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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. 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
lthough he was not a little pleased, as well as puzzled, to observe that she appeared totally exempt from that mysterious dread of the stranger which, he could not disguise it from himself, considerably affected him, as also his pupil Godfrey Schalken. Early on the next day there arrived, from various quarters of the town, rich presents of silks, velvets, jewellery, and so forth, for Rose; and also a packet directed to Gerard Douw, which on being opened, was found to contain a contract of marriage, formally drawn up, between Wilken Vanderhausen of the _Boom-quay_, in Rotterdam, and Rose Velderkaust of Leyden, niece to Gerard Douw, master in the art of painting, 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. GLINESS OF HER INTENDED BRIDEGROOM ALTHOUGH HE WAS NOT A LITTLE PLEASED AS WELL AS PUZZLED TO OBSERVE THAT SHE APPEARED TOTALLY EXEMPT FROM THAT MYSTERIOUS DREAD OF THE STRANGER WHICH HE COULD NOT DISGUISE IT FROM HIMSELF CONSIDERABLY AFFECTED HIM AS ALSO HIS PUPIL GODFREY SHALKIN EARLY ON THE NEXT DAY THERE ARRIVED FROM VARIOUS QUARTERS OF THE TOWN RICH PRESENTS OF SILKS VELVETS JEWELLERY AND SO FORTH FOR ROSE AND ALSO A PACKET DIRECTED TO GERARD DAL WHICH ON BEING OPENED WAS FOUND TO CONTAIN A CONTRACT OF MARRIAGE FORMERLY DRAWN UP BETWEEN WILKIN VAN DERHAUSEN OF THE BOOM QUAE IN ROTTERDAM AND ROSE VELDERCOST OF LEYDEN NIECE TO GERARDAO 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
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