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"Let this youth witness the covenant," said the old man; and Godfrey Schalken unconsciously attested the instrument which for ever bereft him of his dear Rose Velderkaust. The compact being thus completed, the strange visitor folded up the paper, and stowed it safely in an inner pocket. LET THIS YOUTH WITNESS THE COVENANT SAID THE OLD MAN AND GODFREY SHALKIN UNCONSCIOUSLY ATTESTED THE INSTRUMENT WHICH FOREVER BEREFT HIM OF HIS DEAR ROSE VELDER COWS THE COMPACT BEING THUS COMPLETED THE STRANGE VISITOR FOLDED UP THE PAPER AND STOWED IT SAFELY IN AN INNER POCKET
erdam, in marriage, Rose Velderkaust, and so forth, within one week of the date thereof. While the painter was employed in reading this covenant, by the light of a twinkling oil lamp in the far wall of the room, Schalken, as we have stated, entered the studio, and having delivered the box and the valuation of the Jew, into the hands of the stranger, he was about to retire, when Vanderhausen called to him to wait; and, presenting the case and the certificate to Gerard Douw, he paused in silence until he had satisfied himself, by an inspection of both, respecting the value of the pledge left in his hands. At length he said---- "Are you content?" The painter said he would fain have another day to consider. "Not an hour," said the suitor, apathetically. "Well then," said Douw, with a sore effort, "I am content, it is a bargain." "Then sign at once," said Vanderhausen, "for I am weary." At the same time he produced a small case of writing materials, and Gerard signed the important document. NTO BY GERARDOW TO GIVE TO WILKIN VAN DERHAUSEN OF ROTTERDAM IN MARRIAGE ROSE VELDERCAUST AND SO FORTH WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE DATE THEREOF WHILE THE PAINTER WAS EMPLOYED IN READING THIS COVENANT BY THE LIGHT OF A TWINKLING OIL LAMP IN THE FAR WALL OF THE ROOM SHALKIN AS WE HAVE STATED ENTERED THE STUDIO AND HAVING DELIVERED THE BOX AND THE VALUATION OF THE JEW INTO THE HANDS OF THE STRANGER HE WAS ABOUT TO RETIRE WHEN VAN DERHAUSSEN CALLED TO HIM TO WAIT AND PRESENTING THE CASE AND THE CERTIFICATE TO GERARD DAL HE PAUSED IN SILENCE UNTIL HE HAD SATISFIED HIMSELF BY AN INSPECTION OF BOTH RESPECTING THE VALUE OF THE PLEDGE LEFT IN HIS HANDS AT LENGTH HE SAID ARE YOU CONTENT BAYNER SAID HE WOULD FAIN HAVE ANOTHER DAY TO CONSIDER NOT AN HOUR SAID THE SUITOR APATHETICALLY WELL THEN SAID DAL WITH A SORE EFFORT I AM CONTENT IT IS A BARGAIN THEN SIGN IT ONCE SAID VAN DERHAUSEN FOR I AM WEARY AT THE SAME TIME HE PRODUCED A SMALL CASE OF WRITING MATERIALS AND GERARD SIGNED THE IMPORTANT DOCUMENT
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