THE NOURA VAN KEMMERS

Noura, Sophia and Caecilia

From childhood, Noura was more tomboyish and nimble than Sophia. He is also much more stubborn. Can't be forced to do things he doesn't like. He liked painting more than studying the violin. Prefer to help out on the farm than to learn to sew. Prefer to ride horses and play on the river rather than read books.

Mr. Adrianus understands Noura's character well. And he was almost never hard on his children. Especially on Noura. Noura always reminded her of Caecilia, her beloved sister who died at the age of 11 due to cholera. Both the character and the face really resembled Caecilia.

Sometimes Adrian thought, Noura is Caecilia who was reborn through the womb of his wife. Every time he looked at Noura, he faced Caecilia. And it made her very grateful, Caecilia as if she was revived in the form of Noura.

After Caecilia's departure, Adrianus became an only child. Adrian grew up to be a submissive child. Everything was done to make her parents happy. Including when the Papa asked him to leave Harlingen and replace his job as administrative staff at one of the large estates in Batavia.

Not only that, the Papa also asked him to manage their small plantation in the Tjibinung (Cibinong) area. Plantations pioneered from zero after getting severance from the VOC.

Stubbornly, Adrian managed the rubber plantation until the results were very good. His economic life began to improve. The salary he earned as an administrative staff and also from the income from the rubber plantation was more than enough to finance his family's life. Including to finance the education of his children.

He and his wife agreed that their children should get the highest education possible. They should be more successful in the future. They had to grow up to be educated Europeans. The all-sufficient life they used to live in Harlingen has opened their view that education is a breaker of the poverty chain.

Sophia the firstborn grew up to be a sweet and proud child. Never argue and always obey. He was also more calm and timid than Noura. From a young age, he was very happy to read. And the one thing that made Adrian and his wife proud was Sophia's persistence in achieving what was her goal. The child is always persistent and diligent in learning. If the value is bad, he will learn desperately to get the best value.

And the character of the Eldest Sophia came down to his youngest son, Benjamin. Benjamin who was a naughty little and often sulked if his wishes were not fulfilled turned into a serious and diligent person to learn. The change in character surprised his parents. Especially Mrs Helena. His affection for his youngest child was growing.

And Noura, the middle child who still hasn't changed. Although growing up to be a beautiful and charming girl, but the character of the girl is stubborn and difficult to control.

Mr. Adrian thought about it too. Thinking about Noura's future. Noura is not only weak but also lazy to learn and gives up easily. He dislikes formal lessons and is more interested in things related to the outdoors.

Whenever Mr. Adrian wanted to scold Noura out loud, he somehow always felt faced with Caecilia. Caeclia was stubborn and unruly, and that made Mr. Adrian unbearable every time he wanted to scold Noura.

The shadow of Caecilia who was standing weakly in bed for enduring the pain was always reflected in her mind. Life in Harlingen was so difficult that they couldn't afford medicine.

So all that Mr. Adrianus can do is provide support for Noura. He almost never forbade Noura to do the things he liked. If Noura is lazy to learn and prefers to paint, then Mr. Adrian will immediately agree. Again he could not bear to see Noura's pouting face every time he was scolded by his wife.

Mr. Adrianus often told his wife never to be favoritism towards Noura. Don't just because he's not as smart as his brother and sister, then he feels distinguished. Noura needs support and affection, he said.

He is God's care that we must take care of. Don't ever tell her apart, or I'll be so mad at you...So said Lord Adrian to his wife one day.

And again Lady Helena could only endure her frustration. Like this morning, when she was planning to call Miss Elsye Van Beek home to teach Noura how to sew. Miss Elsye Van Beek is the daughter of the Van Beek family, one of their family acquaintances who is adept at sewing clothes.

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