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Now began a system of slow torture, for the chance of which the painter had been long on the watch  especially since he had first seen Karl lingering about the house. NOW BEGAN A SYSTEM OF SLOW TORTURE FOR THE CHANCE OF WHICH THE PAINTER HAD BEEN LONG ON THE WATCH ESPECIALLY SINCE HE HAD FIRST SEEN KARL LINGERING ABOUT THE HOUSE
ottchen could not help shuddering when he saw it. Although he overcame the feeling in a moment, he felt a great repugnance to seating himself with his back towards it, as the arrangement of an easel, at which Teufelsbürst wished him to draw, rendered necessary. He contrived to edge himself round, so that when he lifted his eyes he should see the figure, and be sure that it could not rise without his being aware of it. But his master saw and understood his altered position; and under some pretence about the light, compelled him to resume the position in which he had placed him at first; after which he sat watching, over the top of his picture, the expression of his countenance as he tried to draw; reading in it the horrid fancy that the figure under the pall had risen, and was stealthily approaching to look over his shoulder. But Lottchen resisted the feeling, and, being already no contemptible draughtsman, was soon interested enough to forget it. And then, any moment _she_ might enter. T ANGLES TO THE REST OF THE FRAME LUTCHEN COULD NOT HELP SHUDDERING WHEN HE SAW IT ALTHOUGH HE OVERCAME THE FEELING IN A MOMENT HE FELT A GREAT REPUGNANCE TO SEATING HIMSELF WITH HIS BACK TOWARDS IT AS THE ARRANGEMENT OF AN EASEL AT WHICH TEUFELSBUERST WISHED HIM TO DRAW RENDERED NECESSARY HE CONTRIVED TO EDGE HIMSELF ROUND SO THAT WHEN HE LIFTED HIS EYES HE SHOULD SEE THE FIGURE AND BE SURE IT COULD NOT RISE WITHOUT HIS BEING AWARE OF IT BUT HIS MASTER SAW AND UNDERSTOOD HIS ALTERED POSITION AND UNDER SOME PRETENCE ABOUT THE LIGHT COMPELLED HIM TO RESUME THE POSITION IN WHICH HE HAD PLACED HIM AT FIRST AFTER WHICH HE SAT WATCHING OVER THE TOP OF HIS PICTURE THE EXPRESSION OF HIS COUNTENANCE AS HE TRIED TO DRAW READING IN IT THE HORRID FANCY THAT THE FIGURE UNDER THE PALL HAD RISEN AND WAS STEALTHILY APPROACHING TO LOOK OVER HIS SHOULDER BUT LUXEN RESISTED THE FEELING AND BEING ALREADY NO CONTEMPTIBLE DRAFTSMAN WAS SOON INTERESTED ENOUGH TO FORGET IT AND THEN ANY MOMENT SHE MIGHT ENTER
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