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In the inside of the vehicle he found a purse, whose contents more than thrice paid the hire of the carriage and man. He saw and could tell nothing more of Minheer Vanderhausen and his beautiful lady. IN THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE HE FOUND A PURSE WHOSE CONTENTS MORE THAN THRICE PAID THE HIRE OF THE CARRIAGE AND MAN HE SAW AND COULD TELL NOTHING MORE OF MYNHEER VAN DERHAUSEN AND HIS BEAUTIFUL LADY
otterdam; but that before they entered the city, and while yet nearly a mile from it, a small party of men, soberly clad, and after the old fashion, with peaked beards and moustaches, standing in the centre of the road, obstructed the further progress of the carriage. The driver reined in his horses, much fearing, from the obscurity of the hour, and the loneliness, of the road, that some mischief was intended. His fears were, however, somewhat allayed by his observing that these strange men carried a large litter, of an antique shape, and which they immediately set down upon the pavement, whereupon the bridegroom, having opened the coach-door from within, descended, and having assisted his bride to do likewise, led her, weeping bitterly, and wringing her hands, to the litter, which they both entered. It was then raised by the men who surrounded it, and speedily carried towards the city, and before it had proceeded very far, the darkness concealed it from the view of the Dutch coachman. D LATE IN THE EVENING APPROACHED ROTTERDAM BUT THAT BEFORE THEY ENTERED THE CITY AND WHILE YET NEARLY A MILE FROM IT A SMALL PARTY OF MEN SOBERLY CLAD AND AFTER THE OLD FASHION WITH PEAKED BEARDS AND MUSTACHES STANDING IN THE CENTRE OF THE ROAD OBSTRUCTED THE FURTHER PROGRESS OF THE CARRIAGE THE DRIVER REINED IN HIS HORSES MUCH FEARING FROM THE OBSCURITY OF THE HOUR AND THE LONELINESS OF THE ROAD THAT SOME MISCHIEF WAS INTENDED HIS FEARS WERE HOWEVER SOMEWHAT ALLAYED BY HIS OBSERVING THAT THESE STRANGE MEN CARRIED A LARGE LITTER OF AN ANTIQUE SHAPE AND WHICH THEY IMMEDIATELY SET DOWN UPON THE PAVEMENT WHEREUPON THE BRIDEGROOM HAVING OPENED THE COACH DOOR FROM WITHIN DESCENDED AND HAVING ASSISTED HIS BRIDE TO DO LIKEWISE LED HER WEEPING BITTERLY AND WRINGING HER HANDS TO THE LITTER WHICH THEY BOTH ENTERED IT WAS THEN RAISED BY THE MEN WHO SURROUNDED IT AND SPEEDILY CARRIED TOWARDS THE CITY AND BEFORE IT HAD PROCEEDED VERY FAR THE DARKNESS CONCEALED IT FROM THE VIEW OF THE DUTCH COACHMAN
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