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But Karl endured all bravely. Meantime, for various reasons, he scarcely ever left the house. BUT KARL ENDURED ALL BRAVELY MEANTIME FOR VARIOUS REASONS HE SCARCELY EVER LEFT THE HOUSE
ce of Lilith, that he was able to conceal his feelings far too successfully for the satisfaction of Teufelsbürst’s art. Yet he had to fetter himself with all the restraints that self-exhortation could load him with, to refrain from falling at the feet of Lilith and kissing the hem of her garment. For that, as the lowliest part of all that surrounded her, itself kissing the earth, seemed to come nearest within the reach of his ambition, and therefore to draw him the most. No doubt the painter had experience and penetration enough to perceive that he was suffering intensely; but he wanted to see the suffering embodied in outward signs, bringing it within the region over which his pencil held sway. He kept on, therefore, trying one thing after another, and rousing the poor youth to agony; till to his other sufferings were added, at length, those of failing health; a fact which notified itself evidently enough even for Teufelsbürst, though its signs were not of the sort he chiefly desired. ISHING FROM THE PRESENCE OF LILITH THAT HE WAS ABLE TO CONCEAL HIS FEELINGS FAR TOO SUCCESSFULLY FOR THE SATISFACTION OF TEUFELSBUERST'S ART YET HE HAD TO FETTER HIMSELF WITH ALL THE RESTRAINTS THAT SELF EXHORTATION COULD LOAD HIM WITH TO REFRAIN FROM FALLING AT THE FEET OF LILITH AND KISSING THE HEM OF HER GARMENT FOR THAT AS THE LOWLIEST PART OF ALL THAT SURROUNDED HER ITSELF KISSING THE EARTH SEEMED TO COME NEAREST WITHIN THE REACH OF HIS AMBITION AND THEREFORE TO DRAW HIM THE MOST NO DOUBT THE PAINTER HAD EXPERIENCE AND PENETRATION ENOUGH TO PERCEIVE THAT HE WAS SUFFERING INTENSELY BUT HE WANTED TO SEE THE SUFFERING EMBODIED IN OUTWARD SIGNS BRINGING IT WITHIN THE REGION OVER WHICH HIS PENCIL HELD SWAY HE KEPT ON THEREFORE TRYING ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER AND ROUSING THE POOR YOUTH TO AGONY TILL TO HIS OTHER SUFFERINGS WERE ADDED AT LENGTH THOSE OF FAILING HEALTH A FACT WHICH NOTED ITSELF EVIDENTLY ENOUGH EVEN FOR TEUFELSBUERST THOUGH ITS SIGNS WERE NOT OF THE SORT HE CHIEFLY DESIRED
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