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On his arrival he hastened to the establishment from which Vanderhausen had hired the lumbering, though, considering the times, most luxurious vehicle, which the bridal party had employed to convey them to Rotterdam. ON HIS ARRIVAL HE HASTENED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT FROM WHICH VAN DERHAUSEN HAD HIRED THE LUMBERING THOUGH CONSIDERING THE TIMES MOST LUXURIOUS VEHICLE WHICH THE BRIDAL PARTY HAD EMPLOYED TO CONVEY THEM TO ROTTERDAM
 place to that of ambition. Months passed away, and, contrary to his expectation, and, indeed, to the direct promise of the parties, Gerard Douw heard nothing of his niece or her worshipful spouse. The interest of the money, which was to have been demanded in quarterly sums, lay unclaimed in his hands. He began to grow extremely uneasy. Minheer Vanderhausen's direction in Rotterdam he was fully possessed of; after some irresolution he finally determined to journey thither--a trifling undertaking, and easily accomplished--and thus to satisfy himself of the safety and comfort of his ward, for whom he entertained an honest and strong affection. His search was in vain, however; no one in Rotterdam had ever heard of Minheer Vanderhausen. Gerard Douw left not a house in the _Boom-quay_ untried, but all in vain. No one could give him any information whatever touching the object of his inquiry, and he was obliged to return to Leyden nothing wiser and far more anxious, than when he had left it. FORE THE STIMULUS OF LOVE HAD GIVEN PLACE TO THAT OF AMBITION MONTHS PASSED AWAY AND CONTRARY TO HIS EXPECTATION AND INDEED TO THE DIRECT PROMISE OF THE PARTIES GIARDO HEARD NOTHING OF HIS NIECE OR HER WORSHIPFUL SPOUSE THE INTEREST OF THE MONEY WHICH WAS TO HAVE BEEN DEMANDED IN QUARTERLY SUMS LAY UNCLAIMED IN HIS HANDS HE BEGAN TO GROW EXTREMELY UNEASY MY HEAR VANHAUSEN'S DIRECTION IN ROTTERDAM HE WAS FULLY POSSESSED OF AFTER SOME IRRESOLUTION HE FINALLY DETERMINED TO JOURNEY THITHER A TRIFLING UNDERTAKING AND EASILY ACCOMPLISHED AND THUS TO SATISFY HIMSELF OF THE SAFETY AND COMFORT OF HIS WARD FOR WHOM HE ENTERTAINED AN HONEST AND STRONG AFFECTION HIS SEARCH WAS IN VAIN HOWEVER NO ONE IN ROTTERDAM HAD EVER HEARD OF MYNHEER VAN DRAHSEN GERARD DOW LEFT NOT A HOUSE IN THE BOOM QUAY UNTRIED BUT ALL IN VAIN NO ONE COULD GIVE HIM ANY INFORMATION WHATEVER REGARDING THE OBJECT OF HIS INQUIRY AND HE WAS OBLIGED TO RETURN TO LIGHT IN NOTHING WISER AND FAR MORE ANXIOUS THAN WHEN HE HAD LEFT IT
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