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It is true, that to the eye of a Greek artist he would not have been more acceptable in consequence of the regimen he had been going through for the last few weeks; but the emaciation of Wolkenlicht's frame, and the consequent prominence of the muscles, indicating the pain he had gone through, were peculiarly attractive to Teufelsbürst. IT IS TRUE THAT TO THE EYE OF A GREEK ARTIST HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE ACCEPTABLE IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE REGIMENT HE HAD BEEN GOING THROUGH FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS BUT THE EMACIATION OF WOLKENLICH'S FRAME AND THE CONSEQUENT PROMINENCE OF THE MUSCLES INDICATING THE PAIN HE HAD GONE THROUGH WERE PECULIARLY ATTRACTIVE TO TEUFELSBUERST
, she descended and sought him.--For there is a maidenliness in sorrow, that wraps her garments close around her.--But he was not to be seen; the door of the study was locked. A shudder passed through her as she thought of what her father, who lost no opportunity of furthering his all but perfect acquaintance with the human form and structure, might be about with the figure which she knew lay dead beneath that velvet pall, but which had arisen to haunt the hollow caves and cells of her living brain. She rushed away, and up once more to her silent room, through the darkness which had now settled down in the house; threw herself again on her bed, and lay almost paralysed with horror and distress. But Teufelsbürst was not about anything so frightful as she supposed, though something frightful enough. I have already implied that Wolkenlicht was, in form, as fine an embodiment of youthful manhood as any old Greek republic could have provided one of its sculptors with as model for an Apollo. ULD SUSPECT HER THOUGHTS SHE DESCENDED AND SOUGHT HIM FOR THERE IS A MAIDENLINESS IN SORROW THAT WRAPS HER GARMENTS CLOSE AROUND HER BUT HE WAS NOT TO BE SEEN THE DOOR OF THE STUDY WAS LOCKED A SHUDDER PASSED THROUGH HER AS SHE THOUGHT OF WHAT HER FATHER WHO LOST NO OPPORTUNITY OF FURTHERING HIS ALL BUT PERFECT ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE HUMAN FORM AND STRUCTURE MIGHT BE ABOUT WITH A FIGURE WHICH SHE KNEW LAY DEAD BENEATH THAT VELVET PALL BUT WHICH HAD RISEN TO HAUNT THE HOLLOW CAVES AND CELLS OF HER LIVING BRAIN SHE RUSHED AWAY AND UP ONCE MORE TO HER SILENT ROOM THROUGH THE DARKNESS WHICH HAD NOW SETTLED DOWN IN THE HOUSE THREW HERSELF AGAIN ON HER BED AND LAY ALMOST PARALYZED WITH HORROR AND DISTRESS BUT TEUFELSBUERST WAS NOT ABOUT ANYTHING SO FRIGHTFUL AS SHE SUPPOSED THOUGH SOMETHING FRIGHTFUL ENOUGH I HAVE ALREADY IMPLIED THAT WOLKENLICHT WAS IN FORM AS FINE AN EMBODIMENT OF YOUTHFUL MANHOOD AS ANY OLD GREEK REPUBLIC COULD HAVE PROVIDED ONE OF ITS SCULPTORS WITH AS MODEL FOR AN APOLLO
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