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Schalken disposed his precious charge securely beneath the folds of his cloak, and rapidly traversing two or three narrow streets, he stopped at a corner house, the lower part of which was then occupied by the shop of a Jewish goldsmith. SHALKIN DISPOSED HIS PRECIOUS CHARGE SECURELY BENEATH THE FOLDS OF HIS CLOAK AND RAPIDLY TRAVERSING TWO OR THREE NARROW STREETS HE STOPPED AT A CORNER HOUSE THE LOWER PART OF WHICH WAS THEN OCCUPIED BY THE SHOP OF A JEWISH GOLDSMITH
or waved his hand slightly, as if in acknowledgment of the courtesy, but remained standing. "I have the honour to see Minheer Vanderhausen of Rotterdam?" said Gerard Douw. "The same," was the laconic reply of his visitor. "I understand your worship desires to speak with me," continued Douw, "and I am here by appointment to wait your commands." "Is that a man of trust?" said Vanderhausen, turning towards Schalken, who stood at a little distance behind his master. "Certainly," replied Gerard. "Then let him take this box, and get the nearest jeweller or goldsmith to value its contents, and let him return hither with a certificate of the valuation." At the same time, he placed a small case about nine inches square in the hands of Gerard Douw, who was as much amazed at its weight as at the strange abruptness with which it was handed to him. In accordance with the wishes of the stranger, he delivered it into the hands of Schalken, and repeating his direction, despatched him upon the mission. G THE STRANGER REQUESTED HIM TO BE SEATED THE VISITOR WAVED HIS HAND SLIGHTLY AS IF IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE COURTESY BUT REMAINED STANDING I HAVE THE HONOR TO SEE MYNHEER VAN DRUHSEN OF ROTTERDAM SAID GERARDOW THE SAME WAS THE LACONIC REPLY OF HIS VISITOR I UNDERSTAND YOUR WORSHIP DESIRES TO SPEAK WITH ME CONTINUED DAL AND I AM HERE BY APPOINTMENT TO WAIT YOUR COMMANDS IS THAT A MAN OF TRUST SAID VANDERHAUSEN TURNING TOWARDS SHALKIN WHO STOOD AT A LITTLE DISTANCE BEHIND HIS MASTER CERTAINLY REPLIED GERARD THEN LET HIM TAKE THIS BOX AND GET THE NEAREST JEWELLER OR GOLDSMITH TO VALUE ITS CONTENTS AND LET HIM RETURN HITHER WITH A CERTIFICATE OF THE VALUATION AT THE SAME TIME HE PLACED A SMALL CASE ABOUT NINE INCHES SQUARE IN THE HANDS OF GERARDOW WHO WAS AS MUCH AMAZED AT ITS WEIGHT AS AT THE STRANGE ABRUPTNESS WITH WHICH IT WAS HANDED TO HIM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WISHES OF THE STRANGER HE DELIVERED IT INTO THE HANDS OF SHALKIN AND REPEATING HIS DIRECTION DISPATCHED HIM UPON THE MISSION
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