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Douw assented, and inwardly acknowledged that fortune had been extraordinarily kind to his niece; the stranger, he thought, must be both wealthy and generous, and such an offer was not to be despised, though made by a humourist, and one of no very prepossessing presence. DOW ASSENTED AND INWARDLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT FORTUNE HAD BEEN EXTRAORDINARILY KIND TO HIS NIECE THE STRANGER HE THOUGHT MUST BE BOTH WEALTHY AND GENEROUS AND SUCH AN OFFER WAS NOT TO BE DESPISED THOUGH MADE BY A HUMORIST AND ONE OF NO VERY PREPOSSESSING PRESENCE
r three prefatory hems, "that the alliance which you propose would prove alike advantageous and honourable to my niece; but you must be aware that she has a will of her own, and may not acquiesce in what _we_ may design for her advantage." "Do not seek to deceive me, sir painter," said Vanderhausen; "you are her guardian--she is your ward--she is mine if _you_ like to make her so." The man of Rotterdam moved forward a little as he spoke, and Gerard Douw, he scarce knew why, inwardly prayed for the speedy return of Schalken. "I desire," said the mysterious gentleman, "to place in your hands at once an evidence of my wealth, and a security for my liberal dealing with your niece. The lad will return in a minute or two with a sum in value five times the fortune which she has a right to expect from her husband. This shall lie in your hands, together with her dowry, and you may apply the united sum as suits her interest best; it shall be all exclusively hers while she lives: is that liberal? AVE NO DOUBT SAID GERARD AFTER TWO OR THREE PREFATORY HEMS THAT THE ALLIANCE WHICH YOU REPOSE WOULD PROVE ALIKE ADVANTAGEOUS AND HONOURABLE TO MY NIECE BUT YOU MUST BE AWARE THAT SHE HAS A WILL OF HER OWN AND MAY NOT ACQUIESCE IN WHAT WE MAY DESIGN FOR HER ADVANTAGE DO NOT SEEK TO DECEIVE ME SIR PAINTER SAID VAN DERHAUSEN YOU ARE HER GUARDIAN SHE IS YOUR WARD SHE IS MINE IF YOU LIKE TO MAKE HER SO THE MAN OF ROTTERDAM MOVED FORWARD A LITTLE AS HE SPOKE AND GERARD DAL HE SCARCELY KNEW WHY INWARDLY PRAYED FOR THE SPEEDY RETURN OF SHALKIN I DESIRE SAID THE MYSTERIOUS GENTLEMAN TO PLACE IN YOUR HANDS AT ONCE AN EVIDENCE OF MY WEALTH AND A SECURITY FOR MY LIBERAL DEALING WITH YOUR NIECE THE LAD WILL RETURN IN A MINUTE OR TWO WITH A SUM IN VALUE FIVE TIMES THE FORTUNE WHICH SHE HAS A RIGHT TO EXPECT FROM HER HUSBAND THIS SHALL LIE IN YOUR HANDS TOGETHER WITH HER DOWRY AND YOU MAY APPLY THE UNITED SUM AS SUITS HER INTERESTS BEST IT SHALL BE ALL EXCLUSIVELY HERS WHILE SHE LIVES IS THAT LIBERAL
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