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His search was in vain, however; no one in Rotterdam had ever heard of Minheer Vanderhausen. Gerard Douw left not a house in the _Boom quay_ untried, but all in vain. HIS SEARCH WAS IN VAIN HOWEVER NO ONE IN ROTTERDAM HAD EVER HEARD OF MYNHEER VAN DRAHSEN GERARD DOW LEFT NOT A HOUSE IN THE BOOM QUAY UNTRIED BUT ALL IN VAIN
ontract of marriage was fulfilled, and Schalken saw the prize which he would have risked existence to secure, carried off in solemn pomp by his repulsive rival. For two or three days he absented himself from the school; he then returned and worked, if with less cheerfulness, with far more dogged resolution than before; the stimulus of love had given place to that of ambition. Months passed away, and, contrary to his expectation, and, indeed, to the direct promise of the parties, Gerard Douw heard nothing of his niece or her worshipful spouse. The interest of the money, which was to have been demanded in quarterly sums, lay unclaimed in his hands. He began to grow extremely uneasy. Minheer Vanderhausen's direction in Rotterdam he was fully possessed of; after some irresolution he finally determined to journey thither--a trifling undertaking, and easily accomplished--and thus to satisfy himself of the safety and comfort of his ward, for whom he entertained an honest and strong affection. EW WHICH WE HAVE JUST DESCRIBED THE CONTRACT OF MARRIAGE WAS FULFILLED AND SHALKIN SAW THE PRIZE WHICH HE WOULD HAVE RISKED EXISTENCE TO SECURE CARRIED OFF IN SOLEMN POMP BY HIS REPULSIVE RIVAL FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS HE ABSENTED HIMSELF FROM THE SCHOOL HE THEN RETURNED AT WORK IF WITH LESS CHEERFULNESS WITH FAR MORE DOGGED RESOLUTION THAN BEFORE THE STIMULUS OF LOVE HAD GIVEN PLACE TO THAT OF AMBITION MONTHS PASSED AWAY AND CONTRARY TO HIS EXPECTATION AND INDEED TO THE DIRECT PROMISE OF THE PARTIES GIARDO HEARD NOTHING OF HIS NIECE OR HER WORSHIPFUL SPOUSE THE INTEREST OF THE MONEY WHICH WAS TO HAVE BEEN DEMANDED IN QUARTERLY SUMS LAY UNCLAIMED IN HIS HANDS HE BEGAN TO GROW EXTREMELY UNEASY MY HEAR VANHAUSEN'S DIRECTION IN ROTTERDAM HE WAS FULLY POSSESSED OF AFTER SOME IRRESOLUTION HE FINALLY DETERMINED TO JOURNEY THITHER A TRIFLING UNDERTAKING AND EASILY ACCOMPLISHED AND THUS TO SATISFY HIMSELF OF THE SAFETY AND COMFORT OF HIS WARD FOR WHOM HE ENTERTAINED AN HONEST AND STRONG AFFECTION
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