"The interiors were spotless but Dutch neatness was not always appreciated. The English diplomat, Sir William Temple, was extremely uneasy during a state dinner party because every time he spit on the floor it was wiped up. When he complained, the host said that was well that his wife was not there for she would have kicked him out of the house. To him, Dutch doors appeared studded with diamonds and "their houses they keep cleaner than their bodies; their bodies cleaner than their souls"
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