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She seemed like one whose love had rushed out glowing with seraphic fire, to be frozen to death in a more than wintry cold: she now walked lonely without her love. SHE SEEMED LIKE ONE WHOSE LOVE HAD RUSHED OUT GLOWING WITH SERAPHIC FIRE TO BE FROZEN TO DEATH IN MORE THAN WINTRY COLD SHE NOW WALKED LONELY WITHOUT HER LOVE
 any attempt in that way she seemed altogether indisposed to respond. Nor if she had wished it, would it have been safe; for as often as he glanced towards her, instead of hers, he met the blue eyes of the painter gleaming upon him like winter lightning. His tones, his gestures, his words, seemed kind: his glance and his smile refused to be disguised. The first day he dined alone in the studio, waited upon by an old woman; the next he was admitted to the family table, with Teufelsbürst and Lilith. The room offered a strange contrast to the study. As far as handicraft, directed by a sumptuous taste, could construct a house-paradise, this was one. But it seemed rather a paradise of demons; for the walls were covered with Teufelsbürst’s paintings. During the dinner, Lilith’s gaze scarcely met that of Wolkenlicht; and once or twice, when their eyes did meet, her glance was so perfectly unconcerned, that Karl wished he might look at her for ever without the fear of her looking at him again.  WAS ALL BUT HOPELESS AND TO ANY ATTEMPT IN THAT WAY SHE SEEMED ALTOGETHER INDISPOSED TO RESPOND NOR IF SHE HAD WISHED IT WOULD IT HAVE BEEN SAFE FOR AS OFTEN AS HE GLANCED TOWARD HER INSTEAD OF HERS HE MET THE BLUE EYES OF THE PAINTER GLEAMING UPON HIM LIKE WINTER LIGHTNING HIS TONES HIS GESTURES HIS WORDS SEEMED KIND HIS GLANCE AND HIS SMILE REFUSED TO BE DISGUISED THE FIRST DAY HE DINED ALONE IN THE STUDIO WAITED UPON BY AN OLD WOMAN THE NEXT HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE FAMILY TABLE WITH TEUFELSBUERST AND LILITH THE ROOM OFFERED A STRANGE CONTRAST TO THE STUDY AS FAR AS HANDICRAFT DIRECTED BY A SUMPTUOUS TASTE COULD CONSTRUCT A HOUSE PARADISE THIS WAS ONE BUT IT SEEMED RATHER A PARADISE OF DEMONS FOR THE WALLS WERE COVERED WITH TEUFELSBUERST'S PAINTINGS DURING THE DINNER LILITH'S GAZE SCARCELY MET THAT OF WOLKENLICHT AND ONCE OR TWICE WHEN THEIR EYES DID MEET HER GLANCE WAS SO PERFECTLY UNCONCERNED THAT KARL WISHED HE MIGHT LOOK AT HER FOREVER WITHOUT THE FEAR OF HER LOOKING AT HIM AGAIN
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