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1001 IX | such a fool as to lightly chuck it away. A man would think 1002 IX | for an[Pg 227] occasional chuckle, one would have said that 1003 I | at his ease on his bunda, chuckled comfortably behind his lighted 1004 XI | appeared at a festival where a ci-devant shopkeeper's daughter would 1005 XV | Mephistopheles, or a hired Cicisbeo."~ ~So the worthy gentleman 1006 I | de Paris, c'est tomber du ciel à l'enfer! ('To come hither 1007 I | lady of fashion, to-day a Cinderella, one as beautiful as a young 1008 XX | hounds to me while I make a circuit of the wood yonder."~ ~With 1009 VII | and kept in its place by a circular comb; his moustache is more 1010 VII | a heap of petitions and circulars."~ ~"What for?"~ ~"This 1011 XIX | began to subside, her blood circulated less fiercely, her hands 1012 I | reaching down to his knee; the circumference of his body constrained 1013 I | was so pleased with this circumlocution of "nothing" that he burst 1014 X | stammered the old steward, very circumspectly letting himself down into 1015 II | proverb says, 'Bis dat qui cito dat - 'He gives twice who 1016 XV | here?"~ ~"We are spreading civilization. It is a somewhat poorer 1017 IX | and that, too, not in any civilized kingdom, for there they 1018 III | sworn burgher was honourably clad in blue, which well becomes 1019 XVI | acquaintances came up to Rudolf, and claimed him; so he parted from Kecskerey. 1020 IX | impatient celerity, while Palko clambered up on to the box from whence 1021 I | abducting Moorish princesses, or clambering up pyramids. If you like 1022 XXII | And the heavy iron door clanged thunderously on its hinges 1023 Words | Egri, a red wine of the claret kind produced near Eger.~ ~ 1024 IX | voice that rang out like a clarion, "Respect the sanctity of 1025 III | down. The sparkling copper clasp of his broad girdle was 1026 XV | replied Kecskerey, coolly clasping one of his knees with both 1027 II | commissaries are of two classes, those whose business makes 1028 II | equally rejecting all pedantic classicism, and all rococo prettiness, 1029 VI | out, while the carriage clattered into the courtyard. A big 1030 XVI | Főispán came in sight with a clattering escort of twelve knightly 1031 IV | away profitlessly in the claws of a pack of gross, rowdy, 1032 IX | unexceptionable - his chin was clean-shaven, his moustache and whiskers 1033 III | they denude of its grass as cleanly as if it had been ploughed. 1034 V | whose diamond soul has been cleansed from mud and filth, who 1035 V | of right and wrong grew clearer and firmer, she felt less 1036 XV | to show the world in the clearest, the most sensational manner 1037 VII | laughter. He filched the clergyman's book; he rubbed pitch 1038 VII | county of Szabolcs. The clergymen in all the surrounding villages 1039 I | and play with; nay, it is cleverer far than they. What a delicate 1040 IV | Pg 111] his unfortunate client and fixing him with frightfully 1041 I | time reached its frantic climax. The heydukes had raised 1042 III | heyduke, whose duty it is to climb up behind the carriage when 1043 VII | heaven, and was determined to clinch the matter in prose of his 1044 XIII | rushed on, with the lady clinging to him. Her face was pale 1045 VII | countenance. His moustache was clipped close to save trouble, but 1046 VIII | laughed Fanny, roguishly clipping Master Boltay round the 1047 VIII | nephew, she is condemned to a cloister-like life, and cannot so much 1048 XIII | also in hunting attire, the close-clinging bodices exhibiting to admiration 1049 VII | took their place, and was closeted long and frequently with 1050 VII | and hereafter, to go about clothed in velvet well patched with 1051 III | carriages and carts, raising clouds of dust in their efforts 1052 XVIII | his legs like the two of clubs as it is painted on old 1053 I | whenever a jolt came, they clung heavily on to the steps 1054 I | his hands involuntarily clutched his throat, for it is no 1055 VIII | dragged him down from the coach-box, and, full of childlike 1056 I | he perceived the empty coach-house, in which his