Chapter 7: Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter

Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter Being a Seventh Extract from the Legacy of the Late Francis Purcell, P.P. of Drumcoolagh. You will no doubt be surprised, my dear friend, at the subject of the following narrative. What had I to do with Schalken, or Schalken with me? He had returned to his native land, and was probably dead and buried, before I was born; I never visited Holland nor spoke with a native of that country. So much I believe you already know. I must, then, give …