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Teufelsbürst was, however, doomed to fresh disappointment. Not that his potion failed in the anticipated effect, for now Karl's real sufferings began; but that such was the strength of Karl's will, and his fear of doing anything that might give a pretext for banishing him from the presence of Lilith, that he was able to conceal his feelings far too successfully for the satisfaction of Teufelsbürst's art. TEUFELSBUERST WAS HOWEVER DOOMED TO FRESH DISAPPOINTMENT NOT THAT HIS POTION FAILED IN THE ANTICIPATED EFFECT FOR NOW KARL'S REAL SUFFERINGS BEGAN BUT THAT SUCH WAS THE STRENGTH OF KARL'S WILL AND HIS FEAR OF DOING ANYTHING THAT MIGHT GIVE A PRETEXT FOR BANISHING FROM THE PRESENCE OF LILITH THAT HE WAS ABLE TO CONCEAL HIS FEELINGS FAR TOO SUCCESSFULLY FOR THE SATISFACTION OF TEUFELSBUERST'S ART
he asked him to drink wine with him in the evening. Karl readily agreed. The painter produced some of his best; but took care not to allow Lilith to taste it; for he had cunningly prepared and mingled with it a decoction of certain herbs and other ingredients, exercising specific actions upon the brain, and tending to the inordinate excitement of those portions of it which are principally under the rule of the imagination. By the reaction of the brain during the operation of these stimulants, the imagination is filled with suggestions and images. The nature of these is determined by the prevailing mood of the time. They are such as the imagination would produce of itself, but increased in number and intensity. Teufelsbürst, without philosophising about it, called his preparation simply a love-philtre, a concoction well known by name, but the composition of which was the secret of only a few. Wolkenlicht had, of course, not the least suspicion of the treatment to which he was subjected. AFTER A DAY OR TWO HE ASKED HIM TO DRINK WINE WITH HIM IN THE EVENING KARL READILY AGREED THE PAINTER PRODUCED SOME OF HIS BEST BUT TOOK CARE NOT TO ALLOW LILITH TO TASTE IT FOR HE HAD CUNNINGLY PREPARED AND MINGLED WITH IT A DECOCTION OF CERTAIN HERBS AND OTHER INGREDIENTS EXERCISING SPECIFIC ACTIONS UPON THE BRAIN AND TENDING TO THE INORDINATE EXCITEMENT OF THOSE PORTIONS OF IT WHICH ARE PRINCIPALLY UNDER THE RULE OF THE IMAGINATION BY THE REACTION OF THE BRAIN DURING THE OPERATION OF THESE STIMULANTS THE IMAGINATION IS FILLED WITH SUGGESTIONS AND IMAGES THE NATURE OF THESE IS DETERMINED BY THE PREVAILING MOOD OF THE TIME THEY ARE SUCH AS THE IMAGINATION WOULD PRODUCE OF ITSELF BUT INCREASED IN NUMBER AND INTENSITY TEUFELSBUERST WITHOUT PHILOSOPHIZING ABOUT IT CALLED HIS PREPARATION SIMPLY A LOVE PHILTER A CONCOCTION WELL KNOWN BY NAME BUT THE COMPOSITION OF WHICH WAS THE SECRET OF ONLY A FEW WOLKENLICHT HAD OF COURSE NOT THE LEAST SUSPICION OF THE TREATMENT TO WHICH HE WAS SUBJECTED
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