little family 1057 II | your upholsterers, your coach-makers, and your horse-dealers 1058 IX | a room no larger than a coal-cellar, from which she might now 1059 II | imprisoned for centuries in a coal-seam, and the ideals which at 1060 VI | guardianship with joy. The coarse-handed artisan's big face turned 1061 XIII | young bucks were dressed in coats with large flapping sleeves, 1062 III | early, soon after the first cock-crow, a band of brown musicians 1063 III | Martin. "You appear pretty cock-sure that you'll get in before 1064 XI | aristocratic főispán. She is a cockered, discontented dame, who 1065 I | close upon midnight, for the cocks of the "Break-'em-tear-' 1066 IV | as they were planted with cockscombs and larkspurs. When, however, 1067 IV | it is to be put into her cof-cof-coffin."~ ~"Well, well, bring her 1068 IX | table-cloth and playing with the coffee-spoon.~ ~"Yes, mother; sixty thousand 1069 VIII | gloriously upon the waggish coffin-sender. For all the young roués 1070 I | coffin! Do you speak of coffins to me?"~ ~"Of course I do. 1071 V | and left Madam Kramm to cogitate upon this strange story 1072 VI | possible, in just the same coin, florin for florin, three 1073 IX | so he told Teresa of the coincidence.~ ~This circumstance confirmed 1074 XX | apparently in a state of collapse, half sitting, half kneeling 1075 VII | Lemberg firework-makers collected hay and straw far and wide 1076 IX | about the slop-shops and collecting all sorts of ready-made 1077 VII | wager I have far better collections here than there are in the 1078 XII | social unions, counties and colleges, and other contemporary 1079 II | well sprinkled with eau de Cologne or some other perfume, so 1080 VII | In the background stood a colonaded peristyle, in the centre 1081 XX | confidently towards the white colonnaded monument and stood rooted 1082 VII | three strokes, only the colouring would have given him something 1083 I | The whole face was fat but colourless, the features were noble 1084 VII | hand ever since they were colts. This, moreover, was only 1085 VI | and, leaning against a column, would watch to see with 1086 VII | its place by a circular comb; his moustache is more pointed 1087 VII | Master Jock - brushed and combed his hair, pared his nails, 1088 XVIII | afterwards, either by submersion, combustion, dissection, or inhumation. 1089 VII | more jocosely. "Have the comedians arrived?"~ ~"I should think 1090 I | which they play his own comedies; he sends for the leading 1091 VII | took as much delight in the comedy as any child.~ ~Meanwhile 1092 I | it is as clever and as comely as any other animal in the 1093 VII | present, so that any late comers might easily find room.~ ~ 1094 VII | that merciless scytheman cometh who makes hay of every man, 1095 I | pets of feet! And then its comically big moustache, and its quick 1096 IV | pitilessness of his rage he commanded that her accursed name should 1097 VII | cravat, and buttoned his coat comme il faut.~ ~"And now, sir, 1098 VII | delight, "this will be the commemoration of a double festival, inasmuch 1099 III | gravest society, he would commence ha-ha-ha-ing at the top 1100 VII | Thereupon Master Jock, with commendable determination, extended 1101 VII | following philosophical commentary: -~ ~"My friend, bad women 1102 II | disposition to shoot him. For army commissaries are of two classes, those 1103 II | we find him attached as commissary of stores to the army of 1104 X | have considered all such commissions as mere trifles compared 1105 VII | whenever his cronies began to commit any out-of-the-way absurdity, 1106 XXI | Szentirmay.~ ~"And now, committing my soul to God and my body 1107 V | was nothing slovenly or commonplace in his bearing, nor, on 1108 IV | practical shrewdness and commonsense personified. He, too, was 1109 XVIII | acquaintance. But the greatest commotion of all was made by the arrival 1110 VII | here," added Palko, after communicating the sad intelligence.~ ~" 1111 IX | and there was no railway communication between the two places then, 1112 III | to their worships at the community-house, which he accomplished without 1113 III | men.