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However, with an effort which appeared very disproportioned to the occasion, he summoned resolution to leave the room, and, having locked the door and thrust the key in his pocket, without looking to the right or left, he traversed the passage which had so recently, perhaps still, contained the person of his mysterious visitant, scarcely venturing to breathe till he had arrived in the open street. HOWEVER WITH AN EFFORT WHICH APPEARED VERY DISPROPORTIONED TO THE OCCASION HE SUMMONED RESOLUTION TO LEAVE THE ROOM AND HAVING LOCKED THE DOOR AND DRESSED THE KEY IN HIS POCKET WITHOUT LOOKING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT HE TRAVERSED THE PASSAGE WHICH HAD SO RECENTLY PERHAPS STILL CONTAINED THE PERSON OF HIS MYSTERIOUS VISITANT SCARCELY VENTURING TO BREATHE TILL HE HAD ARRIVED IN THE OPEN STREET
room, upon matters of weight; that is all." The stranger, having finished this message, turned abruptly, and, with a quick, but silent step quitted the room, before Schalken had time to say a word in reply. The young man felt a curiosity to see in what direction the burgher of Rotterdam would turn, on quitting the studio, and for that purpose he went directly to the window which commanded the door. A lobby of considerable extent intervened between the inner door of the painter's room and the street entrance, so that Schalken occupied the post of observation before the old man could possibly have reached the street. He watched in vain, however. There was no other mode of exit. Had the queer old man vanished, or was he lurking about the recesses of the lobby for some sinister purpose? This last suggestion filled the mind of Schalken with a vague uneasiness, which was so unaccountably intense as to make him alike afraid to remain in the room alone, and reluctant to pass through the lobby. R AND IF HE PLEASE IN THIS ROOM UPON MATTERS OF WEIGHT THAT IS ALL THE STRANGER HAVING FINISHED THIS MESSAGE TURNED ABRUPTLY AND WITH A QUICK BUT SILENT STEP QUITTED THE ROOM BEFORE SHALKIN HAD TIME TO SAY A WORD IN REPLY THE YOUNG MAN FELT A CURIOSITY TO SEE IN WHAT DIRECTION THE BURGHER OF ROTTERDAM WOULD TURN ON QUITTING THE STUDIO AND FOR THAT PURPOSE HE WENT DIRECTLY TO THE WINDOW WHICH COMMANDED THE DOOR A LOBBY OF CONSIDERABLE EXTENT INTERVENED BETWEEN THE INNER DOOR OF THE PAINTER'S ROOM AND THE STREET ENTRANCE SO THAT SHALKIN OCCUPIED THE POST OF OBSERVATION BEFORE THE OLD MAN COULD POSSIBLY HAVE REACHED THE STREET HE WATCHED IN VAIN HOWEVER THERE WAS NO OTHER MODE OF EXIT HAD THE QUEER OLD MAN VANISHED OR WAS HE LURKING ABOUT THE RECESSES OF THE LOBBY FOR SOME SINISTER PURPOSE THIS LAST SUGGESTION FILLED THE MIND OF SHALKIN WITH A VAGUE UNEASINESS WHICH WAS SO UNACCOUNTABLY INTENSE AS TO MAKE HIM ALIKE AFRAID TO REMAIN IN THE ROOM ALONE AND RELUCTANT TO PASS THROUGH THE LOBBY
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