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He and his master returned together, and talked but little on the way, for each had his own subjects of reflection, of anxiety, and of hope. Schalken, however, did not know the ruin which menaced his dearest projects. Gerard Douw knew nothing of the attachment which had sprung up between his pupil and his niece; and even if he had, it is doubtful whether he would have regarded its existence as any serious obstruction to the wishes of Minheer Vanderhausen. HE AND HIS MASTER RETURNED TOGETHER AND TALKED BUT LITTLE ON THE WAY FOR EACH HAD HIS OWN SUBJECTS OF REFLECTION OF ANXIETY AND OF HOPE CHALKIN HOWEVER DID NOT KNOW THE RUIN WHICH MENACED HIS DEAREST PROJECTS GERARD DAL KNEW NOTHING OF THE ATTACHMENT WHICH HAD SPRUNG UP BETWEEN HIS PUPIL AND HIS NIECE AND EVEN IF HE HAD IT IS DOUBTFUL WHETHER HE WOULD HAVE REGARDED ITS EXISTENCE AS ANY SERIOUS OBSTRUCTION TO THE WISHES OF MYNHEER VANHAUSEN
etically. "Well then," said Douw, with a sore effort, "I am content, it is a bargain." "Then sign at once," said Vanderhausen, "for I am weary." At the same time he produced a small case of writing materials, and Gerard signed the important document. "Let this youth witness the covenant," said the old man; and Godfrey Schalken unconsciously attested the instrument which for ever bereft him of his dear Rose Velderkaust. The compact being thus completed, the strange visitor folded up the paper, and stowed it safely in an inner pocket. "I will visit you to-morrow night at nine o'clock, at your own house, Gerard Douw, and will see the object of our contract;" and so saying Wilken Vanderhausen moved stiffly, but rapidly, out of the room. Schalken, eager to resolve his doubts, had placed himself by the window, in order to watch the street entrance; but the experiment served only to support his suspicions, for the old man did not issue from the door. This was _very_ strange, odd, nay fearful. HER DAY TO CONSIDER NOT AN HOUR SAID THE SUITOR APATHETICALLY WELL THEN SAID DAL WITH A SORE EFFORT I AM CONTENT IT IS A BARGAIN THEN SIGN IT ONCE SAID VAN DERHAUSEN FOR I AM WEARY AT THE SAME TIME HE PRODUCED A SMALL CASE OF WRITING MATERIALS AND GERARD SIGNED THE IMPORTANT DOCUMENT LET THIS YOUTH WITNESS THE COVENANT SAID THE OLD MAN AND GODFREY SHALKIN UNCONSCIOUSLY ATTESTED THE INSTRUMENT WHICH FOREVER BEREFT HIM OF HIS DEAR ROSE VELDER COWS THE COMPACT BEING THUS COMPLETED THE STRANGE VISITOR FOLDED UP THE PAPER AND STOWED IT SAFELY IN AN INNER POCKET I WILL VISIT YOU TO MORROW NIGHT AT NINE O'CLOCK AT YOUR OWN HOUSE GERARD DAL AND WILL SEE THE OBJECT OF OUR CONTRACT AND SO SAYING WILKIN VANHOUSEN MOVED STIFFLY BUT RAPIDLY OUT OF THE ROOM CHALLKIN EAGER TO RESOLVE HIS DOUBTS HAD PLACED HIMSELF BY THE WINDOW IN ORDER TO WATCH THE STREET ENTRANCE BUT THE EXPERIMENT SERVED ONLY TO SUPPORT HIS SUSPICIONS FOR THE OLD MAN DID NOT ISSUE FROM THE DOOR THIS WAS VERY STRANGE ODD NAY FEARFUL
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