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Through its folds, the form beneath was easily discernible; and one hand and forearm protruded from beneath it, at right angles to the rest of the frame. THROUGH ITS FOLDS THE FORM BENEATH WAS EASILY DISCERNIBLE AND ONE HAND AND FOREARM PROTRUDED FROM BENEATH IT AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE REST OF THE FRAME
in which hypocrisy could not hide the cunning, and, after many difficulties, consented to receive him as a pupil, on condition that he would become an inmate of his house. Wolkenlicht’s heart bounded with delight, which he tried to hide: the second smile of Teufelsbürst might have shown him that he had ill succeeded. The fact that he was not a native of Prague, but coming from a distant part of the country, was entirely his own master in the city, rendered this condition perfectly easy to fulfil; and that very afternoon he entered the studio of Teufelsbürst as his scholar and servant. It was a great room, filled with the appliances and results of art. Many pictures, festooned with cobwebs, were hung carelessly on the dirty walls. Others, half finished, leaned against them, on the floor. Several, in different stages of progress, stood upon easels. But all spoke the cruel bent of the artist’s genius. In one corner a lay figure was extended on a couch, covered with a pall of black velvet. S ERRAND HE SMILED A SMILE IN WHICH HYPOCRISY COULD NOT HIDE THE CUNNING AND AFTER MANY DIFFICULTIES CONSENTED TO RECEIVE HIM AS A PUPIL ON CONDITION THAT HE WOULD BECOME AN INMATE OF HIS HOUSE WOLKENLICH'S HEART BOUNDED WITH DELIGHT WHICH HE TRIED TO HIDE THE SECOND SMILE OF TEUFELSBUERST MIGHT HAVE SHOWN HIM THAT HE HAD ILL SUCCEEDED THE FACT THAT HE WAS NOT A NATIVE OF PRAGUE BUT COMING FROM A DISTANT PART OF THE COUNTRY WAS ENTIRELY HIS OWN MASTER IN THE CITY RENDERED THIS CONDITION PERFECTLY EASY TO FULFIL AND THAT VERY AFTERNOON HE ENTERED THE STUDIO OF TEUFELSBUERST AS HIS SCHOLAR AND SERVANT IT WAS A GREAT ROOM FILLED WITH THE APPLIANCES AND RESULTS OF ART MANY PICTURES FESTOONED WITH COBWEBS WERE HUNG CARELESSLY ON THE DIRTY WALLS OTHERS HALF FINISHED LEANED AGAINST THEM ON THE FLOOR SEVERAL IN DIFFERENT STAGES OF PROGRESS STOOD UPON EASELS BUT ALL SPOKE THE CRUEL BENT OF THE ARTIST'S GENIUS IN ONE CORNER A LAY FIGURE WAS EXTENDED ON A COUCH COVERED WITH A PALL OF BLACK VELVET
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