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De Vlierbeck riveted a look of doubt and agony on the notary as the latter continued: "I must tell you frankly the condition of your affairs. Monsieur de Hoogebaen died during his journey in Germany; his heirs found your bond for four thousand francs, and have directed me not to renew it. If Monsieur Hoogebaen was your friend his heirs certainly are not.
In the midst of the industrious crowd Monsieur De Vlierbeck might be seen moving about with words of encouragement and expressions of satisfaction; nor did he manifest the slightest symptom of the anxiety that was secretly gnawing his heart.
By day I had to encounter all kinds of insults, and, with a bleeding heart, swallow affront and humiliation." Lenora looked at her father with eyes moistened by compassion. De Vlierbeck pressed her hand, and continued: "Be not sad, Lenora; if the Lord's hand inflicted deep wounds with every blow, he bestowed a balm which cured them.
"This wine," said De Vlierbeck, holding the bottle knowingly to the light, "is at least twenty years old, Monsieur Denecker, and I sincerely hope it will please your palate." So saying, he filled the glasses of uncle and nephew, and gazed anxiously in their faces for the verdict. Denecker tasted the wine, drop by drop, like an epicure, and, shaking his head disappointedly,
As the last words fell from Denecker, poor De Vlierbeck grew deadly pale, as his frightened spirit went rummaging through the cracks and crannies of his brain for some inspiration or expedient which might extricate him from his deep perplexity. "Château-margaux?" inquired he, with a calm smile. "Certainly, sir, if you wish it."
I know that he loves Lenora sincerely; for, before his departure, he even seemed to encourage my pretensions to her hand. Your disclosures will undoubtedly surprise him; but my prayers will conquer: believe it!" Monsieur De Vlierbeck rose, to put an end to the conversation.
As Lenora was about beginning the last verse of her song De Vlierbeck appeared on the sill of the kitchen door, and the peasants instantly rose in alarm at the freedom with which they were sitting in the presence of their young mistress, listening to her songs; but the poor gentleman at once understood the meaning of her action, and with a gesture of approval signaled them to be quiet.
De Vlierbeck entered the adjoining room, where he was followed by the farmer, who shut the door carefully. "I hardly dare, sir," said he, "to mention my request; but will you pardon me if it displeases you?" "Speak out frankly, my friend," returned De Vlierbeck, with a smile. "Look you, sir," stammered the tender-hearted laborer. "Every thing that I have earned I owe to you.
With this De Vlierbeck went into the corners of the cellar, where he gathered from the walls a quantity of cobwebs, which he wound artistically around the bottles and covered with dust and sand.
"Then, for the sake of friendship, I beseech you, lend me some money yourself!" "I could never expect that you would return what I might lend," said the notary, contemptuously; "and so it is an alms you ask of me?" Poor De Vlierbeck trembled on his chair and became pale as ashes; his eyes flashed wildly and his brow knotted with frowns.
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