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There was no other mode of exit. Had the queer old man vanished, or was he lurking about the recesses of the lobby for some sinister purpose? THERE WAS NO OTHER MODE OF EXIT HAD THE QUEER OLD MAN VANISHED OR WAS HE LURKING ABOUT THE RECESSES OF THE LOBBY FOR SOME SINISTER PURPOSE
ered his surprise, asked the stranger, civilly, to be seated, and desired to know if he had any message to leave for his master. "Tell Gerard Douw," said the unknown, without altering his attitude in the smallest degree, "that Minheer Vanderhausen, of Rotterdam, desires to speak with him on tomorrow evening at this hour, and if he please, in this room, upon matters of weight; that is all." The stranger, having finished this message, turned abruptly, and, with a quick, but silent step quitted the room, before Schalken had time to say a word in reply. The young man felt a curiosity to see in what direction the burgher of Rotterdam would turn, on quitting the studio, and for that purpose he went directly to the window which commanded the door. A lobby of considerable extent intervened between the inner door of the painter's room and the street entrance, so that Schalken occupied the post of observation before the old man could possibly have reached the street. He watched in vain, however. E AS SOON AS HE HAD SUFFICIENTLY RECOVERED HIS SURPRISE ASKED THE STRANGER CIVILLY TO BE SEATED AND DESIRED TO KNOW IF HE HAD ANY MESSAGE TO LEAVE FOR HIS MASTER TELLERARDOW SAID THE UNKNOWN WITHOUT ALTERING HIS ATTITUDE IN THE SMALLEST DEGREE THAT MYNHEER VAN DERHAUSEN OF ROTTERDAM DESIRES TO SPEAK WITH HIM ON TO MORROW EVENING AT THIS HOUR AND IF HE PLEASE IN THIS ROOM UPON MATTERS OF WEIGHT THAT IS ALL THE STRANGER HAVING FINISHED THIS MESSAGE TURNED ABRUPTLY AND WITH A QUICK BUT SILENT STEP QUITTED THE ROOM BEFORE SHALKIN HAD TIME TO SAY A WORD IN REPLY THE YOUNG MAN FELT A CURIOSITY TO SEE IN WHAT DIRECTION THE BURGHER OF ROTTERDAM WOULD TURN ON QUITTING THE STUDIO AND FOR THAT PURPOSE HE WENT DIRECTLY TO THE WINDOW WHICH COMMANDED THE DOOR A LOBBY OF CONSIDERABLE EXTENT INTERVENED BETWEEN THE INNER DOOR OF THE PAINTER'S ROOM AND THE STREET ENTRANCE SO THAT SHALKIN OCCUPIED THE POST OF OBSERVATION BEFORE THE OLD MAN COULD POSSIBLY HAVE REACHED THE STREET HE WATCHED IN VAIN HOWEVER
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