~ ~In the worshipful community-room, hanging in[Pg 60] long 1114 I | the shores of the Lake of Como. I have whole folios written 1115 III | to four. According to the compact, the Whitsun King ought 1116 IV | met that pleasant table companion at dinner every day. He 1117 XVII | aristocrats. In the higher compartment is the husband, in the lower 1118 I | and wished to comfort and compensate the gipsy on his return 1119 III | briefly expressed the wish to compete for the Whitsun Kingship.[ 1120 XV | Do I look like a person competent to give advice in such matters? 1121 III | youth looked back upon his competitor with a confident smile, 1122 IV | wall at intervals, smiling complacently whenever one of his daughters, 1123 VI | insult in the advertisement complained of, and (2) if Mr. Boltay 1124 XI | appetite, and yet is always complaining that he cannot eat. He is 1125 XI | amiable man: before dinner he complains that he has no appetite, 1126 IV | thought it best to carry his complaint to another of his acquaintances, 1127 II | assurances you require somewhat complicate the matter. I will try, 1128 VI | belonging to the opposition complimented Abellino in front of the 1129 IV | exactly come here to bandy compliments," replied Teresa, dryly, " 1130 X | to fear. How was she to comport herself in the society of 1131 II | a rustic Breton bridge, composed of wood and bark, and covered 1132 XVII | grain of suspicion in his composition, so he simply asked again, " 1133 XIII | others, who would gladly have compounded with themselves for an extra 1134 XVI | life, makes possible and comprehensible much which poetical logic 1135 I | horns, and the neck was so compressed within a stiffly starched 1136 III | performance an extraordinarily concave and well-practised throat, 1137 I | little animal, that I cannot conceive why folks should hold it 1138 I | faces it was possible to conclude that no mere idle freak 1139 VII | you with all my heart!" concluded the worthy man, as if he 1140 XVI | fro on the sofa and draw conclusions.~ ~"Why did she sigh so 1141 IX | confident. He therefore concocted a little scheme whereby 1142 I | Presently a more violent concussion than usual tilted the basket 1143 XVI | reproach, will not dare to condemn her; and the thought of 1144 X | wretched, those whom the world condemns, poor betrayed girls who 1145 VI | great gentleman did not condescend to observe the expression 1146 Words | Hungarian brandy.~ ~Primás, the conductor of a gipsy band.~ ~Puszta, 1147 VI | elegants finally held a conference at the Meyers' house, and 1148 V | disappointment. She[Pg 131] confessed that now she loved - yes, 1149 VI | listened to her niece's confession. The girl had told her honestly 1150 X | yet one day she found a confidant where she least expected 1151 X | and sex in whom she could confide, and she knew not where 1152 XI | nonsense.~ ~We will therefore confine ourselves to gentlemanly 1153 IX | As for Abellino, he was confined to his bed for a whole month, 1154 XX | The groom appeared to confirm his master's assertion.~ ~" 1155 IX | coincidence.~ ~This circumstance confirmed Teresa's suspicions. If 1156 VIII | him in a perfect chaos of conflicting thoughts. Impatiently, Boltay 1157 V | instalment, and employ it conformably to my wishes; and, once 1158 XIII | Here a pretty high fence confronted the hunters,[Pg 285] which 1159 XVII | her recumbent position and confusedly begged him to excuse her 1160 X | of honest sweat began to congregate on his forehead as the index 1161 XXI | wreaths in the presence of the congregation, and the sum of money set 1162 VIII | smiling figure she always conjured up before her when no living 1163 IV | marry her, as any other connection with the daughter of a man 1164 X | quite a frightful lot of connexions. The female branch is united 1165 IX | Ah! in the eyes of real connoisseurs sixty thousand florins were 1166 XVII | fancied that now he had conquered this woman, and the woman 1167 V | opined, the best way of conquering the sex. So one day, when 1168 XV | were disposed to make very conscientious investigations concerning 1169 XII | a