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Lilith had no idea how far her father had wronged Karl, and though, from thinking over the past, he had no doubt that the painter had drugged him, he did not wish to pain her by imparting this conviction. LILITH HAD NO IDEA HOW FAR HER FATHER HAD WRONGED KARL AND THOUGH FROM THINKING OVER THE PAST HE HAD NO DOUBT THAT THE PAINTER HAD DRUGGED HIM HE DID NOT WISH TO PAIN HER BY IMPARTING THIS CONVICTION
his face, even in regarding her handiwork, was enough to let her know that he loved her still. If she had not seen this, she dared not have shown herself from her hiding-place. Taking the lamp in her hand, she got upon the chair, and looked over the screen, letting the light shine from below upon her face. She then made a slight noise to attract Karl’s attention. He looked up, evidently rather startled, and saw the face of Lilith in the air: He gave a stifled cry threw himself on his knees with his arms stretched towards her, and moaned-- “I have killed her! I have killed her!” Lilith descended, and approached him noiselessly. He did not move. She came close to him and said-- “Are you Karl Wolkenlicht?” His lips moved, but no sound came. “If you are a vampire, and I am a ghost,” she said--but a low happy laugh alone concluded the sentence. Karl sprang to his feet. Lilith’s laugh changed into a burst of sobbing and weeping, and in another moment the ghost was in the arms of the vampire. LOOK AT HER LAST WORK AND THE EXPRESSION OF HIS FACE EVEN IN REGARDING HER HANDIWORK WAS ENOUGH TO LET HER KNOW THAT HE LOVED HER STILL IF SHE HAD NOT SEEN THIS SHE DARED NOT HAVE SHOWN HERSELF FROM HER HIDING PLACE TAKING THE LAMP IN HER HAND SHE GOT UPON THE CHAIR AND LOOKED OVER THE SCREEN LETTING THE LIGHT SHINE FROM BELOW HER FACE SHE THEN MADE A SLIGHT NOISE TO ATTRACT KARL'S ATTENTION HE LOOKED UP EVIDENTLY RATHER STARTLED AND SAW THE FACE OF LILITH IN THE AIR HE GAVE A STIFLED CRY THREW HIMSELF ON HIS KNEES WITH HIS ARMS STRETCHED TOWARDS HER AND MOANED I HAVE KILLED HER I HAVE KILLED HER LILITH DESCENDED AND APPROACHED HIM NOISELESSLY HE DID NOT MOVE SHE CAME CLOSE TO HIM AND SAID ARE YOU KARL WOLKENLICHT HIS LIPS MOVED BUT NO SOUND CAME IF YOU ARE A VAMPIRE AND I AM A GHOST SHE SAID BUT A LOW HAPPY LAUGH ALONE CONCLUDED THE SENTENCE KARL SPRANG TO HIS FEET LILITH'S LAUGH CHANGED INTO A BURST OF SOBBING AND WEEPING AND IN ANOTHER MOMENT THE GHOST WAS IN THE ARMS OF THE VAMPIRE
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