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The opening of the cloak in front showed the under suit to consist of some very dark, perhaps sable material, and his hands were enclosed in a pair of heavy leather gloves, which ran up considerably above the wrist, in the manner of a gauntlet. THE OPENING OF THE CLOAK IN FRONT SHOWED THE UNDER SUIT TO CONSIST OF SOME VERY DARK PERHAPS SABLE MATERIAL AND HIS HANDS WERE ENCLOSED IN A PAIR OF HEAVY LEATHER GLOVES WHICH RAN UP CONSIDERABLY ABOVE THE WRIST IN THE MANNER OF A GAUNTLET
 of Rose, her uncle, and the artist, awaited the arrival of the expected visitor with considerable impatience. Nine o'clock at length came, and with it a summons at the street door, which being speedily answered, was followed by a slow and emphatic tread upon the staircase; the steps moved heavily across the lobby, the door of the room in which the party we have described were assembled slowly opened, and there entered a figure which startled, almost appalled, the phlegmatic Dutchmen, and nearly made Rose scream with terror. It was the form, and arrayed in the garb of Minheer Vanderhausen; the air, the gait, the height were the same, but the features had never been seen by any of the party before. The stranger stopped at the door of the room, and displayed his form and face completely. He wore a dark-coloured cloth cloak, which was short and full, not falling quite to his knees; his legs were cased in dark purple silk stockings, and his shoes were adorned with roses of the same colour. T THE LITTLE PARTY CONSISTING OF ROSE HER UNCLE AND THE ARTIST AWAITED THE ARRIVAL OF THE EXPECTED VISITOR WITH CONSIDERABLE IMPATIENCE NINE O'CLOCK AT LENGTH CAME AND WITH IT A SUMMONS AT THE STREET DOOR WHICH BEING SPEEDILY ANSWERED WAS FOLLOWED BY A SLOW AND EMPHATIC TREAD UPON THE STAIRCASE THE STEPS MOVED HEAVILY ACROSS THE LOBBY THE DOOR OF THE ROOM IN WHICH THE PARTY WE HAVE DESCRIBED WERE ASSEMBLED SLOWLY OPENED AND THERE ENTERED A FIGURE WHICH STARTLED ALMOST APPALLED THE PHLEGMATIC DUTCHMAN AND NEARLY MADE ROSE SCREAM WITH TERROR IT WAS THE FORM AND ARRAYED IN THE GARB OF MYNHEER VANHERHAUSEN THE AIR THE GAIT THE HEIGHT WERE THE SAME BUT THE FEATURES HAD NEVER BEEN SEEN BY ANY OF THE PARTY BEFORE THE STRANGER STOPPED AT THE DOOR OF THE ROOM AND DISPLAYED HIS FORM AND FACE COMPLETELY HE WORE A DARK COLORED CLOTH CLOAK WHICH WAS SHORT AND FULL NOT FALLING QUITE TO HIS KNEES HIS LEGS WERE CASED IN DARK PURPLE SILK STOCKINGS AND HIS SHOES WERE ADORNED WITH ROSES OF THE SAME COLOR
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