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The young artist, however destitute of elevation, had, nevertheless, discernment enough to be dissatisfied with his own work, and many were the patient erasures and improvements which saint and devil underwent, yet all in vain. THE YOUNG ARTIST HOWEVER DESTITUTE OF ELEVATION HAD NEVERTHELESS DISCERNMENT ENOUGH TO BE DISSATISFIED WITH HIS OWN WORK AND MANY WERE THE PATIENT ERASURES AND IMPROVEMENTS WHICH SAINT AND DEVIL UNDERWENT YET ALL IN VAIN
utation and a competence. There were, therefore, many dread uncertainties and cold days before him; he had to fight his way against sore odds. But he had won the heart of dear Rose Velderkaust, and that was half the battle. It is needless to say his exertions were redoubled, and his lasting celebrity proves that his industry was not unrewarded by success. These ardent labours, and worse still, the hopes that elevated and beguiled them, were however, destined to experience a sudden interruption--of a character so strange and mysterious as to baffle all inquiry and to throw over the events themselves a shadow of preternatural horror. Schalken had one evening outstayed all his fellow-pupils, and still pursued his work in the deserted room. As the daylight was fast falling, he laid aside his colours, and applied himself to the completion of a sketch on which he had expressed extraordinary pains. It was a religious composition, and represented the temptations of a pot-bellied Saint Anthony. RD HE MUST FIRST WIN A REPUTATION AND A COMPETENCE THERE WERE THEREFORE MANY DREAD UNCERTAINTIES AND COLD DAYS BEFORE HIM HE HAD TO FIGHT HIS WAY AGAINST SORE ODDS BUT HE HAD WON THE HEART OF DEAR ROSE FELDERCOST AND THAT WAS HALF THE BATTLE IT IS NEEDLESS TO SAY HIS EXERTIONS WERE REDOUBLED AND HIS LASTING CELEBRITY PROVES THAT HIS INDUSTRY WAS NOT UNREWARDED BY SUCCESS THESE ARDENT LABORS AND WORSE STILL THE HOPES THAT ELEVATED AND BEGUILED THEM WERE HOWEVER DESTINED TO EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN INTERRUPTION OF A CHARACTER SO STRANGE AND MYSTERIOUS AS TO BAFFLE ALL INQUIRY AND TO THROW OVER THE EVENTS THEMSELVES A SHADOW OF PRETERNATURAL HORROR JOHNKIN HAD ONE EVENING OUTSTAYED ALL HIS FELLOW PUPILS AND STILL PURSUED HIS WORK IN THE DESERTED ROOM AS THE DAYLIGHT WAS FAST FALLING HE LAID ASIDE HIS COLORS AND APPLIED HIMSELF TO THE COMPLETION OF A SKETCH ON WHICH HE HAD EXPRESSED EXTRAORDINARY PAINS IT WAS A RELIGIOUS COMPOSITION AND REPRESENTED THE TEMPTATIONS OF A POT BELLIED SAINT ANTHONY
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