onewhomGerardDouwrespectedmuch，forasmuchashewasaveteranpolemic，thoughone，perhaps，moredreadedasacombatantthanbelovedasaChristian——ofpuremorality，subtlebrain，andfrozenheart。HeenteredthechamberwhichcommunicatedwiththatinwhichRosereclined，andimmediatelyonhisarrivalsherequestedhimtoprayforher，asforonewholayinthehandsofSatan，andwhocouldhopefordeliverance——onlyfromheaven。
Thatourreadersmaydistinctlyunderstandallthecircumstancesoftheeventwhichweareaboutimperfectlytodescribe，itisnecessarytostatetherelativepositionofthepartieswhowereengagedinit。
TheoldclergymanandSchalkenwereintheanteroomofwhichwehavealreadyspoken；Roselayintheinnerchamber，thedoorofwhichwasopen；andbythesideofthebed，atherurgentdesire，stoodherguardian；acandleburnedinthebed-
chamber，andthreewerelightedintheouterapartmentTheoldmannowclearedhisvoice，asifabouttocommence；butbeforehehadtimetobegin，asuddengustofairblewoutthecandlewhichservedtoilluminatetheroominwhichthepoorgirllay，andshe，withhurriedalarm，exclaimed：
’Godfrey，bringinanothercandle；thedarknessisunsafe。’