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But this night likewise passed in peace; and before it was over, the old woman had taken to speculating in her own mind as to the best way of disposing of the body, seeing it was not at all likely to be troublesome. But when the painter entered his studio in trepidation the next morning, he found that the form of the lovely Lilith was painted out of every picture in the room. This could not be concealed; and Lilith and the servant became aware that the studio was the portion of the house in haunting which the vampire left the rest in peace. BUT THIS NIGHT LIKEWISE PASSED IN PEACE AND BEFORE IT WAS OVER THE OLD WOMAN HAD TAKEN TO SPECULATING IN HER OWN MIND AS TO THE BEST WAY OF DISPOSING OF THE BODY SEEING IT WAS NOT AT ALL LIKELY TO BE TROUBLESOME BUT WHEN THE PAINTER ENTERED HIS STUDIO IN TREPIDATION THE NEXT MORNING HE FOUND THAT THE FORM OF THE LOVELY LILITH WAS PAINTED OUT OF EVERY PICTURE IN THE ROOM THIS COULD NOT BE CONCEALED AND LILITH AND THE SERVANT BECAME AWARE THAT THE STUDIO WAS THE PORTION OF THE HOUSE IN HAUNTING WHICH THE VAMPIRE LEFT THE REST IN PEACE
had altogether vanished, and in her place stood the dim vampire reiteration of the body that lay extended on the table, staring greedily at the assembled company. With trembling hands the painter removed the picture from the easel, and turned its face to the wall. Of course this was the work of Lottchen. When he left the house, he took with him the key of a small private door, which was so seldom used that, while it remained closed, the key would not be missed, perhaps for many months. Watching the windows, he had chosen a safe time to enter, and had been hard at work all night on these alterations. Teufelsbürst attributed them to the vampire, and left the picture as he found it, not daring to put brush to it again. The next night was passed much after the same fashion. But the fear had begun to die away a little in the hearts of the women, who did not know what had taken place in the studio on the previous night. It burrowed, however, with gathered force in the vitals of Teufelsbürst. ELSBUERST HIMSELF LILITH HAD ALTOGETHER VANISHED AND IN HER PLACE STOOD THE DIM VAMPIRE REITERATION OF THE BODY THAT LAY EXTENDED ON THE TABLE STARING GREEDILY AT THE ASSEMBLED COMPANY WITH TREMBLING HANDS THE PAINTER REMOVED THE PICTURE FROM THE EASEL AND TURNED ITS FACE TO THE WALL OF COURSE THIS WAS THE WORK OF LOTTCHEN WHEN HE LEFT THE HOUSE HE TOOK WITH HIM THE KEY OF A SMALL PRIVATE DOOR WHICH WAS SO SELDOM USED THAT WHILE IT REMAINED CLOSED THE KEY WOULD NOT BE MISSED PERHAPS FOR MANY MONTHS WATCHING THE WINDOWS HE HAD CHOSEN A SAFE TIME TO ENTER AND HAD BEEN HARD AT WORK ALL NIGHT ON THESE ALTERATIONS TEUFELSBUERST ATTRIBUTED THEM TO THE VAMPIRE AND LEFT THE PICTURE AS HE FOUND IT NOT DARING TO PUT BRUSH TO IT AGAIN THE NEXT NIGHT WAS PASSED MUCH AFTER THE SAME FASHION BUT THEAR HAD BEGUN TO DIE AWAY A LITTLE IN THE HEARTS OF THE WOMEN WHO DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAD TAKEN PLACE IN THE STUDIO ON THE PREVIOUS NIGHT IT BURROWED HOWEVER WITH GATHERED FORCE IN THE VITALS OF TEUFELSBUERST
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