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The loss of her cheerful society tended also to depress his spirits; and in order to dispel the gloom, which often crept upon his mind after his daily occupations were over, he was wont frequently to ask Schalken to accompany him home, and share his otherwise solitary supper. THE LOSS OF HER CHEERFUL SOCIETY TENDED ALSO TO DEPRESS HIS SPIRITS AND IN ORDER TO DISPEL THE GLOOM WHICH OFTEN CREPT UPON HIS MIND AFTER HIS DAILY OCCUPATIONS WERE OVER HE WAS WONT FREQUENTLY TO ASK SHALKIN TO ACCOMPANY HIM HOME AND SHARE HIS OTHERWISE SOLITARY SUPPER
ng assisted his bride to do likewise, led her, weeping bitterly, and wringing her hands, to the litter, which they both entered. It was then raised by the men who surrounded it, and speedily carried towards the city, and before it had proceeded very far, the darkness concealed it from the view of the Dutch coachman. In the inside of the vehicle he found a purse, whose contents more than thrice paid the hire of the carriage and man. He saw and could tell nothing more of Minheer Vanderhausen and his beautiful lady. This mystery was a source of profound anxiety and even grief to Gerard Douw. There was evidently fraud in the dealing of Vanderhausen with him, though for what purpose committed he could not imagine. He greatly doubted how far it was possible for a man possessing such a countenance to be anything but a villain, and every day that passed without his hearing from or of his niece, instead of inducing him to forget his fears, on the contrary tended more and more to aggravate them.  DESCENDED AND HAVING ASSISTED HIS BRIDE TO DO LIKEWISE LED HER WEEPING BITTERLY AND WRINGING HER HANDS TO THE LITTER WHICH THEY BOTH ENTERED IT WAS THEN RAISED BY THE MEN WHO SURROUNDED IT AND SPEEDILY CARRIED TOWARDS THE CITY AND BEFORE IT HAD PROCEEDED VERY FAR THE DARKNESS CONCEALED IT FROM THE VIEW OF THE DUTCH COACHMAN IN THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE HE FOUND A PURSE WHOSE CONTENTS MORE THAN THRICE PAID THE HIRE OF THE CARRIAGE AND MAN HE SAW AND COULD TELL NOTHING MORE OF MYNHEER VAN DERHAUSEN AND HIS BEAUTIFUL LADY THIS MYSTERY WAS A SOURCE OF PROFOUND ANXIETY AND EVEN GRIEF TO GERARD DAL THERE WAS EVIDENTLY FRAUD IN THE DEALING OF VAN DERHAUSEN WITH HIM THOUGH FOR WHAT PURPOSE COMMITTED HE COULD NOT IMAGINE HE GREATLY DOUBTED HOW FAR IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR A MAN POSSESSING SUCH A COUNTENANCE TO BE ANYTHING BUT A VILLAIN AND EVERY DAY THAT PASSED WITHOUT HIS HEARING FROM OR OF HIS NIECE INSTEAD OF INDUCING HIM TO FORGET HIS FEARS ON THE CONTRARY TENDED MORE AND MORE TO AGGRAVATE THEM
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