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Schalken had hardly seen him, when he fell senseless upon the floor, where he lay until discovered, on the next morning, by persons employed in closing the passages into the vaults. SHALKIN HAD HARDLY SEEN HIM WHEN HE FELL SENSELESS UPON THE FLOOR WHERE HE LAY UNTIL DISCOVERED ON THE NEXT MORNING BY PERSONS EMPLOYED IN CLOSING THE PASSAGES INTO THE VAULTS
othing horrible, or even sad, in the countenance. On the contrary, it wore the same arch smile which used to enchant the artist long before in his happy days. A feeling of awe and interest, too intense to be resisted, prompted him to follow the spectre, if spectre it were. She descended the stairs--he followed--and turning to the left, through a narrow passage, she led him, to his infinite surprise, into what appeared to be an old-fashioned Dutch apartment, such as the pictures of Gerard Douw have served to immortalize. Abundance of costly antique furniture was disposed about the room, and in one corner stood a four-post bed, with heavy black cloth curtains around it; the figure frequently turned towards him with the same arch smile; and when she came to the side of the bed, she drew the curtains, and, by the light of the lamp, which she held towards its contents, she disclosed to the horror-stricken painter, sitting bolt upright in the bed, the livid and demoniac form of Vanderhausen. OVE ROSE VELDERCOST THERE WAS NOTHING HORRIBLE OR EVEN SAD IN THE COUNTENANCE ON THE CONTRARY IT WORE THE SAME ARCH SMILE WHICH USED TO ENCHANT THE ARTIST LONG BEFORE IN HIS HAPPY DAYS A FEELING OF AWE AND INTEREST TOO INTENSE TO BE RESISTED PROMPTED HIM TO FOLLOW THE SPECTRE IF SPECTRE IT WERE SHE DESCENDED THE STAIRS HE FOLLOWED AND TURNING TO THE LEFT THROUGH A NARROW PASSAGE SHE LED HIM TO HIS INFINITE SURPRISE INTO WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN OLD FASHIONED DUTCH APARTMENT SUCH AS THE PICTURES OF GERARD DOU HAVE SERVED TO IMMORTALIZE ABUNDANCE OF COSTLY ANTIQUE FURNITURE WAS DISPOSED ABOUT THE ROOM AND IN ONE CORNER STOOD A FOURPOST BED WITH HEAVY BLACK CLOTH CURTAINS AROUND IT THE FIGURE FREQUENTLY TURNED TOWARDS HIM WITH THE SAME ARCH SMILE AND WHEN SHE CAME TO THE SIDE OF THE BED SHE DREW THE CURTAINS AND BY THE LIGHT OF THE LAMP WHICH SHE HELD TOWARDS ITS CONTENTS SHE DISCLOSED TO THE HORROR STRICKEN PAINTER SITTING BOLT UPRIGHT IN THE BED THE LIVID AND DEMONIAC FORM OF VANDERHAUSEN
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