| Author: | Joseph Le Fanu | ISBN: | 9781911429463 |
| Publisher: | Interactive Media | Publication: | May 15, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Fractal Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Joseph Le Fanu |
| ISBN: | 9781911429463 |
| Publisher: | Interactive Media |
| Publication: | May 15, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Fractal Press |
| Language: | English |
When Schalken studied under the immortal Gerard Douw, he was a very young man; and in spite of his phlegmatic temperament, he at once fell over head and ears in love with the beautiful niece of his wealthy master. Rose Velderkaust was still younger than he, having not yet attained her seventeenth year, and, if tradition speaks truth, possessed all the soft and dimpling charms of the fair, light-haired Flemish maidens.
When Schalken studied under the immortal Gerard Douw, he was a very young man; and in spite of his phlegmatic temperament, he at once fell over head and ears in love with the beautiful niece of his wealthy master. Rose Velderkaust was still younger than he, having not yet attained her seventeenth year, and, if tradition speaks truth, possessed all the soft and dimpling charms of the fair, light-haired Flemish maidens.
