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The driver reined in his horses, much fearing, from the obscurity of the hour, and the loneliness, of the road, that some mischief was intended. THE DRIVER REINED IN HIS HORSES MUCH FEARING FROM THE OBSCURITY OF THE HOUR AND THE LONELINESS OF THE ROAD THAT SOME MISCHIEF WAS INTENDED
ertained an honest and strong affection. His search was in vain, however; no one in Rotterdam had ever heard of Minheer Vanderhausen. Gerard Douw left not a house in the _Boom-quay_ untried, but all in vain. No one could give him any information whatever touching the object of his inquiry, and he was obliged to return to Leyden nothing wiser and far more anxious, than when he had left it. On his arrival he hastened to the establishment from which Vanderhausen had hired the lumbering, though, considering the times, most luxurious vehicle, which the bridal party had employed to convey them to Rotterdam. From the driver of this machine he learned, that having proceeded by slow stages, they had late in the evening approached Rotterdam; but that before they entered the city, and while yet nearly a mile from it, a small party of men, soberly clad, and after the old fashion, with peaked beards and moustaches, standing in the centre of the road, obstructed the further progress of the carriage. F HIS WARD FOR WHOM HE ENTERTAINED AN HONEST AND STRONG AFFECTION HIS SEARCH WAS IN VAIN HOWEVER NO ONE IN ROTTERDAM HAD EVER HEARD OF MYNHEER VAN DRAHSEN GERARD DOW LEFT NOT A HOUSE IN THE BOOM QUAY UNTRIED BUT ALL IN VAIN NO ONE COULD GIVE HIM ANY INFORMATION WHATEVER REGARDING THE OBJECT OF HIS INQUIRY AND HE WAS OBLIGED TO RETURN TO LIGHT IN NOTHING WISER AND FAR MORE ANXIOUS THAN WHEN HE HAD LEFT IT ON HIS ARRIVAL HE HASTENED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT FROM WHICH VAN DERHAUSEN HAD HIRED THE LUMBERING THOUGH CONSIDERING THE TIMES MOST LUXURIOUS VEHICLE WHICH THE BRIDAL PARTY HAD EMPLOYED TO CONVEY THEM TO ROTTERDAM FROM THE DRIVER OF THIS MACHINE HE LEARNED THAT HAVING PROCEEDED BY SLOW STAGES THEY HAD LATE IN THE EVENING APPROACHED ROTTERDAM BUT THAT BEFORE THEY ENTERED THE CITY AND WHILE YET NEARLY A MILE FROM IT A SMALL PARTY OF MEN SOBERLY CLAD AND AFTER THE OLD FASHION WITH PEAKED BEARDS AND MUSTACHES STANDING IN THE CENTRE OF THE ROAD OBSTRUCTED THE FURTHER PROGRESS OF THE CARRIAGE
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