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  1     I    |              coming along there?" she said.~ ~"So I'm to be saddled
  2     I    |             eh! It only needed that," said Peter Bús, grumbling still
  3     I    |         towards it with one hand, and said, pleasantly, "It won't get
  4     I    |               wanted.~ ~"All I want," said he, "is a dish of bird of
  5     I    |               your service, my lord," said the innkeeper; and he immediately
  6     I    |                  I, your Excellency?" said Vidra, as if he did not
  7     I    |               for a hundred florins," said the gipsy, scratching his
  8     I    |            the humorous gentleman. "I said I'd give you a hundred florins?
  9     I    |           take your hundred florins," said the frightened Nabob, who
 10     I    |           good things.~ ~"Look, Mat!" said he to the dog, whereupon
 11     I    |             25]~ ~"Die by all means," said the poet. "Don't be afraid.
 12     I    |               Ah! ce drôle de gipsy!" said the stranger, trying to
 13     I    |              pocket-handkerchief, and said -~ ~"Do not derange yourselves
 14     I    |           voilà! That's just myself," said the stranger, protruding
 15     I    |              don't be so furious," he said. "Why échauffer yourself?
 16     I    |             no use kicking up a row," said[Pg 39] Abellino, with ironical
 17     I    |               this time John Kárpáthy said not a word. It was the first
 18    II    |              made from milk which was said to be a very good remedy
 19    II    |          cellar."~ ~"Ha, ha, ha! Well said, well said! You answered
 20    II    |               ha, ha! Well said, well said! You answered me there,"
 21    II    |             good!"~ ~"The best news," said the banker, "is that we
 22    II    |              and a half."~ ~"I know," said the banker, with a cold
 23    II    |        possession."~ ~"I understand," said the banker, with a cunning
 24    II    |               feel my pulse then," he said jestingly, "but put your
 25    II    |               property?"~ ~"Fi donc!" said Kárpáthy, contemptuously.
 26    II    |                Let us come to terms," said Abellino taking the matter
 27    II    |            better than Abellino.~ ~"I said just now that your uncle
 28    II    |           assurance I want from you," said the banker, cheerfully, "
 29    II    |               m sure."~ ~"We'll see," said Abellino, rising from his
 30    II    |              never made such things," said the ex-pastry-cook, gravely.~ ~"
 31   III    |               tell?~ ~"Well, Martin," said the judge, "so here we have
 32   III    |                  Come, come, Martin!" said the judge, reprovingly. "
 33   III    |              in my hand."~ ~"Indeed!" said the youth, serenely; "I
 34   III    |             if he understood what was said to him, pawed the ground
 35   III    |               for anything you like," said the strange youth.~ ~"Stop,
 36   III    |             There's my hand upon it," said the strange youth, clapping
 37   III    |               You need have no fear," said Martin. "By the time we
 38   III    |                 Halloa! Mike my son!" said he with infinite slyness, "
 39   III    |                 I got it honourably," said Michael Kis, smiling. "I
 40    IV    |             was proud of his rags, he said, and wished his daughters
 41    IV    |               In the first place, she said, the material of the dresses
 42    IV    |          practice at the theatre, she said.~ ~Mr. Meyer found that
 43    IV    |             these girls of mine are!" said this happy pater-familias
 44    IV    |               a credulous simpleton," said she, "I[Pg 99] should take
 45    IV    |              salary has been raised," said Meyer, who would very much
 46    IV    |              by any doctor."~ ~"Hum!" said Mr. Meyer, beginning to
 47    IV    |            therefore, all that Teresa said about her is not quite true?"~ ~
 48    IV    |             her home this afternoon," said Mr. Meyer, thoroughly softened
 49    IV    |              in the whole world, they said.~ ~They scarce waited for
 50    IV    |              Well, that's all right," said Mr. Meyer, whom this letter
 51    IV    |               calm and cold look, she said, "I have a few words to
 52    IV    |           still and stared.~ ~What he said, however, made a great impression,
 53    IV    |              I were you."~ ~Mr. Meyer said not a word. This advice
 54    IV    |           Honour the Judge. He always said "friend" to lawyers' clerks,
 55    IV    |            each other with a grin and said, "That chap has had a good
 56    IV    |          glance on any one, he simply said to Fanny -~ ~"Put on your
 57    IV    | badly-brought-up children, she always said, "What for?" before doing
