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The absurdity next struck her; and with the absurdity flashed into her mind the conviction that this was not the doing of a vampire; for of all creatures under the moon, he could not be expected to be a humorist. THE ABSURDITY NEXT STRUCK HER AND WITH THE ABSURDITY FLASHED INTO HER MIND THE CONVICTION THAT THIS WAS NOT THE DOING OF A VAMPIRE FOR OF ALL CREATURES UNDER THE MOON HE COULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO BE A HUMORIST
before he went, for it was too comical to fall in with the rest of his proceedings. But the two sat down to their supper, and by the time they had finished the wine, they thought they should like to go to bed. So they got up and went home, and Karl forgot the lay-figure, leaving it in busy motionlessness all night before the easel. When Teufelsbürst saw it, he turned and fled with a cry that brought his daughter to his help. He rushed past her, able only to articulate: “The vampire! The vampire! Painting!” Far more courageous than he, because her conscience was more peaceful, Lilith passed on to the studio. She too recoiled a step or two when she saw the figure; but with the sight of the back of Karl, as she supposed it to be, came the longing to see the face that was on the other side. So she crept round and round by the wall, as far off as she could. The figure remained motionless. It was a strange kind of shock that she experienced when she saw the face, disgusting from its inanity. ED KARL MEANT TO REMOVE THIS BEFORE HE WENT FOR IT WAS TOO COMICAL TO FALL IN WITH THE REST OF HIS PROCEEDINGS BUT THE TWO SAT DOWN TO THEIR SUPPER AND BY THE TIME THEY HAD FINISHED THE WINE THEY THOUGHT THEY SHOULD LIKE TO GO TO BED SO THEY GOT UP AND WENT HOME AND KARL FORGOT THE LAY FIGURE LEAVING IT IN BUSY MOTIONLESSNESS ALL NIGHT BEFORE THE EASEL WHEN TEUFELSBUERST SAW IT HE TURNED AND FLED WITH A CRY THAT BROUGHT HIS DAUGHTER TO HIS HELP HE RUSHED PAST HER ABLE ONLY TO ARTICULATE THE VAMPIA THE VAMPIA PAINT PIN FAR MORE COURAGEOUS THAN HE BECAUSE HER CONSCIENCE WAS MORE PEACEFUL LILITH PASSED ON TO THE STUDIO SHE TOO RECOILED A STEP OR TWO WHEN SHE SAW THE FIGURE BUT WITH THE SIGHT OF THE BACK OF KARL AS SHE SUPPOSED IT TO BE CAME THE LONGING TO SEE THE FACE THAT WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE SO SHE CREPT ROUND AND ROUND BY THE WALL AS FAR OFF AS SHE COULD THE FIGURE REMAINED MOTIONLESS IT WAS A STRANGE KIND OF SHOCK THAT SHE EXPERIENCED WHEN SHE SAW THE FACE DISGUSTING FROM ITS INANITY
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