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In this chamber, Schalken and his entertainer seated themselves; and the sexton, after some fruitless attempts to engage his guest in conversation, was obliged to apply himself to his tobacco pipe and can, to solace his solitude. IN THIS CHAMBER SHALKIN AND HIS ENTERTAINER SEATED THEMSELVES AND THE SEXTON AFTER SOME FRUITLESS ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE HIS GUEST IN CONVERSATION WAS OBLIGED TO APPLY HIMSELF TO HIS TOBACCO PIPE AND CAN TO SOLACE HIS SOLITUDE
n the church of Rotterdam. It was necessary that a very considerable journey should be performed by the funeral procession, which as it will be readily believed, was not very numerously attended. Schalken with difficulty arrived in Rotterdam late in the day upon which the funeral was appointed to take place. It had not then arrived. Evening closed in, and still it did not appear. Schalken strolled down to the church; he found it open; notice of the arrival of the funeral had been given, and the vault in which the body was to be laid had been opened. The sexton, on seeing a well-dressed gentleman, whose object was to attend the expected obsequies, pacing the aisle of the church, hospitably invited him to share with him the comforts of a blazing fire, which, as was his custom in winter time upon such occasions, he had kindled in the hearth of a chamber in which he was accustomed to await the arrival of such grisly guests and which communicated, by a flight of steps, with the vault below. URIAL UPON A FIXED DAY IN THE CHURCH OF ROTTERDAM IT WAS NECESSARY THAT A VERY CONSIDERABLE JOURNEY SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY THE FUNERAL PROCESSION WHICH AS IT WILL BE READILY BELIEVED WAS NOT VERY NUMEROUSLY ATTENDED SHALKIN WITH DIFFICULTY ARRIVED IN ROTTERDAM LATE IN THE DAY UPON WHICH THE FUNERAL WAS APPOINTED TO TAKE PLACE IT HAD NOT THEN ARRIVED EVENING CLOSED IN AND STILL IT DID NOT APPEAR SHALKIN STROLLED DOWN TO THE CHURCH HE FOUND IT OPEN NOTICE OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE FUNERAL HAD BEEN GIVEN AND THE VAULT IN WHICH THE BODY WAS TO BE LAID HAD BEEN OPENED THE SEXTON ON SEEING A WELL DRESSED GENTLEMAN WHOSE OBJECT WAS TO ATTEND THE EXPECTED OBSEQUIES PACING THE AISLE OF THE CHURCH HOSPITABLY INVITED HIM TO SHARE WITH HIM THE COMFORTS OF A BLAZING FIRE WHICH AS WAS HIS CUSTOM IN WINTER TIME UPON SUCH OCCASIONS HE HAD KINDLED IN THE HEARTH OF A CHAMBER IN WHICH HE WAS ACCUSTOMED TO AWAIT THE ARRIVAL OF SUCH GRISLY GUESTS AND WHICH COMMUNICATED BY A FLIGHT OF STEPS WITH THE VAULT BELOW
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