 58    IV    |              the time Mr. Meyer never said a word; he simply gratified
 59    IV    |          greatly resembling him, some said in England, some in Turkey.[
 60     V    |            that she believed what she said, and thereby gradually exalted
 61     V    |              asked.~ ~"Poor Matilda!" said the girl; and she spoke
 62     V    |              make his heir, so people said, for he had no relatives)
 63     V    |      beautifully, sir, does she not?" said the good spinster, proudly.~ ~"
 64     V    |    acquaintances.~ ~"Look ye, madam," said the young gentleman, with
 65     V    |           story for another week. She said not a word about it to any
 66     V    |         entire confidence.~ ~"Madam," said he, "I am convinced that
 67     V    |               her the whole world and said, "All this I will give thee:
 68    VI    |           knew the secret, but nobody said a word about it. The two
 69    VI    |              God be with you, madam!" said he; and, having no further
 70    VI    |               besides.~ ~"Look here!" said he; "count. There are one,
 71    VI    |          indifference.~ ~"'Tis well," said Conrad, and he drew from
 72    VI    |            annoyance.~ ~"Come, come!" said Conrad, "don't be afraid.
 73    VI    |              edge of the envelope, he said -~ ~"Then listen to me,
 74    VI    |               am at your service," he said.~ ~"How! What business is
 75    VI    |            what then?"~ ~"Why, then," said Alexander, smoothing out
 76    VI    |            disposed to joke with us," said he.~ ~"I am not joking,
 77    VI    |            Hark ye, Alexander Barna," said Conrad, "what you propose
 78    VI    |               or pistols, gentlemen," said he; "'tis all one to me.
 79    VI    |              of the meeting at once," said Livius; and with that they
 80    VI    |         withdrew.~ ~"It seems to me," said Livius to Conrad, as they[
 81    VI    |               so good as to tell me," said the heyduke in a courteous
 82    VI    |               will be meant for you," said the heyduke, delivering
 83    VI    |        artisan like him?~ ~The letter said -~ ~"You worthy young man,
 84    VI    |              their lordships' offer," said he, turning to the heyduke, "
 85    VI    |              appeared, and the former said that a written authorization
 86    VI    |         evidently old acquaintances," said Rudolf. "Mine are new."~ ~"
 87    VI    |           asked Abellino.~ ~"No, no!" said he, keeping one hand continually
 88    VI    |             as to receipt this bill," said Alexander, turning to the
 89   VII    |                  Crying your pardon," said the worthy steward, drawing
 90   VII    |        scarlet.~ ~"Would his honour," said Peter, standing by the table, "
 91   VII    |            indeed, is what your agent said," returned Mr. Peter; "but
 92   VII    |                The millet-seed, it is said, got musty from waiting
 93   VII    |          crave your honour's pardon," said Peter, "but it is not the
 94   VII    |       overtook us? It doesn't matter, said I. We must be near my Talpadi
 95   VII    |               forest was? Over there, said he, pointing to a spot where
 96   VII    |             again, eh?"~ ~"I? I never said a word."~ ~"Come, then,
 97   VII    |             turned round at last, and said to his man of business, "
 98   VII    |             fool of yourself, Palko," said Master Jock, more jocosely. "
 99   VII    |            sermon short."~ ~"I know," said Palko; and off he trotted
100   VII    |             no goat among the sheep," said he. "Come, my girl, make
101   VII    |            why send for your father?" said they.~ ~Martin did not wait
102   VII    |              My little brother Béla!" said the old man.~ ~"Why, what
103   VII    |            more confidence in him, he said, because he would not dare
104   VII    |             of their old master, they said, were most assuredly numbered.
105   VII    |         letter for you, Mr. Bailiff," said Martin, nonchalantly; and,
106  VIII    |            the heyduke remain behind, said to the artisan -~ ~"Sir,
107  VIII    |             to say.~ ~"First of all," said the old gentleman, regarding
108  VIII    |             Pg 189]~ ~"Not yet, sir," said Boltay, "and I hope to God
109  VIII    |              blood flightiness may be said to have run from the very
110  VIII    |              his work.~ ~"Alexander," said his old master, "your handiwork
111  VIII    |               before we get to that," said he.~ ~"What? Do you want
112  VIII    |               joy."~ ~Alexander never said a word; but he cast down
113  VIII    |                   You have a suitor," said he; "tell me straight out
114  VIII    |               and in a few moments he said, in a scarcely audible voice, "
