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She pointed towards the door of the inner room, and Schalken thought he saw a shadowy and ill defined form gliding into that apartment. He drew his sword, and, raising the candle so as to throw its light with increased distinctness upon the objects in the room, he entered the chamber into which the shadow had glided. SHE POINTED TOWARDS THE DOOR OF THE INNER ROOM AND SHALKAN THOUGHT HE SAW A SHADOWY AND ILL DEFINED FORM GLIDING INTO THAT APARTMENT HE DREW HIS SWORD AND RAISING THE CAND SO AS TO THROW ITS LIGHT WITH INCREASED DISTINCTNESS UPON THE OBJECTS IN THE ROOM HE ENTERED THE CHAMBER INTO WHICH THE SHADOW HAD GLIDED
r his bed chamber to her use. He also persuaded her to retire to it at once to rest; her consent was extorted upon the condition that they would not leave her for a moment. "Oh that the holy man were here," she said; "he can deliver me: the dead and the living can never be one: God has forbidden it." With these mysterious words she surrendered herself to their guidance, and they proceeded to the chamber which Gerard Douw had assigned to her use. "Do not, do not leave me for a moment," said she; "I am lost for ever if you do." Gerard Douw's chamber was approached through a spacious apartment, which they were now about to enter. He and Schalken each carried a candle, so that a sufficiency of light was cast upon all surrounding objects. They were now entering the large chamber, which as I have said, communicated with Douw's apartment, when Rose suddenly stopped, and, in a whisper which thrilled them both with horror, she said:---- "Oh, God! he is here! he is here! See, see! there he goes! TLY AND PREVAILED ON HIS NIECE TO ALLOW HIM TO SURRENDER HIS BED CHAMBER TO HER USE HE ALSO PERSUADED HER TO RETIRE TO IT AT ONCE TO REST HER CONSENT WAS EXTORTED UPON THE CONDITION THAT THEY WOULD NOT LEAVE HER FOR A MOMENT OH THAT THE HOLY MAN WERE HERE SHE SAID HE CAN DELIVER ME THE DEAD AND THE LIVING CAN NEVER BE WON GOD HAS FORBIDDEN IT WITH THESE MYSTERIOUS WORDS SHE SURRENDERED HERSELF TO THEIR GUIDANCE AND THEY PROCEEDED TO THE CHAMBER WHICH GERARDO HAD ASSIGNED TO HER USE DO NOT DO NOT LEAVE ME FOR A MOMENT SAID SHE I AM LOST FOR EVER IF YOU DO GERARDOW'S CHAMBER WAS APPROACHED THROUGH A SPACIOUS APARTMENT WHICH THEY WERE NOW ABOUT TO ENTER HE AND SHALKAN EACH CARRIED A CANDLE SO THAT A SUFFICIENCY OF LIGHT WAS CAST UPON ALL SURROUNDING OBJECTS THEY WERE NOW ENTERING THE LARGE CHAMBER WHICH AS I HAVE SAID COMMUNICATED WITH DAL'S APARTMENT WHEN ROSE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND IN A WHISPER WHICH THRILLED THEM BOTH WITH HORROR SHE SAID O GOD HE IS HERE HE IS HERE SEE SEE THERE HE GOES
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