description of which I conscientiously abstain - firstly and lastly 1170 V | when many of our younger conscript fathers spread the report 1171 V | imposed one condition before consenting to my betrothed's desire: 1172 XII | least a hundred of the consignment of kisses; and then she 1173 VII | circumstances men often find a great consolation in twirling their moustaches; 1174 V | and ever, and despite the consolations of the two worthy old spinsters, 1175 XXII | priest who had spoken such consolatory words over the body of his 1176 XIX | them the long lashes lay conspicuous on his chubby cheeks. He 1177 X | have met at last, we will conspire amiably together to make 1178 XIII | Nature triumphed. A young constitution usually struggles more severely 1179 V | she and Dame Kramm held a consultation over the sealed letter. 1180 IV | hairdressers sat down and helped to consume poor pater-familias' dinner.~ ~ 1181 V | that new, that withering, consuming fire of infernal passion 1182 I | with the light, signore contadino!" cried the stranger.~ ~" 1183 IX | infected others with the contagion of their own disgust; crazy 1184 XV | smoke all round him, and contemplating himself in a large mirror 1185 XII | and colleges, and other contemporary institutions. Count Szépkiesdy 1186 III | obviously displaying an utter contempt for money, for it was notorious 1187 IX | a mother's heart has to contend with!~ ~Meanwhile, all the 1188 Pre | formidable initial difficulty of contending with a strange and baffling 1189 I | the finest cavalier on the continent! I should have been inconsolable 1190 Pre | conviction that, of all continental novelists, he is most likely 1191 X | her own, and, as if simply continuing the conversation, she said -~ ~" 1192 XII | seemed to be no end to the continuous flow of guests, male and 1193 IX | rapture. At each moment the contours of her virginal figure revealed 1194 I | master's whim he should wear, contracted his rotund, foolish face 1195 IX | the proverb. I am going to contradict it with my twofold good 1196 V | an account, not a single contradiction, not the slightest sulkiness 1197 VIII | light upon all the manifold contradictions of a young maiden's heart, 1198 IV | they were afraid of giving contradictory answers, and once or twice 1199 XVI | present there is much which contradicts that judgment. This woman' 1200 I | aggravating I take it, eh?"~ ~"Au contraire, as I find my dear uncle 1201 XIX | were all the larger by contrast, and whenever he drooped 1202 V | apt to make much of. They contrasted prettily enough - blonde 1203 IX | vivacity and passion, and contrasting so strangely with the childlike 1204 VII | the cantor; and finally contrived to substitute a book on 1205 XVI | first to plead guilty of contumacy; and with thoughts like 1206 III | avenger of their long years of contumely round the room, and drank 1207 IX | Such occasions are the most convenient time for recounting all 1208 XI | together, and had time to converse, how many sage and pleasant 1209 V | gradually to teach her how conversion could have its pleasant 1210 XIII | having remained away so long, conveying the impression, from slight 1211 VII | shoulders of the beaters. The cook came forth to meet them 1212 XII | native products of Hungarian cookery to the masterly creations 1213 VIII | countenances, and let them cool their heels on the doorstep. 1214 XVIII | swordsman in the place, and cool-headed and lucky to boot.~ ~So 1215 XV | friend," replied Kecskerey, coolly clasping one of his knees 1216 I | house, and with the utmost coolness watched to see how the flames 1217 XIII | indeed he was in evil case, cooped up on that level ground, 1218 III | gulyás, in the place can cope with him single-handed. 1219 XXI | And the same night a fair copy of it was made and sent 1220 III | swiftest of steeds. The cord was pressing tightly round 1221 II | vessels of carved stone and Corinthian vases. Here and there, in 1222 VII | florins the bushel to a corn-dealer of Raab, I see, thus making 1223 IV | actually treads on their corns; they fail to observe whether 1224 III | to be punished either by corporal chastisement or imprisonment."