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In spite of his grief and cares, the fatigues of a rapid journey of nearly forty hours gradually overcame the mind and body of Godfrey Schalken, and he sank into a deep sleep, from which he awakened by someone's shaking him gently by the shoulder. IN SPITE OF HIS GRIEF AND CARES THE FATIGUES OF A RAPID JOURNEY OF NEARLY FORTY HOURS GRADUALLY OVERCAME THE MIND AND BODY OF GODFREY SHALKIN AND HE SANK INTO A DEEP SLEEP FROM WHICH HE AWAKENED BY SOME WIND SHAKING HIM GENTLY BY THE SHOULDER
n Rotterdam late in the day upon which the funeral was appointed to take place. It had not then arrived. Evening closed in, and still it did not appear. Schalken strolled down to the church; he found it open; notice of the arrival of the funeral had been given, and the vault in which the body was to be laid had been opened. The sexton, on seeing a well-dressed gentleman, whose object was to attend the expected obsequies, pacing the aisle of the church, hospitably invited him to share with him the comforts of a blazing fire, which, as was his custom in winter time upon such occasions, he had kindled in the hearth of a chamber in which he was accustomed to await the arrival of such grisly guests and which communicated, by a flight of steps, with the vault below. In this chamber, Schalken and his entertainer seated themselves; and the sexton, after some fruitless attempts to engage his guest in conversation, was obliged to apply himself to his tobacco-pipe and can, to solace his solitude.  WITH DIFFICULTY ARRIVED IN ROTTERDAM LATE IN THE DAY UPON WHICH THE FUNERAL WAS APPOINTED TO TAKE PLACE IT HAD NOT THEN ARRIVED EVENING CLOSED IN AND STILL IT DID NOT APPEAR SHALKIN STROLLED DOWN TO THE CHURCH HE FOUND IT OPEN NOTICE OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE FUNERAL HAD BEEN GIVEN AND THE VAULT IN WHICH THE BODY WAS TO BE LAID HAD BEEN OPENED THE SEXTON ON SEEING A WELL DRESSED GENTLEMAN WHOSE OBJECT WAS TO ATTEND THE EXPECTED OBSEQUIES PACING THE AISLE OF THE CHURCH HOSPITABLY INVITED HIM TO SHARE WITH HIM THE COMFORTS OF A BLAZING FIRE WHICH AS WAS HIS CUSTOM IN WINTER TIME UPON SUCH OCCASIONS HE HAD KINDLED IN THE HEARTH OF A CHAMBER IN WHICH HE WAS ACCUSTOMED TO AWAIT THE ARRIVAL OF SUCH GRISLY GUESTS AND WHICH COMMUNICATED BY A FLIGHT OF STEPS WITH THE VAULT BELOW IN THIS CHAMBER SHALKIN AND HIS ENTERTAINER SEATED THEMSELVES AND THE SEXTON AFTER SOME FRUITLESS ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE HIS GUEST IN CONVERSATION WAS OBLIGED TO APPLY HIMSELF TO HIS TOBACCO PIPE AND CAN TO SOLACE HIS SOLITUDE
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