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The painter said he would fain have another day to consider. "Not an hour," said the suitor, apathetically. "Well then," said Douw, with a sore effort, "I am content, it is a bargain." "Then sign at once," said Vanderhausen, "for I am weary." BAYNER SAID HE WOULD FAIN HAVE ANOTHER DAY TO CONSIDER NOT AN HOUR SAID THE SUITOR APATHETICALLY WELL THEN SAID DAL WITH A SORE EFFORT I AM CONTENT IT IS A BARGAIN THEN SIGN IT ONCE SAID VAN DERHAUSEN FOR I AM WEARY
an to leave in your hands satisfy you, and if you don't wish my proposal to be at once withdrawn, you must, before I leave this room, write your name to this engagement." Having thus spoken, he placed a paper in the hands of the master, the contents of which expressed an engagement entered into by Gerard Douw, to give to Wilken Vanderhausen of Rotterdam, in marriage, Rose Velderkaust, and so forth, within one week of the date thereof. While the painter was employed in reading this covenant, by the light of a twinkling oil lamp in the far wall of the room, Schalken, as we have stated, entered the studio, and having delivered the box and the valuation of the Jew, into the hands of the stranger, he was about to retire, when Vanderhausen called to him to wait; and, presenting the case and the certificate to Gerard Douw, he paused in silence until he had satisfied himself, by an inspection of both, respecting the value of the pledge left in his hands. At length he said---- "Are you content? ER IT INDISPENSABLE IF THE GOLD I MEAN TO LEAVE IN YOUR HANDS SATISFY YOU AND IF YOU DON'T WISH MY PROPOSAL TO BE AT ONCE WITHDRAWN YOU MUST BEFORE I LEAVE THIS ROOM WRITE YOUR NAME TO THIS ENGAGEMENT HAVING THUS SPOKEN HE PLACED A PAPER IN THE HANDS OF THE MASTER THE CONTENTS OF WHICH EXPRESSED AN ENGAGEMENT ENTERED INTO BY GERARDOW TO GIVE TO WILKIN VAN DERHAUSEN OF ROTTERDAM IN MARRIAGE ROSE VELDERCAUST AND SO FORTH WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE DATE THEREOF WHILE THE PAINTER WAS EMPLOYED IN READING THIS COVENANT BY THE LIGHT OF A TWINKLING OIL LAMP IN THE FAR WALL OF THE ROOM SHALKIN AS WE HAVE STATED ENTERED THE STUDIO AND HAVING DELIVERED THE BOX AND THE VALUATION OF THE JEW INTO THE HANDS OF THE STRANGER HE WAS ABOUT TO RETIRE WHEN VAN DERHAUSSEN CALLED TO HIM TO WAIT AND PRESENTING THE CASE AND THE CERTIFICATE TO GERARD DAL HE PAUSED IN SILENCE UNTIL HE HAD SATISFIED HIMSELF BY AN INSPECTION OF BOTH RESPECTING THE VALUE OF THE PLEDGE LEFT IN HIS HANDS AT LENGTH HE SAID ARE YOU CONTENT
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