~ ~" 1225 V | women! Why, l'esprit de corps could not let matters rest 1226 I | dirges over him, as over a corpse, while the poet was obliged 1227 Note | original edition have been corrected. The following sentences 1228 IV | Where? Well, in the house of correction, in case the things that 1229 Note | originally appeared, with corrections noted in brackets.~ ~ Chapter 1230 II | had little sentry-boxes to correspond with the style of the bridges, 1231 IX | two or three newspaper correspondents, who describe in their journals 1232 X | had hands, moreover, of correspondingly extraordinary leanness, 1233 XXII | dressed, went out into the corridor, and came face to face with 1234 IV | pure-minded man. You are the corrupter of the youth of this city, 1235 I | was set off by hose à la cosaque, which appeared to amplify 1236 XXII | long time. The fire burnt cosily on the hearth, and there 1237 IX | were a bosom friend, such a cosmopolitan celebrity, who, only this 1238 VII | already brought down all the costumes and weapons from our museum 1239 XIII | home in her quiet peaceful cottage among the meadows, with 1240 X | of his dolman a checkered cotton pocket-handkerchief, with 1241 I | till it stood opposite the couch on which he lay. At the 1242 IX | are Greek to me. Why, I couldn't even pronounce the lingo!"~ ~ 1243 VI | admitted to this family council.~ ~The good old people tried 1244 IV | in a merchant's office; counselled his daughters to adopt some 1245 VIII | will readily listen to evil counsellors. And who shall save a damsel 1246 XI | how many sage and pleasant counsels Fanny listened to from her 1247 Words | Friss-magyar, an Hungarian country-dance.~ ~Guba, a shaggy mantle 1248 XIII | competing dogs, tied together in couples, were led along by the men-servants; 1249 IV | this is so has given me the courage to say it. You have chosen 1250 XXI | be an honourable, wise, courageous citizen, a good patriot, 1251 II | last door when the first courier came running back with the 1252 III | the most famous hunter and courser in the county, who told 1253 VII | recollect how you and I were out coursing a little time ago, and the 1254 V | it were a horse-race or a coursing-match. At length a well-known 1255 V | terror-stricken into the court-yard of the house where dwelt 1256 VI | said the heyduke in a courteous voice (a sure sign that 1257 XVII | approached her with friendly courtesy, and a conversation on some 1258 XIII | cavaliers, the most daring of courtiers, who had only to come, see, 1259 IV | time a country squire was courting the eldest, whose acquaintance 1260 VI | the Philistine, of course. Cow him, tame him, take all 1261 VIII | Speak out! don't be such a coward! Tell the girl you love 1262 VI | world than a thoroughly cowed and tamed foe, for he will 1263 II | latter would at once grow coy.~ ~"I say we will see which 1264 VII | make merry on a diet of crab-apples, and as he had no desire 1265 VII | pleasantries - letting off fiery crackers under the table, pouring 1266 III | away the skin with a sharp crackle. The bull only grunted, 1267 XXI | and surrounded the child's cradle. The little thing looked 1268 XIII | But fruitless was all his craftiness; he only rushed into a fresh 1269 I | wine sauce, and began to cram himself full with morsel 1270 XIII | Pg 275] velvet caps with crane's feathers; the elegants, 1271 XI | convulsions with his quips and cranks. He can imitate the absurdities 1272 VII | drive right in, lest the cranky wheels of his carriage should 1273 XXI | still covered with the black crape with which they had been 1274 VII | separate item.~ ~"I humbly crave your honour's pardon," said 1275 VII | much have liked to have crawled away into some hole, but 1276 XIII | Berettyo, well-known to crayfish catchers and summer-bathers 1277 IX | contagion of their own disgust; crazy poets, who needed but a 1278 I | and flavoured with good cream-like wine sauce, and began to 1279 I | All at once ces fripons de créanciers, those villainous creditors 1280 I | smoothed out all the lines and creases of his face, he wore such 1281 XII | cookery to the masterly creations of French gastronomic art, 1282 VI | artless tale would win her credence, and so deceive her youthful 1283 IX | blessed with as strong a credulity as Mr. Boltay, that there 1284 III | command over their legs crept under the table.