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There was something in the air of the figure which at once satisfied the painter that there was no masquerading in the case, and that he really stood in the presence of a man of worship; and so, without hesitation, he doffed his cap, and courteously saluting the stranger, requested him to be seated. THERE WAS SOMETHING IN THE AIR OF THE FIGURE WHICH AT ONCE SATISFIED THE PAINTER THAT THERE WAS NO MASQUERADING IN THE CASE AND THAT HE REALLY STOOD IN THE PRESENCE OF A MAN OF WORSHIP AND SO WITHOUT HESITATION HE DOFFED HIS CAP AND COURTEOUSLY SALUTING THE STRANGER REQUESTED HIM TO BE SEATED
 neither; and his dress was rich and grave, as might become a citizen of wealth and consideration." At this moment the sonorous boom of the Stadhouse clock told, stroke after stroke, the hour of seven; the eyes of both master and student were directed to the door; and it was not until the last peal of the bell had ceased to vibrate, that Douw exclaimed---- "So, so; we shall have his worship presently, that is, if he means to keep his hour; if not, you may wait for him, Godfrey, if you court his acquaintance. But what, after all, if it should prove but a mummery got up by Vankarp, or some such wag? I wish you had run all risks, and cudgelled the old burgomaster soundly. I'd wager a dozen of Rhenish, his worship would have unmasked, and pleaded old acquaintance in a trice." "Here he comes, sir," said Schalken, in a low monitory tone; and instantly, upon turning towards the door, Gerard Douw observed the same figure which had, on the day before, so unexpectedly greeted his pupil Schalken. PLIED HIS PUPIL HE COULD NOT BE YOUNG NOR YET VERY OLD NEITHER AND HIS DRESS WAS RICH AND GRAVE AS MIGHT BECOME A CITIZEN OF WEALTH AND CONSIDERATION AT THIS MOMENT THE SONOROUS BOOM OF THE STADHOUSE CLOCK TOLD STROKE AFTER STROKE THE HOUR OF SEVEN THE EYES OF BOTH MASTER AND STUDENT WERE DIRECTED TO THE DOOR AND IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE LAST PEAL OF THE BELL HAD CEASED TO VIBRATE THAT DAL EXCLAIMED SO SO WE SHALL HAVE HIS WORSHIP PRESENTLY THAT IS IF HE MEANS TO KEEP HIS HOUR IF NOT YOU MAY WAIT FOR HIM GODFREY IF YOU COURT HIS ACQUAINTANCE BUT WHAT AFTER ALL IF IT SHOULD PROVE BUT A MUMMERY GOT UP BY VAN KARP OR SOME SUCH WAG I WISH YOU HAD RUN ALL RISKS AND CUDGELED THE OLD BURGOMASTER SOUNDLY I'D WAGER A DOZEN RENNISH HIS WORSHIP WOULD HAVE UNMASKED AND PLEADED OLD ACQUAINTANCE IN A TRICE HERE HE COMES SIR SAID SHALKIN IN A LOW MONITORY TONE AND INSTANTLY UPON TURNING TOWARDS THE DOOR GERARDO OBSERVED THE SAME FIGURE WHICH HAD ON THE DAY BEFORE SO UNEXPECTEDLY GREETED HIS PUPIL SHALKIN
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