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Schalken had one evening outstayed all his fellow pupils, and still pursued his work in the deserted room. As the daylight was fast falling, he laid aside his colours, and applied himself to the completion of a sketch on which he had expressed extraordinary pains. JOHNKIN HAD ONE EVENING OUTSTAYED ALL HIS FELLOW PUPILS AND STILL PURSUED HIS WORK IN THE DESERTED ROOM AS THE DAYLIGHT WAS FAST FALLING HE LAID ASIDE HIS COLORS AND APPLIED HIMSELF TO THE COMPLETION OF A SKETCH ON WHICH HE HAD EXPRESSED EXTRAORDINARY PAINS
inter loved honestly and fervently. His frank adoration was rewarded. He declared his love, and extracted a faltering confession in return. He was the happiest and proudest painter in all Christendom. But there was somewhat to dash his elation; he was poor and undistinguished. He dared not ask old Gerard for the hand of his sweet ward. He must first win a reputation and a competence. There were, therefore, many dread uncertainties and cold days before him; he had to fight his way against sore odds. But he had won the heart of dear Rose Velderkaust, and that was half the battle. It is needless to say his exertions were redoubled, and his lasting celebrity proves that his industry was not unrewarded by success. These ardent labours, and worse still, the hopes that elevated and beguiled them, were however, destined to experience a sudden interruption--of a character so strange and mysterious as to baffle all inquiry and to throw over the events themselves a shadow of preternatural horror. MISH MAIDENS THE YOUNG PAINTER LOVED HONESTLY AND FERVENTLY HIS FRANK ADORATION WAS REWARDED HE DECLARED HIS LOVE AND EXTRACTED A FALTERING CONFESSION IN RETURN HE WAS THE HAPPIEST AND PROUDEST PAINTER IN ALL CHRISTENDOM BUT THERE WAS SOMEWHAT TO DASH HIS ELATION HE WAS POOR AND UNDISTINGUISHED HE DARED NOT ASK OLD GERARD FOR THE HAND OF HIS SWEET WARD HE MUST FIRST WIN A REPUTATION AND A COMPETENCE THERE WERE THEREFORE MANY DREAD UNCERTAINTIES AND COLD DAYS BEFORE HIM HE HAD TO FIGHT HIS WAY AGAINST SORE ODDS BUT HE HAD WON THE HEART OF DEAR ROSE FELDERCOST AND THAT WAS HALF THE BATTLE IT IS NEEDLESS TO SAY HIS EXERTIONS WERE REDOUBLED AND HIS LASTING CELEBRITY PROVES THAT HIS INDUSTRY WAS NOT UNREWARDED BY SUCCESS THESE ARDENT LABORS AND WORSE STILL THE HOPES THAT ELEVATED AND BEGUILED THEM WERE HOWEVER DESTINED TO EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION OF A CHARACTER SO STRANGE AND MYSTERIOUS AS TO BAFFLE ALL INQUIRY AND TO THROW OVER THE EVENTS THEMSELVES A SHADOW OF PRETERNATURAL HORROR
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