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A sickening dread came upon him, and the cold perspiration broke out in heavy drops upon his forehead; nor was he more composed, when he heard the increased urgency and agony of entreaty, with which Rose implored them not to leave her for a moment. "I saw him," said she; "he's here. I cannot be deceived; I know him; he's by me; he is with me; he's in the room. Then, for God's sake, as you would save me, do not stir from beside me." A SICKENING DREAD CAME UPON HIM AND THE COLD PERSPIRATION BROKE OUT IN THE HEAVY DROPS UPON HIS FOREHEAD NOR WAS HE MORE COMPOSED WHEN HE HEARD THE INCREASED URGENCY AND AGONY OF ENTREATY WITH WHICH ROSE IMPLORED THEM NOT TO LEAVE HER FOR A MOMENT I SAW HIM SAID SHE HE'S HERE I CANNOT BE DECEIVED I KNOW HIM HE'S BY ME HE IS WITH ME HE IS IN THE ROOM THEN FOR GOD'S SAKE AS YOU WOULD SAVE ME DO NOT STIR FROM BESIDE ME
; "I am lost for ever if you do." Gerard Douw's chamber was approached through a spacious apartment, which they were now about to enter. He and Schalken each carried a candle, so that a sufficiency of light was cast upon all surrounding objects. They were now entering the large chamber, which as I have said, communicated with Douw's apartment, when Rose suddenly stopped, and, in a whisper which thrilled them both with horror, she said:---- "Oh, God! he is here! he is here! See, see! there he goes!" She pointed towards the door of the inner room, and Schalken thought he saw a shadowy and ill-defined form gliding into that apartment. He drew his sword, and, raising the candle so as to throw its light with increased distinctness upon the objects in the room, he entered the chamber into which the shadow had glided. No figure was there--nothing but the furniture which belonged to the room, and yet he could not be deceived as to the fact that something had moved before them into the chamber. E DO NOT DO NOT LEAVE ME FOR A MOMENT SAID SHE I AM LOST FOR EVER IF YOU DO GERARDOW'S CHAMBER WAS APPROACHED THROUGH A SPACIOUS APARTMENT WHICH THEY WERE NOW ABOUT TO ENTER HE AND SHALKAN EACH CARRIED A CANDLE SO THAT A SUFFICIENCY OF LIGHT WAS CAST UPON ALL SURROUNDING OBJECTS THEY WERE NOW ENTERING THE LARGE CHAMBER WHICH AS I HAVE SAID COMMUNICATED WITH DAL'S APARTMENT WHEN ROSE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND IN A WHISPER WHICH THRILLED THEM BOTH WITH HORROR SHE SAID O GOD HE IS HERE HE IS HERE SEE SEE THERE HE GOES SHE POINTED TOWARDS THE DOOR OF THE INNER ROOM AND SHALKAN THOUGHT HE SAW A SHADOWY AND ILL DEFINED FORM GLIDING INTO THAT APARTMENT HE DREW HIS SWORD AND RAISING THE CAND SO AS TO THROW ITS LIGHT WITH INCREASED DISTINCTNESS UPON THE OBJECTS IN THE ROOM HE ENTERED THE CHAMBER INTO WHICH THE SHADOW HAD GLIDED NO FIGURE WAS THERE NOTHING BUT THE FURNITURE WHICH BELONGED TO THE ROOM AND YET HE COULD NOT BE DECEIVED AS TO THE FACT THAT SOMETHING HAD MOVED BEFORE THEM INTO THE CHAMBER
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