~ ~Kutyfalvi 1285 III | on my signet-ring is my crest."~ ~This joke pleased Master 1286 IV | That was not such a great crime, surely, and it did not 1287 IX | On the morning of the critical day Mrs. Meyer, dressed 1288 Pre | first appearance, Hungarian critics of every school at once 1289 I | and these beasts that are croaking in the water - comment s' 1290 IV | while she herself had to crouch beside the fire all the 1291 VIII | she loved, whose shape she crowned with the flowers of her 1292 VII | Kárpáthy, who had thus been so cruelly derided. When he beheld 1293 IX | Fanny began brushing the crumbs off the table-cloth and 1294 XV | launched the remainder of the crumpled-up visiting-cards in his fist 1295 III | rear was brought up by a crush of carriages and carts, 1296 III | profusely, it falls back again, crushing its rider, who, with his 1297 I | flasks of carved Venetian crystal with long necks seemed to 1298 II | sweetened by a peculiar sort of crystallized sugar, made from milk which 1299 XVI | Darvay, the handsome Rezsö Csendey, and that genial prince 1300 III | two was the famous Laczi Csenkö, the owner of the finest 1301 Words | Csárda, a country inn.~ ~Csikós, a guard or keeper of horses 1302 III | until casually passing csikóses have come up and driven 1303 Words | horses in the steppe.~ ~Csizma, a boot~ ~Egri, a red wine 1304 VII | that the golden-spurred csizmas of your felicity may never 1305 III | in his cups, invariably cudgelled all his boon companions; 1306 V | if only it be properly cultivated, all these cavaliers, with 1307 VII | to pay for the expense of cultivating it."~ ~"It was a bad year, 1308 VII | silver basin, from whose cunningly devised fountain the pure 1309 VII | and drinking the loving cup with him; and so it came 1310 IX | tumbler full of wine from a cupboard, place them before her on 1311 VII | forehead shone like the cupola of a temple, the scanty 1312 III | defunct patrons, baillies, curators, and charity-founders also. 1313 II | Suppose, now, I were able to cure you?"~ ~The bitter jest 1314 VII | poisons of which a good deal cures but a little kills."~ ~" 1315 XIII | uplifted hands.~ ~It is curious how human passions prove 1316 VII | remains of his grey hair curled round his forehead and the 1317 VII | for a well-kept moustache curling elegantly upwards at both 1318 IX | which allowed her long curls à l'Anglaise to sweep down 1319 VII | to dawn, and the eastern curtain of the sky was aflame with 1320 XII | 269] The young housewife curtsied low in humble silence before 1321 X | perfect and unexceptionable curtsy, regarding her all the time 1322 III | reins, while his horse was curveting and pawing the ground.~ ~ 1323 I | dragged into the light of day cushions, curtains, camp-stools, 1324 X | I leave my niece in safe custody, though. I do not know whether 1325 XIII | à l'Anglaise, in a red cut-away coat, and piteously begged 1326 III | while the blood from his cut-out eye trickled down his black 1327 II | rage, hastened off to a cutler's shop, bought a large knife 1328 III | resulted in the monstrous Cyclops mangling his weaker antagonist 1329 XVII | they drew near to eat the dainty morsels out of her hand, 1330 IX | shuddering curiosity with which Damiens regarded the wounds made 1331 I | mistresses are the most famous dancers and singers. I have travelled 1332 IV | had made at last year's dances. He was pretty sure to marry 1333 XVI | rapidity was converted into a dancing-room, to which the guests then 1334 I | Peter Bús regarded the dangers of others in the spirit 1335 V | Teresa's acquaintances was a dapper little man who was generally 1336 XI | and woe betide whomsoever dares to disparage you behind 1337 XIII | gallant of cavaliers, the most daring of courtiers, who had only 1338 XIX | at every kiss opened its dark-blue eyes, and then drooped them 1339 XX | clock in the afternoon the dark-grey, lilac-coloured atmosphere 1340 XVII | is the[Pg 322] wife; the darker one is the husband. They 1341 XIII | suddenly, he made another dart sideways, and perceiving 1342 XIII | and then, all of a sudden, darted off side-ways. But fruitless 1343 XIII | practised his old wiles, darting aside, crouching down, gnashing 1344 V | which suffered not the darts of the huntsmen to hit their 1345 V | of my dead bride, Maria Darvai, to designate the mysterious 1346 XVI | his mother, young Eugene Darvay, the handsome Rezsö Csendey, 1347 I | wherever he went), and was dashing off one friss-magyar after 1348 XIII | own.