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As soon as he was dressed, he crept down to the studio, which was now quiet enough, the storm being over, and the moon filling it with her steady shine. In the corner lay in all directions the fragments of the mould which his own body had formed and filled. The bag of plaster and the bucket of water which the painter had been using stood beside. AS SOON AS HE WAS DRESSED HE CREPT DOWN TO THE STUDIO WHICH WAS NOW QUIET ENOUGH THE STORM BEING OVER AND THE MOON FILLING IT WITH HER STEADY SHINE IN THE CORNER LAY IN ALL DIRECTIONS THE FRAGMENTS OF THE MOULD WHICH HIS OWN BODY HAD FORMED AND FILLED THE BAG OF PLASTER AND THE BUCKET OF WATER WHICH THE PAINTER HAD BEEN USING STOOD BESIDE
er cutting it in pieces, and expending on the fire two hundred and sixteen great billets, succeeded in conquering its incombustibleness, and reducing it to ashes. Such, at least, was the story which had reached the painter’s household, and was believed by many; and if all this did not compel the perturbed corpse to rest, what more could be done? When Karl had reached his room, and was dressing himself, the thought struck him that something might be made of the report of the extreme weight of the body of old Kuntz, to favour the continuance of the delusion of Teufelsbürst, although he hardly knew yet to what use he could turn this delusion. He was convinced that he would have made no progress however long he might have remained in his house; and that he would have more chance of favour with Lilith if he were to meet her in any other circumstances whatever than those in which he invariably saw her--namely, surrounded by her father’s influences, and watched by her father’s cold blue eyes.  AND HAD AT LAST AFTER CUTTING IT IN PIECES AND EXPENDING ON THE FIRE TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN GREAT BILLETS SUCCEEDED IN CONQUERING ITS INCOMBUSTIBLENESS AND REDUCING IT TO ASHES SUCH AT LEAST WAS THE STORY WHICH HAD REACHED THE PAINTER'S HOUSEHOLD AND WAS BELIEVED BY MANY AND IF ALL THIS DID NOT COMPEL THE PERTURBED CORPSE TO REST WHAT MORE COULD BE DONE WHEN KARL HAD REACHED HIS ROOM AND WAS DRESSING HIMSELF THE THOUGHT STRUCK HIM THAT SOMETHING MIGHT BE MADE OF THE REPORT OF THE EXTREME WEIGHT OF THE BODY OF OLD COONS TO FAVOUR THE CONTINUANCE OF THE DELUSION OF TEUFELSBUERST ALTHOUGH HE HARDLY KNEW YET TO WHAT USE HE COULD TURN THIS DELUSION HE WAS CONVINCED THAT HE WOULD HAVE MADE NO PROGRESS HOWEVER LONG HE MIGHT HAVE REMAINED IN HIS HOUSE AND THAT HE WOULD HAVE MORE CHANCE OF FAVOR WITH LILITH IF HE WERE TO MEET HER IN ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES WHATEVER THAN THOSE IN WHICH HE INVARIABLY SAW HER NAMELY SURROUNDED BY HER FATHER'S INFLUENCES AND WATCHED BY HER FATHER'S COLD BLUE EYES
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