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The next, she was sitting to her father the greater part of the day, and he could see her as often as he dared glance up from his drawing. THE NEXT SHE WAS SITTING TO HER FATHER THE GREATER PART OF THE DAY AND HE COULD SEE HER AS OFTEN AS HE DARED GLANCE UP FROM HIS DRAWING
ghtsman, was soon interested enough to forget it. And then, any moment _she_ might enter. Now began a system of slow torture, for the chance of which the painter had been long on the watch--especially since he had first seen Karl lingering about the house. His opportunities of seeing physical suffering were nearly enough even for the diseased necessities of his art; but now he had one in his power, on whom, his own will fettering him, he could try any experiments he pleased for the production of a kind of suffering, in the observation of which he did not consider that he had yet sufficient experience. He would hold the very heart of the youth in his hand, and wring it and torture it to his own content. And lest Karl should be strong enough to prevent those expressions of pain for which he lay on the watch, he would make use of further means, known to himself, and known to few besides. All that day Karl saw nothing of Lilith; but he heard her voice once--and that was enough for one day. READY NO CONTEMPTIBLE DRAFTSMAN WAS SOON INTERESTED ENOUGH TO FORGET IT AND THEN ANY MOMENT SHE MIGHT ENTER NOW BEGAN A SYSTEM OF SLOW TORTURE FOR THE CHANCE OF WHICH THE PAINTER HAD BEEN LONG ON THE WATCH ESPECIALLY SINCE HE HAD FIRST SEEN KARL LINGERING ABOUT THE HOUSE HIS OPPORTUNITIES OF SEEING PHYSICAL SUFFERING WERE NEARLY ENOUGH EVEN FOR THE DISEASED NECESSITIES OF HIS ART BUT NOW HE HAD ONE IN HIS POWER ON WHOM HIS OWN WILL FETTERING HIM HE COULD TRY ANY EXPERIMENTS HE PLEASED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A KIND OF SUFFERING IN THE OBSERVATION OF WHICH HE DID NOT CONSIDER THAT HE HAD YET SUFFICIENT EXPERIENCE HE WOULD HOLD THE VERY HEART OF THE YOUTH IN HIS HAND AND WRING IT AND TORTURE IT TO HIS OWN CONTENT AND LEST KARL SHOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT THOSE EXPRESSIONS OF PAIN FOR WHICH HE LAY ON THE WATCH HE WOULD MAKE USE OF FURTHER MEANS KNOWN TO HIMSELF AND KNOWN TO FEW BESIDES ALL THAT DAY KARL SAW NOTHING OF LILITH BUT HE HEARD HER VOICE ONCE AND THAT WAS ENOUGH FOR ONE DAY
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