~ ~Day had scarcely dawned when the fully dressed guests 1349 IX | No; they went away at daybreak. The young lady had departed 1350 III | bellowing there, only in the daytime was he silent.~ ~First of 1351 VIII | strong enough to reject the dazzling allurements of wealth, even 1352 III | nobody had ever seen him dead-drunk in his life.~ ~On the arrival 1353 II | finance was limited to his dealings with the needy students 1354 II | which was then very much dearer than pure wheat.~ ~Supposing 1355 XX | as much right now to her death-cold heart as anybody else in 1356 IX | engagements and marriages to deaths and burials, till at last 1357 III | preparation for the evening's debauch.~ ~"What is your name, little 1358 XXI | selfsame cantors come from Debreczen and sing over me the same 1359 VI | had forwarded to Fanny. A debtor under such an obligation 1360 II | anticipating so bluntly the decease of a dear relative!"~ ~" 1361 V | carry out the desire of my deceased bride. So far as natural 1362 IX | considering. "Well, if he deceives me, so much the worse for 1363 XI | He would be incapable of deceiving a girl of sixteen. His whole 1364 I | before all things, cut a decent figure abroad. I keep going 1365 VI | Meyers' house, and it was decided that a challenge should 1366 IX | Pg 229] to their feet and declaim their own verses; two or 1367 I | his neck by way of mantle, declaiming d - d bad Alexandrine verses 1368 IV | away by the force of his declamation, not to trample on his flower-beds, 1369 III | arising from below the gardens declares that Master Jock is approaching. 1370 VII | centre of which was the decorated stage where, during dinner, 1371 VI | Waterloo and there won a decoration."~ ~"Who are your seconds?" 1372 IV | with papa, and bowed as decorously to the girls as if they 1373 XV | inheritance by saddling her decrepit husband with brats that 1374 IV | amount of her brother's defalcation, and would not be quiet 1375 VII | the priest, whose chief defect and peculiarity consisted 1376 XXI | hand from the tomb in his defence. I would place him in the 1377 V | himself as the guardian of defenceless virtue. What more could 1378 VI | name of the firm he was defending, publicly declared that 1379 XVIII | coming in! He had still that defiant, devil-may-care step, that 1380 IV | would and must give a more definite reply.~ ~This other acquaintance 1381 VII | was no longer any trace of deforming wrinkles.~ ~Opposite him 1382 III | between for the arms of these defunct patrons, baillies, curators, 1383 IV | there is even a greater degradation than being thrust into prison. 1384 IV | barons, gentlemen of high degree, bankers, and other bigwigs.~ ~ 1385 I | three creatures eat, and by degrees[Pg 24] the wine put them 1386 XVI | whole evening you have not deigned to speak to me. Ten times, 1387 IV | The old spinster, without deigning to bestow the least attention 1388 X | What is it your ladyship deigns to command?" he inquired, 1389 V | must be her secret tutelary deity, who did not want himself 1390 IV | nothing but ill-tempered, dejected, sullen faces around him; 1391 VII | Master Jock sank back dejectedly in his chair when he learnt 1392 XVIII | disposing of the corpus delecti afterwards, either by submersion, 1393 IX | reconciliation after such a deliberate and public affront as that 1394 XXI | say now is said clearly, deliberately, and while I am in the full 1395 XI | appreciation of her friend's delicacy and tact, she might very 1396 IX | sitting on the sofa, and how delicately she conveyed her consent - 1397 I | immediately swallowed the corpus delicti.