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Lilith had taken care to instruct the old woman, with whom she was all powerful; and as neither of them showed the smallest traces of the astonishment which seemed to be slowly vitrifying his own brain, he was at last perfectly satisfied that things had been going on all right everywhere but in his inner man; and in this conclusion he certainly was not far wrong, in more senses than one. LILITH HAD TAKEN CARE TO INSTRUCT THE OLD WOMAN WITH WHOM SHE WAS ALL POWERFUL AND AS NEITHER OF THEM SHOWED THE SMALLEST TRACES OF ASTONISHMENT WHICH SEEMED TO BE SLOWLY VITRIFYING HIS OWN BRAIN HE WAS AT LAST PERFECTLY SATISFIED THAT THINGS HAD BEEN GOING ON ALL RIGHT EVERYWHERE BUT IN HIS INNER MAN AND IN THIS CONCLUSION HE WAS CERTAINLY NOT FAR WRONG IN MORE SENSES THAN ONE
ost time, for I am all right now.” He sat down at once, taking no notice of his master’s behaviour, and went on with his drawing. Teufelsbürst stood staring at him for some minutes without moving, then suddenly turned and left the room. Karl heard him hurrying down the cellar stairs. In a few moments he came up again. Karl stole a glance at him. There he stood in the same spot, no doubt more full of bewilderment than ever, but it was not possible that his face should express more. At last he went to his easel, and sat down with a long-drawn sigh as if of relief. But though he sat at his easel, he painted none that day; and as often as Karl ventured a glance, he saw him still staring at him. The discovery that his pictures were restored to their former condition aided, no doubt, in leading him to the same conclusion as the other facts, whatever that conclusion might be--probably that he had been the sport of some evil power, and had been for the greater part of a week utterly bewitched.  SHALL SOON MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME FOR I AM ALL RIGHT NOW HE SAT DOWN AT ONCE TAKING NO NOTICE OF HIS MASTER'S BEHAVIOUR AND WENT ON WITH HIS DRAWING TEUFELSBUERST STOOD STARING AT HIM FOR SOME MINUTES WITHOUT MOVING THEN SUDDENLY TURNED AND LEFT THE ROOM KARL HEARD HIM HURRYING DOWN THE CELLAR STAIRS IN A FEW MOMENTS HE CAME UP AGAIN KARL STOLE A GLANCE AT HIM THERE HE STOOD IN THE SAME SPOT NO DOUBT MORE FULL OF BEWILDERMENT THAN EVER BUT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE THAT HIS FACE SHOULD EXPRESS MORE AT LAST HE WENT TO HIS EASEL AND SAT DOWN WITH A LONG DRAWN SIGH AS IF OF RELIEF BUT THOUGH HE SAT AT HIS EASEL HE PAINTED NONE THAT DAY AND AS OFTEN AS KARL VENTURED A GLANCE HE SAW HIM STILL STARING AT HIM THE DISCOVERY THAT HIS PICTURES WERE RESTORED TO THEIR FORMER CONDITION AIDED NO DOUBT IN LEADING HIM TO THE SAME CONCLUSION AS THE OTHER FACTS WHATEVER THAT CONCLUSION MIGHT BE PROBABLY THAT HE HAD BEEN THE SPORT OF SOME EVIL POWER AND HAD BEEN FOR THE GREATER PART OF A WEEK UTTERLY BEWITCHED
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