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That you may distinctly understand all the circumstances of the event which I am going to describe, it is necessary to state the relative position of the parties who were engaged in it. The old clergyman and Schalken were in the anteroom of which I have already spoken; Rose lay in the inner chamber, the door of which was open; and by the side of the bed, at her urgent desire, stood her guardian; a candle burned in the bedchamber, and three were lighted in the outer apartment. THAT YOU MAY DISTINCTLY UNDERSTAND ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE EVENT WHICH I AM GOING TO DESCRIBE IT IS NECESSARY TO STATE THE RELATIVE POSITION OF THE PARTIES WHO WERE ENGAGED IN IT THE OLD CLERGYMAN AND SHALKIN WERE IN THE ANTE ROOM OF WHICH I HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN ROSE LAY IN THE INNER CHAMBER DOOR OF WHICH WAS OPEN AND BY THE SIDE OF THE BED AT HER URGENT DESIRE STOOD HER GUARDIAN A CANDLE BURNED IN THE BED CHAMBER AND THREE WERE LIGHTED IN THE OUTER APARTMENT
, that she had made her escape from some place of confinement for lunatics, and was in imminent fear of pursuit. He resolved to summon medical advice as soon as the mind of his niece had been in some measure set at rest by the offices of the clergyman whose attendance she had so earnestly desired; and until this object had been attained, he did not venture to put any questions to her, which might possibly, by reviving painful or horrible recollections, increase her agitation. The clergyman soon arrived--a man of ascetic countenance and venerable age--one whom Gerard Douw respected very much, forasmuch as he was a veteran polemic, though one perhaps more dreaded as a combatant than beloved as a Christian--of pure morality, subtle brain, and frozen heart. He entered the chamber which communicated with that in which Rose reclined and immediately on his arrival, she requested him to pray for her, as for one who lay in the hands of Satan, and who could hope for deliverance only from heaven.  TERROR OF HER MANNER THAT SHE HAD MADE HER ESCAPE FROM SOME PLACE OF CONFINEMENT FOR LUNATICS AND WAS IN IMMINENT FEAR OF PURSUIT HE RESOLVED TO SUMMON MEDICAL ADVICE AS SOON AS THE MIND OF HIS NIECE HAD BEEN IN SOME MEASURE SET AT REST BY THE OFFICES OF THE CLERGYMAN WHOSE ATTENDANCE SHE HAD SO EARNESTLY DESIRED AND UNTIL THIS OBJECT HAD BEEN ATTAINED HE DID NOT VENTURE TO PUT ANY QUESTIONS TO HER WHICH MIGHT POSSIBLY BY REVIVING PAINFUL OR HORRIBLE RECOLLECTIONS INCREASE HER AGITATION THE CLERGYMAN SOON ARRIVED A MAN OF ASCETIC COUNTENANCE AND VENERABLE AGE ONE WHOM GERARD DAL RESPECTED VERY MUCH FORASMUCH AS HE WAS A VETERAN POLEMIC THOUGH ONE PERHAPS MORE DREADED AS A COMBATANT THAN BELOVED AS A CHRISTIAN OF PURE MORALITY SUBTLE BRAIN AND FROZEN HEART HE ENTERED THE CHAMBER WHICH COMMUNICATED WITH THAT IN WHICH ROSE RECLINED AND IMMEDIATELY ON HIS SURRIVAL SHE REQUESTED HIM TO PRAY FOR HER AS FOR ONE WHO LAY IN THE HANDS OF SATAN AND WHO COULD HOPE FOR DELIVERANCE ONLY FROM HEAVEN
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