115  VIII    |           forehead with his hand, and said, with a great effort at
116  VIII    |               would be your wife, you said you might be my grandfather,
117  VIII(10)|           German, a rejected lover is said to "receive a basket."~ ~
118    IX    |            SNARE.~ ~Boltay and Teresa said not a word against Fanny'
119    IX    |              tragedy.~ ~"Come, come," said he to the weeping mother, "
120    IX    |               tenderly into her eyes, said in a confidential tone: "
121    IX    |            and dumb for all that they said to each other at meals.~ ~
122    IX    |            she had dozed off, and not said anything more.~ ~"Are you
123    IX    |           coming to our house, and he said, over and over again, that
124    IX    |              Go along with you, sir!' said I. Ah, my dear sweet girl,
125    IX    |             you. 'I don't know, sir,' said I; 'they took her away from
126    IX    |               you were so serious. He said he was only waiting for
127    IX    |              any girl to do.' Then he said he would swear fidelity
128    IX    |             mean time. 'Alas, sir!' I said, 'it is hard to believe
129    IX    |         eternal secret.' Thereupon he said that if I did not believe
130    IX    |               way.[Pg 221]~ ~"Mamma," said the girl, taking her mother'
131    IX    |            mamma, has Abellino really said that he would marry me?"~ ~"
132    IX    |             he would marry me?"~ ~"He said he would give a solemn assurance
133    IX    |              Mamma wants to go away," said Fanny, with the utmost composure; "
134    IX    |              mouth too; she had never said that she wanted to go away.~ ~"
135    IX    |               moment, my dear uncle," said Fanny; "I want to write
136    IX    |                if you write it down," said he; "I can never learn all
137    IX    |              to his house on foot, he said.~ ~Not very long afterwards
138    IX    |               frightfully modest, she said, and she had to make her
139    IX    |            make her his wife, and had said so all along.~ ~Abellino,
140    IX    |           have brought you a letter," said he, "but its contents are
141    IX    |                 It is Greek, indeed," said she. "I don't understand
142    IX    |               happy!"~ ~"And I, sir," said Fanny, in a calm and resolute
143    IX    |               chuckle, one would have said that he was very angry indeed.~ ~
144    IX    |              then, in the afternoon," said he, with a voice that trembled
145    IX    |           afternoon!"~ ~"Hush, hush!" said Fanny, putting her index-finger
146    IX    |               something behind here," said the old servant.~ ~"What
147    IX    |           gentleman was delighted, it said, so delighted in fact, that
148    IX    |             people took her to town?" said she.~ ~"No; they went away
149    IX    |             try my luck."~ ~Fennimore said not a word; he was keeping
150    IX    |              waiting for him, the man said; she was in the ante-chamber,
151    IX    |             have a word with her. She said that she had not come across
152    IX    |              a left-handed marriage," said Abellino, jocosely.~ ~Some
153    IX    |            your honoured invitation," said she, "and I have brought
154    IX    |   Congratulate me, my worthy friend," said he. "I have won to-day a
155    IX    |                   Mon cher Abellino!" said Fennimore, who chanced to
156    IX    |             with rage. What Fennimore said was true. He must needs
157    IX    |            the Holy Sepulchre, where, said the wags, he was going to
158     X    |     anticipated him.~ ~"Pray remain," said she. "I have a few questions
159     X    |       entering into the world."~ ~She said these words with so much
160     X    |         search of.~ ~"Look, my lady!" said he, extending the list towards
161     X    |             was young then, as I have said - a mere child, ha, ha! -
162     X    |      continuing the conversation, she said -~ ~"Yes, indeed; nothing
163     X    |             God! what are you doing?" said Flora;[Pg 256] and thus,
164     X    |               you, and from what they said I could well picture to
165     X    |           Come, come, my dear Fanny!" said Flora at last, with a friendly
166     X    |            acquaintances.~ ~"Ah, ha!" said Dame Marion, wagging her
167     X    |           laughed good-naturedly, and said -~ ~"Well, now, at any rate,
168    XI    |              s one right at the top," said Lady Szentirmay, "let us
169    XI    |                  Let's tick him off," said Fanny. "Count Imre Szépkiesdy:
170    XI    |             young originals."~ ~"Oh," said Fanny, "I shall understand
171   XII    |               Kereszty, I should have said that, for witty sallies
