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To these he added a few large stones from the garden. When he had got all into the studio, he locked the door, and proceeded to fit together the parts of the mould, filling up the hollow as he went on with the heaviest things he could get into it, and solidifying the whole by pouring in plaster; till, having at length completed it, and obliterated, as much as possible, the marks of joining, he left it to harden, with the conviction that now it would make a considerable impression on Teufelsbürst's imagination, as well as on his muscular sense. TO THESE HE ADDED A FEW LARGE STONES FROM THE GARDEN WHEN HE HAD GOT ALL INTO THE STUDIO HE LOCKED THE DOOR AND PROCEEDED TO FIT TOGETHER THE PARTS OF THE MOULD FILLING UP THE HOLLOW AS HE WENT WITH THE HEAVIEST THINGS HE COULD GET INTO IT AND SOLIDIFYING THE WHOLE BY POURING IN PLASTER TILL HAVING AT LENGTH COMPLETED IT AND OBLITERATED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THE MARKS OF JOINING HE LEFT IT TO HARDEN WITH THE CONVICTION THAT NOW IT WOULD MAKE A CONSIDERABLE IMPRESSION ON TEUFELSBUERST'S IMAGINATION AS WELL AS ON HIS MUSCULAR SENSE
elsbürst, although he hardly knew yet to what use he could turn this delusion. He was convinced that he would have made no progress however long he might have remained in his house; and that he would have more chance of favour with Lilith if he were to meet her in any other circumstances whatever than those in which he invariably saw her--namely, surrounded by her father’s influences, and watched by her father’s cold blue eyes. As soon as he was dressed, he crept down to the studio, which was now quiet enough, the storm being over, and the moon filling it with her steady shine. In the corner lay in all directions the fragments of the mould which his own body had formed and filled. The bag of plaster and the bucket of water which the painter had been using stood beside. Lottchen gathered all the pieces together, and then making his way to an outhouse where he had seen various odds and ends of rubbish lying, chose from the heap as many pieces of old iron and other metal as he could find.  DELUSION OF TEUFELSBUERST ALTHOUGH HE HARDLY KNEW YET TO WHAT USE HE COULD TURN THIS DELUSION HE WAS CONVINCED THAT HE WOULD HAVE MADE NO PROGRESS HOWEVER LONG HE MIGHT HAVE REMAINED IN HIS HOUSE AND THAT HE WOULD HAVE MORE CHANCE OF FAVOR WITH LILITH IF HE WERE TO MEET HER IN ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES WHATEVER THAN THOSE IN WHICH HE INVARIABLY SAW HER NAMELY SURROUNDED BY HER FATHER'S INFLUENCES AND WATCHED BY HER FATHER'S COLD BLUE EYES AS SOON AS HE WAS DRESSED HE CREPT DOWN TO THE STUDIO WHICH WAS NOW QUIET ENOUGH THE STORM BEING OVER AND THE MOON FILLING IT WITH HER STEADY SHINE IN THE CORNER LAY IN ALL DIRECTIONS THE FRAGMENTS OF THE MOULD WHICH HIS OWN BODY HAD FORMED AND FILLED THE BAG OF PLASTER AND THE BUCKET OF WATER WHICH THE PAINTER HAD BEEN USING STOOD BESIDE LOTTCHEN GATHERED ALL THE PIECES TOGETHER AND THEN MAKING HIS WAY TO AN OUTHOUSE WHERE HE HAD SEEN VARIOUS ODDS AND ENDS OF RUBBISH LYING CHOSE FROM THE HEAP AS MANY PIECES OF OLD IRON AND OTHER METAL AS HE COULD FIND
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