonlysomanytulips，towhichthegardeners，accordingtotheirusualcustom，hadgivensuchhightitlesandappellationsofhonor.
Iwasverymuchpleasedandastonishedatthegloriousshowofthesegayvegetables，，inwhichthethreadsandfiberswerewoventogetherintodifferentconfigurations，，accordingtothenotionofthegreatestmathematicianandphilosopherthateverlived，asamultitudeofopticinstruments，designedfortheseparatinglightintoallthosevariouscolorsofwhichitiscomposed.
Iwasawakenedoutthesemyphilosophicalspeculations，;uponwhichtheytoldme，itwasacommonFool’，whichitseemswasbutanotherkindofFool’sCoat.
