Chapter

  1   Pre|            my formidable task.~ ~I may add, in conclusion, that
  2     I|         invented in order that man may have something to stuff
  3     I|        having our heads blown off, may just as well take a peep
  4     I|          this great deluge, as you may see for yourself. And I
  5     I|           it for him.~ ~And here I may say, by the way, that a
  6     I|           innkeeper?"~ ~"I am. And may I ask, sir, who you are,
  7     I|         Touching, truly!"~ ~"Then, may I ask to what nationality
  8     I|         air in whatever company he may find himself. I have the
  9     I|           gentleman."~ ~"Then why, may I ask, are you travelling
 10     I|           donnas, simply that they may sing boorish peasant ditties
 11     I|         pretty gentleman, then you may just clap your horses into
 12     I|          both at my house, and you may also choose you there pretty
 13    II|         into[Pg 42] insignificance may be very unpleasant indeed.
 14    II|          et extra dominium,' which may be expressed in French by '
 15    II|             whatever right anybody may have to any property, if
 16    II|      biggest usurper in the world, may laugh at the other fellow,
 17    II|        comes to Paris, wherever he may come from, or whatever racket
 18    II|        from, or whatever racket he may make. During the last few
 19    II|         listen to all this?"~ ~"It may serve to show you that there
 20    II|        delicate circumstances, you may tell the world quite another
 21    II|           you have cast forth, why may you not expect as much from
 22    II|     speculations in the world. You may die before the kinsman you
 23    II|           you hope to inherit. You may be thrown from your horse
 24    II|           and break your neck; you may be shot through the head
 25    II|         duel; or a fever or a cold may seize you, and I shall be
 26    II|            that; but John Kárpáthy may marry."~ ~Abellino burst
 27    II|        very first young woman they may chance to cast[Pg 54] their
 28    II|        only a kitchen wench. Or it may be some old inclination
 29    II|         strictly. I admit that you may find the enumerated prohibitions
 30    II|           poor old fellow's health may be shattered by peasant-girls
 31    II|            property. But so much I may say, that if only I chose
 32    II|   documents ready, so that no time may be lost."~ ~"I will not
 33   III|         one of them, and so much I may say, neither man nor wine
 34   III|         riders, in order that they may run races with one another.
 35   III|           and whatever damage they may do they are not to be impounded,
 36   III|    festivities and junketings that may be going on; and if sometimes,
 37   III|           better horse, and a fool may win if his horse be quick
 38   III|        conduct myself so that they may take me for a gentleman,
 39   III|          Pressburg. This, however, may only have been part of the
 40    IV|        good as to take me where we may not disturb the company."~ ~
 41    IV|            favour my request which may have very unpleasant consequences
 42     V|           always seeking his prey, may find his victim in the Church
 43     V|            young woman's relations may be, sir, she has had absolutely
 44     V|          shall repay me, so that I may be able to make others happy
 45     V|        month, that the young woman may be able to pay for the necessary
 46    VI|         come myself, I say, that I may choose from these patterns,
 47    VI|        wife? Why do I do this? you may ask. Well, I have my own
 48    VI|        tells your master - - ~"You may give it me, sir. I am Mr.
 49    VI|           all debts or claims that may come in."~ ~"But this is
 50    VI|            any claim whatever that may be made upon him."~ ~"Well,
 51    VI|           accept them whoever they may be."~ ~"We will let you
 52    VI|       straight off; but the bullet may hit him in the arm or leg,
 53    VI|       carried into town erysipelas may set in."~ ~"Take your places,
 54    VI|        pistol kicks downwards, you may be able to hit him in the
 55    VI|            if it kicks upwards you may hit him in the skull."[Pg
 56    VI|        falling leaf with a bullet, may be pretty sure of his man
 57   VII|           thereof, that his honour may find the examination a little
 58   VII|         reader, let us listen. You may find it a trifle tedious,
 59   VII|            shall be different; you may rely upon me for that."~ ~"
 60   VII|         faut.~ ~"And now, sir, you may appear before your fellow-men."~ ~"
 61   VII|         that the Majesty of Heaven may suffer your honour, both
 62   VII|            I pray that your honour may not be able to count the
 63   VII|         and that as many blessings may be showered upon your shoulders
 64   VII|       ministering angels of heaven may have nothing else to do
 65   VII|           csizmas of your felicity may never be bespattered by
 66   VII|    field-flask of your good humour may always be filled with the
 67   VII|        that the chariots of heaven may not keep your honour's soul
 68   VII|          horses of the other world may arrive speedily, and, with
 69   VII|         horses on before, that you may have a fresh relay at the
 70  VIII|          satisfaction."[Pg 191]~ ~"May I give you a piece of advice,
 71  VIII|            whose blood flightiness may be said to have run from
 72    IX|          defender of the innocent, may God grant thee many, many
 73    IX|       hopes and believes that they may grow better. For four mortal
 74    IX|          corner or other where you may stretch your limbs until
 75    IX|     disgraceful rags.~ ~And here I may mention, lest any of my
 76    IX|             And yet I fear that he may one day die suddenly, for
 77    IX|      giving something, and him you may listen to."~ ~And the shame,
 78    IX|         into the bargain. A beggar may be as honourable as you
 79    IX|         Nay, more, your loveliness may not even last so long as
 80    IX|           daughter's ear -~ ~"When may I come back for you?"~ ~"
 81    IX|            me seriously? Well, she may do so if she likes. It doesn'
 82     X|           yet, nevertheless, there may be reasons why it might
 83     X|          Rudolf's kindness, as you may perhaps suppose) - "and
 84     X|           her away, so that nobody may catch a glance of her but
 85     X| aggravating them.~ ~"And how long, may I ask, will - this - short -
 86    XI|           than before her; for you may be sure that she will not
 87    XI|            approve of anything you may say, do, or even think.
 88    XI|         kept in the room where she may happen to be. You must not
 89    XI|        secret, some unguarded word may escape you. She is a veritable
 90  XIII|  countenance of the youth whom she may not worship - nay, she must
 91    XV|    individual like him, once seen, may not be forgotten. He was
 92    XV|           think that some one else may be enamoured of her."~ ~"
 93    XV|           fraud somehow."~ ~"There may be falsehood and fraud,
 94    XV|            game against me."~ ~"It may be so. The old man is quite
 95   XVI|  Szépkiesdys are coming up, and we may also expect to see there
 96   XVI|          was doing up her hair.~ ~"May I have a word with you?"
 97   XVI|   recollect that she was angry.~ ~"May I know how I have offended?"~ ~"
 98   XVI|           to be ill-tempered - one may not even jest with you.
 99   XIX|           to say to me that others may not hear?"~ ~"Your worship,
100    XX|            ashamed of in that. One may love the dead. I loved that
101   XXI|            for you in order that I may make my last will, while
102   XXI|          them. God grant that they may be more productive of blessings
103   XXI|            tree beside it, that it may not stand so solitarily
104   XXI|         flowers, and pray that God may make her who lies there
105   XXI|        every one of these students may be grown-up men by then."~ ~
106   XXI|          two niches, so that there may be nothing between her coffin
107   XXI|         her coffin and mine, and I may descend into the grave with
108   XXI|           it was a tear of joy.~ ~"May he never resemble me in
109   XXI|           resemble me in anything! may he be better, wiser than
110   XXI|           the sake of his virtues. May my country, too, forgive
111   XXI|          for our sins against her! May his life make manifest what
112   XXI|        ought to[Pg 351] have been! May his wealth never spoil his
113   XXI|          so that in his old age he may not repent him of his youth.
114   XXI|           and the Lapayi property. May he live there happily with