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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. 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
ith age. This having been partially removed, there appeared beneath a box of some hard wood; which also they forced open and after the removal of two or three folds of linen, they discovered its contents to be a mass of golden ingots, closely packed, and, as the Jew declared, of the most perfect quality. Every ingot underwent the scrutiny of the little Jew, who seemed to feel an epicurean delight in touching and testing these morsels of the glorious metal; and each one of them was replaced in its berth with the exclamation: "_Mein Gott_, how 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 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. AND SOILED AND NEARLY WHITE WITH AGE THIS HAVING BEEN PARTIALLY REMOVED THEY APPEARED BENEATH A BOX OF SOME HARD WOOD WHICH ALSO THEY FORCED OPEN AND AFTER THE REMOVAL OF TWO OR THREE FOLDS OF LINEN THEY DISCOVERED ITS CONTENTS TO BE A MASS OF GOLDEN INGOTS CLOSELY PACKED AND AS THE JEW DECLARED OF THE MOST PERFECT QUALITY EVERY INGOT UNDERWENT THE SCRUTINY OF THE LITTLE JEW WHO SEEMED TO FEEL AN EPICUREAN DELIGHT IN TOUCHING AND TESTING THESE MORSELS OF THE GLORIOUS METAL AND EACH ONE OF THEM WAS REPLACED IN ITS BERTH WITH THE EXCLAMATION MEIN GOTT HOW 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
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