Hester Paanakker

“ And so these men of Indostan Disputed loud and long Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff and strong Though each was partly in the right And all were in the wrong!” […] “The disputants, I ween, Rail on in utter ignorance Of what each other mean And prate about an Elephant Not one of them has seen!” John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887), The Blind Men and The Elephant I dedicate this book to my father, dr. Johannes Everardus Paanakker