'
"So he took a bottle from his pocket, and after they had had a glass
apiece, he dropped a third in blots all over the plaster. Being red wine,
it had the effect Hoellenrachen desired.
"'When they visit it next, they will know that the vampire can find the
food he prefers,' said he.
"In a corner close by the plaster, they found the clothes Karl had worn.
"'Hillo!' said Heinrich, 'we'll make something of this find.'
"So he carried them with him to the studio. There he got hold of the
lay-figure.
"'What are you about, Heinrich?'
"'Going to make a scarecrow to keep the ravens off old Teufel's pictures,'
answered Heinrich, as he went on dressing the lay-figure in Karl's
clothes. He next seated the creature at an easel with its back to the
door, so that it should be the first thing the painter should see when he
entered. Karl meant to remove this before he went, for it was too comical
to fall in with the rest of his proceedings. But the two sat down to their
supper, and by the time they had finished the wine, they thought they
should like to go to bed.
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