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His fears were, however, somewhat allayed by his observing that these strange men carried a large litter, of an antique shape, and which they immediately set down upon the pavement, whereupon the bridegroom, having opened the coach door from within, descended, and having assisted his bride to do likewise, led her, weeping bitterly, and wringing her hands, to the litter, which they both entered. HIS FEARS WERE HOWEVER SOMEWHAT ALLAYED BY HIS OBSERVING THAT THESE STRANGE MEN CARRIED A LARGE LITTER OF AN ANTIQUE SHAPE AND WHICH THEY IMMEDIATELY SET DOWN UPON THE PAVEMENT WHEREUPON THE BRIDEGROOM HAVING OPENED THE COACH DOOR FROM WITHIN DESCENDED AND HAVING ASSISTED HIS BRIDE TO DO LIKEWISE LED HER WEEPING BITTERLY AND WRINGING HER HANDS TO THE LITTER WHICH THEY BOTH ENTERED
 left not a house in the _Boom-quay_ untried, but all in vain. No one could give him any information whatever touching the object of his inquiry, and he was obliged to return to Leyden nothing wiser and far more anxious, than when he had left it. On his arrival he hastened to the establishment from which Vanderhausen had hired the lumbering, though, considering the times, most luxurious vehicle, which the bridal party had employed to convey them to Rotterdam. From the driver of this machine he learned, that having proceeded by slow stages, they had late in the evening approached Rotterdam; but that before they entered the city, and while yet nearly a mile from it, a small party of men, soberly clad, and after the old fashion, with peaked beards and moustaches, standing in the centre of the road, obstructed the further progress of the carriage. The driver reined in his horses, much fearing, from the obscurity of the hour, and the loneliness, of the road, that some mischief was intended. EER VAN DRAHSEN GERARD DOW LEFT NOT A HOUSE IN THE BOOM QUAY UNTRIED BUT ALL IN VAIN NO ONE COULD GIVE HIM ANY INFORMATION WHATEVER REGARDING THE OBJECT OF HIS INQUIRY AND HE WAS OBLIGED TO RETURN TO LIGHT IN NOTHING WISER AND FAR MORE ANXIOUS THAN WHEN HE HAD LEFT IT ON HIS ARRIVAL HE HASTENED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT FROM WHICH VAN DERHAUSEN HAD HIRED THE LUMBERING THOUGH CONSIDERING THE TIMES MOST LUXURIOUS VEHICLE WHICH THE BRIDAL PARTY HAD EMPLOYED TO CONVEY THEM TO ROTTERDAM FROM THE DRIVER OF THIS MACHINE HE LEARNED THAT HAVING PROCEEDED BY SLOW STAGES THEY HAD LATE IN THE EVENING APPROACHED ROTTERDAM BUT THAT BEFORE THEY ENTERED THE CITY AND WHILE YET NEARLY A MILE FROM IT A SMALL PARTY OF MEN SOBERLY CLAD AND AFTER THE OLD FASHION WITH PEAKED BEARDS AND MUSTACHES STANDING IN THE CENTRE OF THE ROAD OBSTRUCTED THE FURTHER PROGRESS OF THE CARRIAGE THE DRIVER REINED IN HIS HORSES MUCH FEARING FROM THE OBSCURITY OF THE HOUR AND THE LONELINESS OF THE ROAD THAT SOME MISCHIEF WAS INTENDED
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