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He entered the shop, and calling the little Hebrew into the obscurity of its back recesses, he proceeded to lay before him Vanderhausen's casket. On being examined by the light of a lamp, it appeared entirely cased with lead, the outer surface of which was much scraped and soiled, and nearly white with age. HE ENTERED THE SHOP AND CALLING THE LITTLE HEBREW INTO THE OBSCURITY OF ITS BACK RECESSES HE PROCEEDED TO LAY BEFORE HIM VAN DER HOUSSEN'S CASKET ON BEING EXAMINED BY THE LIGHT OF A LAMP IT APPEARED ENTIRELY CASED WITH LEAD THE OUTER SURFACE OF WHICH WAS MUCH SCRAPED AND SOILED AND NEARLY WHITE WITH AGE
ur worship desires to speak with me," continued Douw, "and I am here by appointment to wait your commands." "Is that a man of trust?" said Vanderhausen, turning towards Schalken, who stood at a little distance behind his master. "Certainly," replied Gerard. "Then let him take this box, and get the nearest jeweller or goldsmith to value its contents, and let him return hither with a certificate of the valuation." At the same time, he placed a small case about nine inches square in the hands of Gerard Douw, who was as much amazed at its weight as at the strange abruptness with which it was handed to him. In accordance with the wishes of the stranger, he delivered it into the hands of Schalken, and repeating his direction, despatched him upon the mission. Schalken disposed his precious charge securely beneath the folds of his cloak, and rapidly traversing two or three narrow streets, he stopped at a corner house, the lower part of which was then occupied by the shop of a Jewish goldsmith. IC REPLY OF HIS VISITOR I UNDERSTAND YOUR WORSHIP DESIRES TO SPEAK WITH ME CONTINUED DAL AND I AM HERE BY APPOINTMENT TO WAIT YOUR COMMANDS IS THAT A MAN OF TRUST SAID VANDERHAUSEN TURNING TOWARDS SHALKIN WHO STOOD AT A LITTLE DISTANCE BEHIND HIS MASTER CERTAINLY REPLIED GERARD THEN LET HIM TAKE THIS BOX AND GET THE NEAREST JEWELLER OR GOLDSMITH TO VALUE ITS CONTENTS AND LET HIM RETURN HITHER WITH A CERTIFICATE OF THE VALUATION AT THE SAME TIME HE PLACED A SMALL CASE ABOUT NINE INCHES SQUARE IN THE HANDS OF GERARDOW WHO WAS AS MUCH AMAZED AT ITS WEIGHT AS AT THE STRANGE ABRUPTNESS WITH WHICH IT WAS HANDED TO HIM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WISHES OF THE STRANGER HE DELIVERED IT INTO THE HANDS OF SHALKIN AND REPEATING HIS DIRECTION DISPATCHED HIM UPON THE MISSION SHALKIN DISPOSED HIS PRECIOUS CHARGE SECURELY BENEATH THE FOLDS OF HIS CLOAK AND RAPIDLY TRAVERSING TWO OR THREE NARROW STREETS HE STOPPED AT A CORNER HOUSE THE LOWER PART OF WHICH WAS THEN OCCUPIED BY THE SHOP OF A JEWISH GOLDSMITH
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