172  XIII    |               regarding everything he said as so many capital jokes,
173  XIII    |               angry with me, I hope," said she; "but I feel so frightened
174  XIII    |               finding old Paul there, said to him, anxiously -~ ~"I
175  XIII    |            She was cured, the doctors said.~ ~And now she could coldly
176  XIII    |             turn to come and see us," said she. "In a month's time,
177  XIII    |                   Don't go away," she said - "stay here; let us talk!"~ ~"
178    XV    |          grimace.~ ~"My dear friend," said he, "you ask too much of
179    XV    |               you. 'I am not so mad,' said he, 'as to take action against
180    XV    |               times, and much more is said to the same effect. But
181   XVI    |              not but believe what she said, as she was as pale at that
182   XVI    |           Carmel, for all the world!" said that worthy cavalier, saluting
183   XVI    |             who, also, do not dance," said the hero, with impertinent
184   XVI    |            betray herself; she merely said, "I don't fancy we shall
185   XVI    |               sigh so deeply when she said, 'I don't fancy we shall
186   XVI    |             vouched for everything he said. Whatever he said of anybody
187   XVI    |       everything he said. Whatever he said of anybody was never actually
188   XVI    |               me make good my fault," said he. "For three hours I have
189   XVI    |             then, I was only joking," said she. "Even now, you see,
190   XVI    |              for an instant, then she said decidedly -~ ~"Very well,
191  XVII    |             unconditional surrender," said Flora, with an unappeasable
192  XVII    |                   I trod on a snail," said his wife, turning pale.~ ~"
193  XVII    |             we will go and meet her," said he to his wife as the carriage
194  XVII    |               It is Flora's husband," said Fanny, withdrawing her hand
195  XVII    |              hold out your hand too?" said the Squire to his wife; "
196  XVII    |             of his coming: he had, he said, to settle a boundary dispute
197  XVII    |           meanwhile, little brother," said he to Rudolf, "amuse yourself
198  XVII    |            black as pearls, you see," said Rudolf.~ ~"Yes, as pearls,"
199  XVII    |               Nothing, nothing, sir," said Fanny, "only a little giddiness,"
200  XVII    |               her lady-companion, she said. She traversed three or
201  XVII    |              and ceasing her sobbing, said in a determined voice -~ ~"
202  XVII    |             you were at Madaras, eh?" said Flora, roguishly; "a little
203  XVII    |                  That you are right," said Rudolf, tenderly - "women
204 XVIII    |               that's another matter," said Abellino, in a somewhat
205 XVIII    |              still."~ ~"Poor auntie!" said Abellino. "No doubt," thought
206 XVIII    |           cause to congratulate you?" said Kecskerey, laughing.~ ~"
207 XVIII    |               be this woman's lover?" said he.~ ~"Look around you,
208 XVIII    |              happy.~ ~"Gentlemen," it said, "you forget that it is
209   XIX    |           then, for the present, they said, and, taking him out of
210   XIX    |               not understand what she said to him, he only held his
211   XIX    |        husband, my dear husband!" she said, casting a look full of
212    XX    |              old people. He meant, he said, to make a pilgrimage to
213    XX    |              trail of a fox, Martin," said the foremost horseman, calling
214    XX    |                 Count Szentirmay," he said gently, "I am that artisan
215    XX    |                  You remain here," he said, "I will leave you to yourself.
216    XX    |            this weakness before you," said Alexander, standing up again, "
217   XXI    |          suddenly stopped Rudolf, and said -~ ~"Look! in this room
218   XXI    |         called to mind every word she said. I see her before me everywhere,
219   XXI    |              I am going to say now is said clearly, deliberately, and
220   XXI    |              while all this was being said; nobody guessed what he
221   XXI    |             dear to me."~ ~"Oh, sir," said the priest, "perchance every
222   XXI    |                 She' also wished it," said the Nabob. "In her last
223   XXI    |                arms of your wife, she said these words: 'Be a mother
224   XXI    |             hypocrite before God if I said, at this hour, that I loved
225   XXI    |        ceremony was over, the old man said to the priest -~ ~"In no
226   XXI    |         forehead.~ ~"How glad he is," said the Nabob, "just as if he
227  XXII    |                  What is the matter?" said he.~ ~The old servant would
228  XXII    |              once more, and every one said that they could not recognize
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