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This mystery was a source of profound anxiety and even grief to Gerard Douw. There was evidently fraud in the dealing of Vanderhausen with him, though for what purpose committed he could not imagine. He greatly doubted how far it was possible for a man possessing such a countenance to be anything but a villain, and every day that passed without his hearing from or of his niece, instead of inducing him to forget his fears, on the contrary tended more and more to aggravate them. THIS MYSTERY WAS A SOURCE OF PROFOUND ANXIETY AND EVEN GRIEF TO GERARD DAL THERE WAS EVIDENTLY FRAUD IN THE DEALING OF VAN DERHAUSEN WITH HIM THOUGH FOR WHAT PURPOSE COMMITTED HE COULD NOT IMAGINE HE GREATLY DOUBTED HOW FAR IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR A MAN POSSESSING SUCH A COUNTENANCE TO BE ANYTHING BUT A VILLAIN AND EVERY DAY THAT PASSED WITHOUT HIS HEARING FROM OR OF HIS NIECE INSTEAD OF INDUCING HIM TO FORGET HIS FEARS ON THE CONTRARY TENDED MORE AND MORE TO AGGRAVATE THEM
entre of the road, obstructed the further progress of the carriage. The driver reined in his horses, much fearing, from the obscurity of the hour, and the loneliness, of the road, that some mischief was intended. His fears were, however, somewhat allayed by his observing that these strange men carried a large litter, of an antique shape, and which they immediately set down upon the pavement, whereupon the bridegroom, having opened the coach-door from within, descended, and having assisted his bride to do likewise, led her, weeping bitterly, and wringing her hands, to the litter, which they both entered. It was then raised by the men who surrounded it, and speedily carried towards the city, and before it had proceeded very far, the darkness concealed it from the view of the Dutch coachman. In the inside of the vehicle he found a purse, whose contents more than thrice paid the hire of the carriage and man. He saw and could tell nothing more of Minheer Vanderhausen and his beautiful lady.  MUSTACHES STANDING IN THE CENTRE OF THE ROAD OBSTRUCTED THE FURTHER PROGRESS OF THE CARRIAGE THE DRIVER REINED IN HIS HORSES MUCH FEARING FROM THE OBSCURITY OF THE HOUR AND THE LONELINESS OF THE ROAD THAT SOME MISCHIEF WAS INTENDED HIS FEARS WERE HOWEVER SOMEWHAT ALLAYED BY HIS OBSERVING THAT THESE STRANGE MEN CARRIED A LARGE LITTER OF AN ANTIQUE SHAPE AND WHICH THEY IMMEDIATELY SET DOWN UPON THE PAVEMENT WHEREUPON THE BRIDEGROOM HAVING OPENED THE COACH DOOR FROM WITHIN DESCENDED AND HAVING ASSISTED HIS BRIDE TO DO LIKEWISE LED HER WEEPING BITTERLY AND WRINGING HER HANDS TO THE LITTER WHICH THEY BOTH ENTERED IT WAS THEN RAISED BY THE MEN WHO SURROUNDED IT AND SPEEDILY CARRIED TOWARDS THE CITY AND BEFORE IT HAD PROCEEDED VERY FAR THE DARKNESS CONCEALED IT FROM THE VIEW OF THE DUTCH COACHMAN IN THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE HE FOUND A PURSE WHOSE CONTENTS MORE THAN THRICE PAID THE HIRE OF THE CARRIAGE AND MAN HE SAW AND COULD TELL NOTHING MORE OF MYNHEER VAN DERHAUSEN AND HIS BEAUTIFUL LADY
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