Cornelis de Vogel kept his cash books meticulously. A guilder for a beggar, Sinterklaas presents for the children, but also an order for a thousand cigars: “A thousand cigars, why? Was he a chain smoker, or did he get them for a party?” Nynke wonders. “You can’t get that out of it, it continues to be interpreted. But it’s also fun to think about it.”
