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For the old servant's were not the only eyes that had seen him besides those of Teufelsbürst. What could be more like a vampire, dragging his pall after him, than this apparition of poor, half frozen Lottchen, crawling across the roof? FOR THE OLD SERVANTS WERE NOT THE ONLY EYES THAT HAD SEEN HIM BESIDES THOSE OF TEUFELSBUERST WHAT COULD BE MORE LIKE A VAMPIRE DRAGGING HIS PALL AFTER HIM THAN THIS APPARITION OF POOR HALF FROZEN LOTTCHEN CRAWLING ACROSS THE ROOF
stored him entirely to his right mind, and he soon comprehended the whole of the circumstances in which he found himself. Peeping through a window he was passing, to see whether it belonged to his room, he spied Teufelsbürst, who, at the very moment, was lifting his head from the faint into which he had fallen at the first sight of Lottchen. The moon was shining clear, and in its light the painter saw, to his horror, the pale face staring in at his window. He thought it had been there ever since he had fainted, and dropped again in a deeper swoon than before. Karl saw him fall, and the truth flashed upon him that the wicked artist took him for what he had believed himself to be when first he recovered from his trance--namely, the vampire of the former Karl Wolkenlicht. The moment he comprehended it, he resolved to keep up the delusion if possible. Meantime he was innocently preparing a new ingredient for the popular dish of horrors to be served at the ordinary of the city the next day. ER AIR BY DEGREES RESTORED HIM ENTIRELY TO HIS RIGHT MIND AND HE SOON COMPREHENDED THE WHOLE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH HE FOUND HIMSELF PEEPING THROUGH A WINDOW HE WAS PASSING TO SEE WHETHER IT BELONGED TO HIS ROOM HE SPIED TEUFELSBUERST WHO AT THE VERY MOMENT WAS LIFTING HIS HEAD FROM THE FAINT INTO WHICH HE HAD FALLEN AT THE FIRST SIGHT OF LOTTCHEN THE MOON WAS SHINING CLEAR AND IN ITS LIGHT THE PAINTER SAW TO HIS HORROR THE PALE FACE STARING IN AT HIS WINDOW HE THOUGHT IT HAD BEEN THERE EVER SINCE HE HAD FAINTED AND DROPPED AGAIN IN A DEEPER SWOON THAN BEFORE KARL SAW HIM FALL AND THE TRUTH FLASHED UPON HIM THAT THE WICKED ARTIST TOOK HIM FOR WHAT HE HAD BELIEVED HIMSELF TO BE WHEN HE FIRST RECOVERED FROM HIS TRANCE NAMELY THE VAMPIRE OF THE FORMER KARL WOLKENLICHT THE MOMENT HE COMPREHENDED IT HE RESOLVED TO KEEP UP THE DELUSION IF POSSIBLE MEANTIME HE WAS INNOCENTLY PREPARING A NEW INGREDIENT FOR THE POPULAR DISH OF HORRORS TO BE SERVED AT THE ORDINARY OF THE CITY THE NEXT DAY
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