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Schalken, eager to resolve his doubts, had placed himself by the window, in order to watch the street entrance; but the experiment served only to support his suspicions, for the old man did not issue from the door. This was _very_ strange, odd, nay fearful. CHALLKIN EAGER TO RESOLVE HIS DOUBTS HAD PLACED HIMSELF BY THE WINDOW IN ORDER TO WATCH THE STREET ENTRANCE BUT THE EXPERIMENT SERVED ONLY TO SUPPORT HIS SUSPICIONS FOR THE OLD MAN DID NOT ISSUE FROM THE DOOR THIS WAS VERY STRANGE ODD NAY FEARFUL
ilence 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?" 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." At the same time he produced a small case of writing materials, and Gerard signed the important document. "Let this youth witness the covenant," said the old man; and Godfrey Schalken unconsciously attested the instrument which for ever bereft him of his dear Rose Velderkaust. The compact being thus completed, the strange visitor folded up the paper, and stowed it safely in an inner pocket. "I will visit you to-morrow night at nine o'clock, at your own house, Gerard Douw, and will see the object of our contract;" and so saying Wilken Vanderhausen moved stiffly, but rapidly, out of the room. TING 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 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 AT THE SAME TIME HE PRODUCED A SMALL CASE OF WRITING MATERIALS AND GERARD SIGNED THE IMPORTANT DOCUMENT LET THIS YOUTH WITNESS THE COVENANT SAID THE OLD MAN AND GODFREY SHALKIN UNCONSCIOUSLY ATTESTED THE INSTRUMENT WHICH FOREVER BEREFT HIM OF HIS DEAR ROSE VELDER COWS THE COMPACT BEING THUS COMPLETED THE STRANGE VISITOR FOLDED UP THE PAPER AND STOWED IT SAFELY IN AN INNER POCKET I WILL VISIT YOU TO MORROW NIGHT AT NINE O'CLOCK AT YOUR OWN HOUSE GERARD DAL AND WILL SEE THE OBJECT OF OUR CONTRACT AND SO SAYING WILKIN VANHOUSEN MOVED STIFFLY BUT RAPIDLY OUT OF THE ROOM
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