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A cheerful wood fire blazed in the hearth, a little at one side of which an old fashioned table, which shone in the fire light like burnished gold, was awaiting the supper, for which preparations were going forward; and ranged with exact regularity, stood the tall backed chairs, whose ungracefulness was more than compensated by their comfort. A CHEERFUL WOOD FIRE BLAZED IN THE HEARTH A LITTLE AT ONE SIDE OF WHICH AN OLD FASHIONED TABLE WHICH SHONE IN THE FIRELIGHT LIKE BURNISHED GOLD WAS AWAITING THE SUPPER FOR WHICH PREPARATIONS WERE GOING FORWARD AND RANGED WITH EXACT REGULARITY STOOD THE TALL BACKED CHAIRS WHOSE UNGRACEFULNESS WAS MORE THAN COMPENSATED BY THEIR COMFORT
irl, that face of yours will make your fortune." Rose blushed and smiled. "Such faces and such tempers seldom go together, and when they do, the compound is a love charm, few heads or hearts can resist; trust me, you will soon be a bride, girl. But this is trifling, and I am pressed for time, so make ready the large room by eight o'clock to-night, and give directions for supper at nine. I expect a friend; and observe me, child, do you trick yourself out handsomely. I will not have him think us poor or sluttish." With these words he left her, and took his way to the room in which his pupils worked. When the evening closed in, Gerard called Schalken, who was about to take his departure to his own obscure and comfortless lodgings, and asked him to come home and sup with Rose and Vanderhausen. The invitation was, of course, accepted and Gerard Douw and his pupil soon found themselves in the handsome and, even then, antique chamber, which had been prepared for the reception of the stranger. A SMILE OF KINDNESS HE SAID ROSE MY GIRL THAT FACE OF YOURS WILL MAKE YOUR FORTUNE ROSE BLUSHED AND SMILED SUCH FACES AND SUCH TEMPERS SELDOM GO TOGETHER AND WHEN THEY DO THE COMPOUND IS A LOVE CHARM FEW HEADS OR HEARTS CAN RESIST TRUST ME YOU WILL SOON BE A BRIDE GIRL BUT THIS IS TRIFLING AND I AM PRESSED FOR TIME SO MAKE READY THE LARGE ROOM BY EIGHT O'CLOCK TO NIGHT AND GIVE DIRECTIONS FOR SUPPER AT NINE I EXPECT A FRIEND AND OBSERVE ME CHILD DO YOU TRICK YOURSELF OUT HANDSOMELY I WILL NOT HAVE HIM THINK US POOR OR SLUTTISH WITH THESE WORDS HE LEFT HER AND TOOK HIS WAY TO THE ROOM IN WHICH HIS PUPILS WORKED WHEN THE EVENING CLOSED IN GERARD CALLED SHALKIN WHO WAS ABOUT TO TAKE HIS DEPARTURE TO HIS OWN OBSCURE AND COMFORTLESS LODGINGS AND ASKED HIM TO COME HOME AND SUP WITH ROSE AND VANDERHAUSEN THE INVITATION WAS OF COURSE ACCEPTED AND GERARDOW AND HIS PUPILS SOON FOUND THEMSELVES IN THE HANDSOME AND EVEN THEN ANTIQUE CHAMBER WHICH HAD BEEN PREPARED FOR THE RECEPTION OF THE STRANGER
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