It was a grand sail, or ride, I scarce know which to call it; perhaps "fly" would be the best word; for the boys felt very much as Sinbad did when, tied to the roc's leg, he darted through the clouds; or as Bellerophon felt when he shot through the air on the back of his winged horse Pegasus. Sailing, riding, or flying, whichever it was, everything was rushing past, backward--and, before they had time to draw a long breath, Leyden itself, with its high peaked-roofs, flew half-way to meet them. When the city came in sight it was high time to waken the sleeper. That feat accomplished, Peter's prophecy came to pass. Master Jacob was quite restored and in excellent spirits. The schipper made a feeble remonstrance when Peter, with hearty thanks, endeavored to slip some silver pieces into his tough, brown palm. "Ye see, young master," said he, drawing away his hand, "the regular line o' trade's _one_ thing, and a favor's another." "I know it," said Peter, "but those boys and girls of yours will want sweets when you get home. Buy them some in the name of Saint Nicholas." The man grinned. "Aye, true enough, I've young 'uns in plenty, a clean boat-load of them. You are a sharp young master at guessing." This time, the knotty hand hitched forward again, quite carelessly, it seemed, but its palm was upward. Peter hastily dropped in the money and moved away. The sail soon came tumbling down. Scrape, scrape went the brake, scattering an ice shower round the boat. "Good-bye, schipper!" shouted the boys, seizing their skates and leaping from the deck one by one, "many thanks to you!" "Good-bye! good-b----Hold! here! stop! I want my coat." Ben was carefully assisting his cousin over the side of the boat. "What is the man shouting about? Oh, I know, you have his wrapper round your shoulders!" "Dat ish true," answered Jacob, half jumping, half tumbling down upon the framework, "dat ish vot make him sho heavy." "Made _you_ so heavy, you mean, Poot?" "Ya, made you sho heavy--dat ish true," said Jacob innocently, as he worked himself free from the big wrapper; "dere, now you hands it mit him straits way and tells him I voz much tanks for dat." "Ho! for an inn!" cried Peter, as they stepped into the city. "Be brisk, my fine fellows!" XXI MYNHEER KLEEF AND HIS BILL OF FARE The boys soon found an unpretending establishment near the Breedstraat (Broad Street) with a funnily painted lion over the door. This was the ROODE LEEUW or Red Lion, kept by one Huygens Kleef, a stout Dutchman with short legs and a very long pipe. By this time they were in a ravenous condition. The tiffin, taken at Haarlem, had served only to give them an appetite, and this had been heightened by their exercise, and swift sail upon the canal. "Come, mine host! give us what you can!" cried Peter rather pompously. "I can give you anything--everything," answered Mynheer Kleef, performing a difficult bow. "Well, give us sausage and pudding."