Chapter

 1   III|          Who can tell?~ ~"Well, Martin," said the judge, "so here
 2   III| appeared from the register that Martin, during the year of his
 3   III|         rights."~ ~"Come, come, Martin!" said the judge, reprovingly. "
 4   III|      who will do that," replied Martin, lifting his eyebrows, twiddling
 5   III|       of going about it!" cried Martin. It was not his natural
 6   III|              Any more commands, Martin?"~ ~"Yes. Let the gipsy
 7   III|    gipsy musicians, roaring out Martin's song as if they meant
 8   III|      thought to himself that if Martin was the Whitsun King, he
 9   III|  housings too were of fox-skin. Martin did not ride badly. He rolled
10   III|    themselves all the time, for Martin's horse, whenever he perceived
11   III|           the stranger-youth.~ ~Martin hastened after him likewise.
12   III|         fellow sticks on! Well, Martin, it will be all up with
13   III|        whole half-minute before Martin, and[Pg 69] was already
14   III|       the flag when he came up. Martin, however, as he came galloping
15   III|             Really, now," cried Martin. "You appear pretty cock-sure
16   III|    competitors had come up, and Martin hastened to explain how
17   III|   disgusted at the arrogance of Martin, and in the carriages of
18   III|     bound forward, outstripping Martin's steed by a head, and this
19   III|         prone from his horse.~ ~Martin, beside himself with rage,
20   III|       No need of that," replied Martin, defiantly. "Neither I nor
21   III|      get anywhere near it; even Martin was left many yards behind
22   III|        little brother!" replied Martin, in a subdued, husky voice,
23   III|        need have no fear," said Martin. "By the time we bring him
24   III|        the whole willow wood.~ ~Martin had scarce advanced a hundred
25   III|  uttered a wild prolonged roar. Martin, who wished to entice the
26   III|        the border of the swamp. Martin followed after him, and
27   III|  supreme indifference irritated Martin, and,[Pg 76] creeping closer
28   III|        beneath him!~ ~At length Martin succeeded in extricating
29   VII|        and set on the top of it Martin, the former Whitsun King,
30   VII|        the youths leaped forth, Martin among them. Miska Horhi,
31   VII|             I would rather have Martin!"~ ~At this the whole company
32   VII|      your father?" said they.~ ~Martin did not wait to think the
33   VII|       fifty ducats, and advised Martin to look well after his consort.~ ~"
34   VII|       ll look after her," cried Martin, and he glanced defiantly
35   VII|         and buffoons, Mike Kis, Martin the former Whitsun King,
36   VII|       immediately recognized as Martin.~ ~As he dismounted from
37   VII|       so you have come too, eh, Martin, my son? You're just in
38   VII|         you, Mr. Bailiff," said Martin, nonchalantly; and, to the
39   VII|           At the first question Martin only shrugged his shoulders;
40     X|      and immediately afterwards Martin entered and announced: "
41    XX|         see the trail of a fox, Martin," said the foremost horseman,