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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. 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
nting, also of the same city; and containing engagements on the part of Vanderhausen to make settlements upon his bride, far more splendid than he had before led her guardian to believe likely, and which were to be secured to her use in the most unexceptionable manner possible--the money being placed in the hand of Gerard Douw himself. I have no sentimental scenes to describe, no cruelty of guardians, no magnanimity of wards, no agonies, or transport of lovers. The record I have to make is one of sordidness, levity, and heartlessness. In less than a week after the first interview which we have just described, the contract of marriage was fulfilled, and Schalken saw the prize which he would have risked existence to secure, carried off in solemn pomp by his repulsive rival. For two or three days he absented himself from the school; he then returned and worked, if with less cheerfulness, with far more dogged resolution than before; the stimulus of love had given place to that of ambition. RDAO MASTER IN THE ART OF PAINTING ALSO OF THIS SAME CITY AND CONTAINING ENGAGEMENTS ON THE PART OF VANRHAUSEN TO MAKE SETTLEMENTS UPON HIS BRIDE FAR MORE SPLENDID THAN HE HAD BEFORE LED HER GUARDIAN TO BELIEVE LIKELY AND WHICH WERE TO BE SECURED TO HER USE IN THE MOST UNEXCEPTIONABLE MANNER POSSIBLE THE MONEY BEING PLACED IN THE HAND OF GERARD DAL HIMSELF I HAVE NO SENTIMENTAL SCENES TO DESCRIBE NO CRUELTY OF GUARDIANS NO MAGNANIMITY OF WARDS NO AGONIES OR TRANSPORT OF LOVERS THE RECORD I HAVE TO MAKE IS ONE OF SORDIDNESS LEVITY AND HEARTLESSNESS IN LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER THE FIRST INTERVIEW WHICH WE HAVE JUST DESCRIBED THE CONTRACT OF MARRIAGE WAS FULFILLED AND SHALKIN SAW THE PRIZE WHICH HE WOULD HAVE RISKED EXISTENCE TO SECURE CARRIED OFF IN SOLEMN POMP BY HIS REPULSIVE RIVAL FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS HE ABSENTED HIMSELF FROM THE SCHOOL HE THEN RETURNED AT WORK IF WITH LESS CHEERFULNESS WITH FAR MORE DOGGED RESOLUTION THAN BEFORE THE STIMULUS OF LOVE HAD GIVEN PLACE TO THAT OF AMBITION
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