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"Do you know, uncle," said Rose, "when I saw him standing at the door, I could not get it out of my head that I saw the old painted wooden figure that used to frighten me so much in the Church of St. Laurence at Rotterdam." DO YOU KNOW UNCLE SAID ROSE WHEN I SAW HIM STANDING AT THE DOOR I COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD THAT I SAW THE OLD PAINTED WOODEN FIGURE THAT USED TO FRIGHTEN ME SO MUCH IN THE CHURCH OF SAINT LAWRENCE AT ROTTERDAM
ration. These two peculiarities, though when told they may appear trifling, produced a very striking and unpleasant effect when seen and observed. Vanderhausen at length relieved the painter of Leyden of his inauspicious presence; and with no trifling sense of relief the little party heard the street door close after him. "Dear uncle," said Rose, "what a frightful man! I would not see him again for the wealth of the States." "Tush, foolish girl," said Douw, whose sensations were anything but comfortable. "A man may be as ugly as the devil, and yet, if his heart and actions are good, he is worth all the pretty-faced perfumed puppies that walk the Mall. Rose, my girl, it is very true he has not thy pretty face, but I know him to be wealthy and liberal; and were he ten times more ugly, these two virtues would be enough to counter balance all his deformity, and if not sufficient actually to alter the shape and hue of his features, at least enough to prevent one thinking them so much amiss. HEST CAUSED BY THE PROCESS OF RESPIRATION THESE TWO PECULIARITIES THOUGH WHEN TOLD THEY MAY APPEAR TRIFLING PRODUCED A VERY STRIKING AND UNPLEASANT EFFECT WHEN SEEN AND OBSERVED VANDERHAUSEN AT LENGTH RELIEVED THE PAINTER OF LIGHTEN OF HIS INAUSPICIOUS PRESENCE AND WITH NO TRIFLING SENSE OF RELIEF THE LITTLE PARTY HEARD THE STREET DOOR CLOSE AFTER HIM DEAR UNCLE SAID ROSE WHAT A FRIGHTFUL MAN I WOULD NOT SEE HIM AGAIN FOR THE WEALTH OF THE STATES HUSH FOOLISH GIRL SAID DAL WHOSE SENSATIONS WERE ANYTHING BUT COMFORTABLE A MAN MAY BE AS UGLY AS THE DEVIL AND YET IF HIS HEART AND ACTIONS ARE GOOD HE IS WORTH ALL THE PRETTY FACE PERFUMED PUPPIES THAT WALK THEM ALL ROSE MY GIRL IT IS VERY TRUE HE HAS NOT THY PRETTY FACE BUT I KNOW HIM TO BE WEALTHY AND LIBERAL AND WERE HE TEN TIMES MORE UGLY THESE TWO VIRTUES WOULD BE ENOUGH TO COUNTERBALANCE ALL HIS DEFORMITY AND IF NOT SUFFICIENT ACTUALLY TO ALTER THE SHAPE AND HUE OF HIS FEATURES AT LEAST ENOUGH TO PREVENT ONE THINKING THEM SO MUCH AMISS
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