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"Tush, foolish girl," said Douw, whose sensations were anything but comfortable. "A man may be as ugly as the devil, and yet, if his heart and actions are good, he is worth all the pretty faced perfumed puppies that walk the Mall. HUSH FOOLISH GIRL SAID DAL WHOSE SENSATIONS WERE ANYTHING BUT COMFORTABLE A MAN MAY BE AS UGLY AS THE DEVIL AND YET IF HIS HEART AND ACTIONS ARE GOOD HE IS WORTH ALL THE PRETTY FACE PERFUMED PUPPIES THAT WALK THEM ALL
ry salutations and courtesies; and, indeed, such was the nervous terror which the presence of Vanderhausen inspired, that very little would have made all his entertainers fly in downright panic from the room. They had not so far lost all self-possession, however, as to fail to observe two strange peculiarities of their visitor. During his stay his eyelids did not once close, or, indeed, move in the slightest degree; and farther, there was a deathlike stillness in his whole person, owing to the absence of the heaving motion of the chest, caused by the process of respiration. These two peculiarities, though when told they may appear trifling, produced a very striking and unpleasant effect when seen and observed. Vanderhausen at length relieved the painter of Leyden of his inauspicious presence; and with no trifling sense of relief the little party heard the street door close after him. "Dear uncle," said Rose, "what a frightful man! I would not see him again for the wealth of the States. NOUGH TO UTTER THE FEW NECESSARY SALUTATIONS AND COURTESIES AND INDEED SUCH WAS THE NERVOUS TERROR WHICH THE PRESENCE OF VANHOUSEN INSPIRED THAT VERY LITTLE WOULD HAVE MADE ALL HIS ENTERTAINERS FLY IN DOWNRIGHT PANIC FROM THE ROOM THEY HAD NOT SO FAR LOST ALL SELF POSSESSION HOWEVER AS TO FAIL TO OBSERVE TWO STRANGE PECULIARITIES OF THEIR VISITOR DURING HIS STAY HIS EYELIDS DID NOT ONCE CLOSE OR INDEED MOVE IN THE SLIGHTEST DEGREE AND FARTHER THERE WAS A DEATHLIKE STILLNESS IN HIS WHOLE PERSON OWING TO THE ABSENCE OF THE HEAVING MOTION OF THE CHEST CAUSED BY THE PROCESS OF RESPIRATION THESE TWO PECULIARITIES THOUGH WHEN TOLD THEY MAY APPEAR TRIFLING PRODUCED A VERY STRIKING AND UNPLEASANT EFFECT WHEN SEEN AND OBSERVED VANDERHAUSEN AT LENGTH RELIEVED THE PAINTER OF LIGHTEN OF HIS INAUSPICIOUS PRESENCE AND WITH NO TRIFLING SENSE OF RELIEF THE LITTLE PARTY HEARD THE STREET DOOR CLOSE AFTER HIM DEAR UNCLE SAID ROSE WHAT A FRIGHTFUL MAN I WOULD NOT SEE HIM AGAIN FOR THE WEALTH OF THE STATES
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