Part,  Chapter

 1     I,       I|       so-called "Silver King," Mr. Dumany, the father of the little "
 2     I,       I|           Yes," she said. "But Mr. Dumany is impatient, and he has
 3     I,       I|          that is insufficient. Mr. Dumany wants to give the German
 4     I,     III|         King,' and his name is Mr. Dumany. Do you know him?"~ ~"Oh!"
 5     I,     III|        heard the name, "Mr. Kornel Dumany, the Silver King; I know
 6     I,     III|        station to telegraph to Mr. Dumany; I will give you his address.
 7     I,      IV|            I found that it was Mr. Dumany. He still held the child
 8     I,      IV|       large?~ ~I observed that Mr. Dumany held a short conversation
 9     I,      IV|     etiquette the worst.~ ~But Mr. Dumany did not mean to give way
10     I,      IV|            willingly enough.~ ~Mr. Dumany ordered the carriages. In
11     I,      IV|            magnificent landau Mrs. Dumany was to go with little James,
12     I,      IV|            James, in the other Mr. Dumany and myself. But the child
13     I,      IV|               During the drive Mr. Dumany acquainted me with some
14     I,      IV|            represented here.~ ~Mr. Dumany came in to see if I was
15     I,      IV|            and an Alma Tadema. Mr. Dumany, observing my interest in
16     I,      IV|            New York. There, in Mr. Dumany's real home, was his picture
17     I,      IV|            art in general, and Mr. Dumany surprised me again by an
18     I,      IV|           word for flour); and Mr. Dumany remarked that Americans
19     I,      IV|    financial matters, and here Mr. Dumany was completely at home.
20     I,      IV|           into the market, and Mr. Dumany predicted for it a fair
21     I,      IV| interrupted by the entrance of Mr. Dumany's valet, who handed his
22     I,      IV|           chambermaid so that Mrs. Dumany might receive and read them.~ ~
23     I,      IV|            the valet had left, Mr. Dumany said to me -~ ~"I have invited
24     I,       V|           my cigar, I bowed to Mr. Dumany and followed the lead of
25     I,       V|          life-size portrait of Mr. Dumany, completed the appointments.~ ~
26     I,       V|           the appointments.~ ~Mrs. Dumany, or, as she was called,
27     I,       V|         the terrible accident. Mr. Dumany is ungrudging in his charity,
28     I,       V|      formed my own opinion of Mrs. Dumany's state of mind. No doubt
29     I,       V|            a strong bastion.~ ~Mr. Dumany's entrance interrupted our
30     I,      VI|                              VI.~ ~DUMANY KORNEL.~ ~At dinner I was
31     I,      VI|          two gentlemen of whom Mr. Dumany and his wife had spoken
32     I,      VI|     discussing the question of Mr. Dumany's munificent offer. After
33     I,      VI|          funeral banquet, and Mrs. Dumany presided in deep mourning.
34     I,      VI|         took their leave, and Mrs. Dumany retired, to put her babes
35     I,      VI|          the lady had retired, Mr. Dumany told me that even when he
36     I,      VI|     mothers.~ ~We went over to Mr. Dumany's bedroom for a cup of tea
37     I,      VI|         our first cigar, when Mrs. Dumany, or, as I should call her,
38     I,      VI|         evidently very sleepy. Mr. Dumany took him up on his lap,
39     I,      VI|          was soon fast asleep. Mr. Dumany observed that my cigar had
40     I,      VI|          to write it in Hungarian, Dumany Kornel."~ ~"Still I don'
41     I,      VI|           how the right honourable Dumany Kornel, a member of the
42     I,      VI|       metamorphosed into Cornelius Dumany, the Silver King, the South
43     I,      VI|        When Mr. Du Many, or rather Dumany, returned to me, I was sitting
44     I,      VI|          innumerable millions. Mr. Dumany might have read my thoughts
45     I,      VI|          the little tea-table. Mr. Dumany threw a few logs of odorous
46     I         |                                 MR DUMANY'S STORY.~ ~
47     I,     VII|             and expired.~ ~"'Nelly Dumany! Dumany Nelly!' he said,"
48     I,     VII|         expired.~ ~"'Nelly Dumany! Dumany Nelly!' he said," cried
49     I,     VII|        meine" really sounded like "Dumany" and not at all like "Belacsek,"
50     I,    VIII|           son of a gentleman and a Dumany. If you dare to follow such
51     I,    VIII|                MY DEAR NEPHEW, DR. DUMANY, - Knowing well that physicians
52     I,    VIII|          days here in my house.~ ~"DUMANY DION."~ ~I took the bank-bill,
53     I,    VIII|         without delay. - Yours,~ ~"DUMANY KORNEL."~ ~By return of
54     I,    VIII|       fellow that I am, but a true Dumany and a spendthrift. I can
55     I,    VIII|        live like a gentleman, as a Dumany should, and let me enjoy
56     I,      IX|            this would not do for a Dumany. But if you come to live
57     I,      IX|            windows; everywhere the Dumany coat-of-arms hewn in stone,
58     I,       X|           the Honourable Dionysius Dumany had recorded a last will
59     I,       X|           nominated me, Dr. Kornel Dumany, as his sole heir, upon
60     I,       X|           the property and live in Dumany Castle. But if I should
61     I,       X|            unmistakable duty, as a Dumany and a son of Hungary, to
62     I,       X|        present head of the ancient Dumany family, of course," was
63     I,       X|            Presently my own name, "Dumany Kornel," was pronounced,
64     I,       X|          country either. I am that Dumany Kornel whose name has been
65     I,       X|          gentlemen! the honourable Dumany Kornel has the floor upon
66     I,       X|            I was a Hungarian and a Dumany, in spite of my cosmopolitan
67     I,      XI|          Late Honourable Dionysius Dumany," and handed it over to
68     I,    XIII|         amateur photographers, and Dumany Castle has apparently pleased
69    II,     III|           the Honourable Cornelius Dumany, into Parliament, there
70    II,     VII|      citissime. N.B. Dr. Cornelius Dumany, Esquire."~ ~The contents
71    II,     VII|           begs his honour, the Dr. Dumany, to be kind enough to come
72    II,    VIII|         juggling quacks. I was Dr. Dumany again, and would remain
73    II,      IX|           dear, common friend, Dr. Dumany, had just now asked for
74    II,      IX|           he would consider that a Dumany fought as a knight and a
75    II,       X|           own name - "Flamma Maria Dumany of Dumanyfalva, née Countess
76    II,       X|          her husband Dr. Cornelius Dumany of Dumanyfalva, giving him
77    II,      XI|            the mire, and erect the Dumany crest on the front of the
78    II,    XVII|        your pardon," said I to Mr. Dumany, as he finished his story, "
79    II,    XVII|          may come to me," said Mr. Dumany, smilingly, and, in an instant,
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