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Rose had no very high pretensions for she had but a modest dowry, which she owed entirely to the generosity of her uncle; neither had she any right to raise exceptions on the score of birth, for her own origin was far from splendid, and as the other objections, Gerald resolved, and indeed, by the usages of the time, was warranted in resolving, not to listen to them for a moment. ROSE HAD NOT VERY HIGH PRETENSIONS FOR SHE HAD BUT A MODEST DOWRY WHICH SHE OWED ENTIRELY TO THE GENEROSITY OF HER UNCLE NEITHER HAD SHE HAD ANY RIGHT TO RAISE EXCEPTIONS ON THE SCORE OF BIRTH FOR HER OWN ORIGIN WAS FAR FROM SPLENDID AND AS THE OTHER OBJECTIONS GERARD RESOLVED AND INDEED BY THE USAGES OF THE TIME WAS WARRANTED IN RESOLVING NOT TO LISTEN TO THEM FOR A MOMENT
ainter," 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?" 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. TAGE 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 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
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