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If you approve my proposal, you must close with it here and now, for I cannot wait for calculations and delays." IF YOU APPROVE MY PROPOSAL YOU MUST CLOSE WITH IT HERE AND NOW FOR I CANNOT WAIT FOR CALCULATIONS AND DELAYS
--beautiful, beautiful!" The task was at length finished, and the Jew certified under his hand the value of the ingots submitted to his examination, to amount to many thousand rix-dollars. With the desired document in his pocket, and the rich box of gold carefully pressed under his arm, and concealed by his cloak, he retraced his way, and entering the studio, found his master and the stranger in close conference. Schalken had no sooner left the room, in order to execute the commission he had taken in charge, than Vanderhausen addressed Gerard Douw in the following terms:---- "I cannot tarry with you to-night more than a few minutes, and so I shall shortly tell you the matter upon which I come. You visited the town of Rotterdam some four months ago, and then I saw in the church of St. Lawrence your niece, Rose Velderkaust. I desire to marry her; and if I satisfy you that I am wealthier than any husband you can dream of for her, I expect that you will forward my suit with your authority.  VERY PERFECT NOT ONE GRAIN OF ALLOY BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL THE TASK WAS AT LENGTH FINISHED AND THE JEW CERTIFIED UNDER HIS HAND THE VALUE OF THE INGOTS SUBMITTED TO HIS EXAMINATION TO AMOUNT TO MANY THOUSAND RICKS DOLLARS WITH THE DESIRED DOCUMENT IN HIS POCKET AND THE RICH BOX OF GOLD CAREFULLY PRESSED UNDER HIS ARM AND CONCEALED BY HIS CLOAK HE RETRACED HIS WAY AND ENTERING THE STUDIO FOUND HIS MASTER AND THE STRANGER IN CLOSE CONFERENCE DULCAN HAD NO SOONER LEFT THE ROOM IN ORDER TO EXECUTE THE COMMISSION HE HAD TAKEN IN CHARGE THAN BOUNDERHAUSEN ADDRESSED GERARDO IN THE FOLLOWING TERMS I CANNOT TARRY WITH YOU TO NIGHT MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES AND SO I SHALL SHORTLY TELL YOU THE MATTER UPON WHICH I COME YOU VISITED THE TOWN OF ROTTERDAM SOME FOUR MONTHS AGO AND THEN I SAW IN THE CHURCH OF SAINT LAWRENCE YOUR NIECE ROSE VELDER COWS I DESIRE TO MARRY HER AND IF I SATISFY YOU THAT I AM WEALTHIER THAN ANY HUSBAND YOU CAN DREAM OF FOR HER I EXPECT THAT YOU AFFORD MY SUIT WITH YOUR AUTHORITY
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