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He contrived to edge himself round, so that when he lifted his eyes he should see the figure, and be sure that it could not rise without his being aware of it. HE CONTRIVED TO EDGE HIMSELF ROUND SO THAT WHEN HE LIFTED HIS EYES HE SHOULD SEE THE FIGURE AND BE SURE IT COULD NOT RISE WITHOUT HIS BEING AWARE OF IT
tirely his own master in the city, rendered this condition perfectly easy to fulfil; and that very afternoon he entered the studio of Teufelsbürst as his scholar and servant. It was a great room, filled with the appliances and results of art. Many pictures, festooned with cobwebs, were hung carelessly on the dirty walls. Others, half finished, leaned against them, on the floor. Several, in different stages of progress, stood upon easels. But all spoke the cruel bent of the artist’s genius. In one corner a lay figure was extended on a couch, covered with a pall of black velvet. Through its folds, the form beneath was easily discernible; and one hand and forearm protruded from beneath it, at right angles to the rest of the frame. Lottchen could not help shuddering when he saw it. Although he overcame the feeling in a moment, he felt a great repugnance to seating himself with his back towards it, as the arrangement of an easel, at which Teufelsbürst wished him to draw, rendered necessary.  PART OF THE COUNTRY WAS ENTIRELY HIS OWN MASTER IN THE CITY RENDERED THIS CONDITION PERFECTLY EASY TO FULFIL AND THAT VERY AFTERNOON HE ENTERED THE STUDIO OF TEUFELSBUERST AS HIS SCHOLAR AND SERVANT IT WAS A GREAT ROOM FILLED WITH THE APPLIANCES AND RESULTS OF ART MANY PICTURES FESTOONED WITH COBWEBS WERE HUNG CARELESSLY ON THE DIRTY WALLS OTHERS HALF FINISHED LEANED AGAINST THEM ON THE FLOOR SEVERAL IN DIFFERENT STAGES OF PROGRESS STOOD UPON EASELS BUT ALL SPOKE THE CRUEL BENT OF THE ARTIST'S GENIUS IN ONE CORNER A LAY FIGURE WAS EXTENDED ON A COUCH COVERED WITH A PALL OF BLACK VELVET THROUGH ITS FOLDS THE FORM BENEATH WAS EASILY DISCERNIBLE AND ONE HAND AND FOREARM PROTRUDED FROM BENEATH IT AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE REST OF THE FRAME LUTCHEN COULD NOT HELP SHUDDERING WHEN HE SAW IT ALTHOUGH HE OVERCAME THE FEELING IN A MOMENT HE FELT A GREAT REPUGNANCE TO SEATING HIMSELF WITH HIS BACK TOWARDS IT AS THE ARRANGEMENT OF AN EASEL AT WHICH TEUFELSBUERST WISHED HIM TO DRAW RENDERED NECESSARY
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