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Her suspicions were instantly confirmed: the substance employed was only a gummy wash over the paint. The delight she experienced at the discovery threw her into a mischievous humour. "I will see," she said to herself, "whether I cannot match Karl Wolkenlicht at this game." HER SUSPICIONS WERE INSTANTLY CONFIRMED THE SUBSTANCE EMPLOYED WAS ONLY A GUMMY WASH OVER THE PAINT THE DELIGHT SHE EXPERIENCED AT THE DISCOVERY THREW HER INTO A MISCHIEVOUS HUMOUR I WILL SEE SHE SAID TO HERSELF WHETHER I CANNOT MATCH KARL WOLKENLICHT AT THIS GAME
aled herself in a corner. As it would not do for an earnest student like Heinrich to be away from his work very often, he had not asked to accompany Lottchen this time. And indeed Karl himself, a little anxious about the result of the scarecrow, greatly preferred going alone. While she was waiting for what might happen, the conviction grew upon Lilith, as she reviewed all the past of the story, that these phenomena were the work of the real Karl, and of no vampire. In a few moments she was still more sure of this. Behind the screen where she had taken refuge, hung one of the pictures out of which her portrait had been painted the night before last. She had taken a lamp with her into the studio, with the intention of extinguishing it the moment she heard any sign of approach; but as the vampire lingered, she began to occupy herself with examining the picture beside her. She had not looked at it long, before she wetted the tip of her forefinger, and began to rub away at the obliteration. AS NO VAMPIRE AND CONCEALED HERSELF IN A CORNER AS IT WOULD NOT DO FOR AN EARNEST STUDENT LIKE HEINRICH TO BE AWAY FROM HIS WORK VERY OFTEN HE HAD NOT ASKED TO ACCOMPANY LOTTCHEN THIS TIME AND INDEED KARL HIMSELF A LITTLE ANXIOUS ABOUT THE RESULT OF THE SCARECROW GREATLY PREFERRED GOING ALONE WHILE SHE WAS WAITING FOR WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN THE CONVICTION GREW UPON LILITH AS SHE REVIEWED ALL THE PAST OF THE STORY THAT THESE PHENOMENA WERE THE WORK OF THE REAL KARL AND OF NO VAMPIRE IN A FEW MOMENTS SHE WAS STILL MORE SURE OF THIS BEHIND THE SCREEN WHERE SHE HAD TAKEN REFUGE HUNG ONE OF THE PICTURES OUT OF WHICH HER PORTRAIT HAD BEEN PAINTED THE NIGHT BEFORE LAST SHE HAD TAKEN A LAMP WITH HER IN THE STUDIO WITH THE INTENTION OF EXTINGUISHING IT THE MOMENT SHE HEARD ANY SIGN OF APPROACH BUT AS THE VAMPIRE LINGERED SHE BEGAN TO OCCUPY HERSELF WITH EXAMINING THE PICTURE BESIDE HER SHE HAD NOT LOOKED AT IT LONG BEFORE SHE WETTED THE TIP OF HER FOREFINGER AND BEGAN TO RUB AWAY AT THE OBLITERATION
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