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"I have no doubt," said Gerard, after two or three prefatory hems, "that the alliance which you propose would prove alike advantageous and honourable to my niece; but you must be aware that she has a will of her own, and may not acquiesce in what _we_ may design for her advantage." I HAVE NO DOUBT SAID GERARD AFTER TWO OR THREE PREFATORY HEMS THAT THE ALLIANCE WHICH YOU REPOSE WOULD PROVE ALIKE ADVANTAGEOUS AND HONOURABLE TO MY NIECE BUT YOU MUST BE AWARE THAT SHE HAS A WILL OF HER OWN AND MAY NOT ACQUIESCE IN WHAT WE MAY DESIGN FOR HER ADVANTAGE
 tell you the matter upon which I come. You visited the town of Rotterdam some four months ago, and then I saw in the church of St. Lawrence your niece, Rose Velderkaust. I desire to marry her; and if I satisfy you that I am wealthier than any husband you can dream of for her, I expect that you will forward my suit with your authority. If you approve my proposal, you must close with it here and now, for I cannot wait for calculations and delays." Gerard Douw was hugely astonished by the nature of Minheer Vanderhausen's communication, but he did not venture to express surprise; for besides the motives supplied by prudence and politeness, the painter experienced a kind of chill and oppression like that which is said to intervene when one is placed in unconscious proximity with the object of a natural antipathy--an undefined but overpowering sensation, while standing in the presence of the eccentric stranger, which made him very unwilling to say anything which might reasonably offend him. S AND SO I SHALL SHORTLY TELL YOU THE MATTER UPON WHICH I COME YOU VISITED THE TOWN OF ROTTERDAM SOME FOUR MONTHS AGO AND THEN I SAW IN THE CHURCH OF SAINT LAWRENCE YOUR NIECE ROSE VELDER COWS I DESIRE TO MARRY HER AND IF I SATISFY YOU THAT I AM WEALTHIER THAN ANY HUSBAND YOU CAN DREAM OF FOR HER I EXPECT THAT YOU AFFORD MY SUIT WITH YOUR AUTHORITY IF YOU APPROVE MY PROPOSAL YOU MUST CLOSE WITH IT HERE AND NOW FOR I CANNOT WAIT FOR CALCULATIONS AND DELAYS GERARDOW WAS HUGELY ASTONISHED BY THE NATURE OF MYNHEER VAN DERHAUSEN'S COMMUNICATION BUT HE DID NOT VENTURE TO EXPRESS SURPRISE FOR BESIDES THE MOTIVES SUPPLIED BY PRUDENCE AND POLITENESS THE PAINTER EXPERIENCED A KIND OF CHILL AND OPPRESSION LIKE THAT WHICH IS SAID TO INTERVENE WHEN ONE IS PLACED IN UNCONSCIOUS PROXIMITY WITH THE OBJECT OF A NATURAL ANTIPATHY AN UNDEFINED BUT OVERPOWERING SENSATION WHILE STANDING IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ECCENTRIC STRANGER WHICH MADE HIM VERY UNWILLING TO SAY ANYTHING WHICH MIGHT REASONABLY OFFEND HIM
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