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====== Doctor S_____ van B_____ ======


Doctor Van B_____ was, until recently, a Professor of Natural History
at the University of Amsterdam. However, with the recent return of
one troublesome English explorer, whose accounts of his voyages to
the antipodes conflict wildly with the rather more entertaining
accounts for which Dr. Van B_____ is well known, and upon which his
scholarly reputation was largely based. Thinking it prudent to
announce his retirement, Dr. van B_____ left Amsterdam (with a fairly
large amount of university silverware, and not a few paintings of
note from his professorial chambers). As there are still circles
where a good story is more highly regarded than an accurate one, he
has been courting the company of certain noblemen, who are more than
willing to fund his researches in return for tales of his travels.
Although technically a commoner, Dr. Van B_____'s air of scholarship
and learning lends a respectability to the proceedings of any
gathering he cares to attend.

[[A short digression]]