~ ~"You good-for-nothing 1398 XIII | For a long time she was delirious, and talked a lot of nonsense, 1399 XIX | heavy struggle, the feverish delirium of the sick woman began 1400 IV | Teresa made him sit down. Her demeanour towards him was most frosty; 1401 IX | point of making a vigorous demonstration with a heavy candlestick; 1402 II | through the Porte St.[Pg 50] Denis quite recently, in a gilded 1403 III | of the near-approaching dénoûment of this humorous masquerade.~ ~ 1404 II | helplessly about for hours among densely foliaged trees without being 1405 III | plot of meadow, which they denude of its grass as cleanly 1406 I | worthy magyars name their departments after their ancient patriarchs. 1407 II | be a shame. Wait till he departs of his own accord."~ ~"There' 1408 IX | you have nothing else to depend upon. Those poetic gentlemen 1409 VIII | them to whom I will - that depends on the law of succession, 1410 I | have spent the night in as deplorable a hut as this before now; 1411 XII | gentlemen, and her correct deportment the good opinions of the 1412 XVI | nay; I will not have you depreciate her in order to cry up my 1413 II | am accustomed to ascetic deprivations. Once I cured myself homœopathically, 1414 IV | face, which bashfulness deprived him, of course, of the advantage 1415 IV | understand, they would be depriving you of a great treasure, 1416 XIII | side of it, six fathoms in depth, were the waters of the 1417 I | pocket-handkerchief, and said -~ ~"Do not derange yourselves on my account, 1418 V | meet at the Meyers' and deride one another at the failure 1419 VII | had thus been so cruelly derided. When he beheld the coffin, 1420 III | crack with his whip, crying derisively, "Wire away, little brother!"~ ~ 1421 X | from whence these people derived so much good humour when 1422 XXI | in his latter years,' his descendants will one day say, when they 1423 VII | female, in ascendenti et descendenti, both in this world and 1424 XV | investigations concerning the proper descent of all our great families, 1425 IX | fall short of his word and desert you, he would forfeit the 1426 VII | estate, one of the first deserters, looked down from the tower, 1427 V | bride, Maria Darvai, to designate the mysterious benefactor; 1428 X | their proper titles and designations - he, forsooth, was now 1429 IX | Maturing thus her amiable designs, she safely reached the 1430 X | why it might not be quite desirable for your ladyship to have 1431 XIII | long time her life was even despaired of. Kárpáthy summoned the 1432 XX | his bosom in an agony of despairing love, in order that there 1433 VI | her chair, and, rushing despairingly to her aunt, knelt down 1434 VIII | possession that is not to be despised - a safe business, and, 1435 II | without being able to find his destination. He would see the beds beside 1436 I | of a mind that had been destined for great, for amazing things. 1437 III | scattering flocks and herds, destroying the crops, overturning the 1438 III | faculties are devoted to the destruction of each other. Sometimes 1439 XVII | two counties, which would detain him for some days.~ ~The 1440 XIII | business, a duel perhaps, had detained him; then he proceeded to 1441 V | round her eyes one could not detect a spot of pallor - just 1442 V | was never able to escape detection, a far-seeing, austere pair 1443 VII | Master Jock, with commendable determination, extended his hand towards 1444 I | bringing me back into this detestable country."~ ~"Very well, 1445 XVIII | had still that defiant, devil-may-care step, that haughty, insolent 1446 VII | mob played all sorts of devilries upon him. They sewed his 1447 IV | and in the evening reading devotional books to aunty till she 1448 III | in his courtyard, which devour a man without the slightest 1449 VII | vine-leaves, filled their would-be devourers with despair. Wreaths and 1450 V | hymns for the benefit of devout worshippers, although, of 1451 X | ladyship have to ask him? He devoutly wished that some other person 1452 I | 20] eyes like sparkling diamonds! And when it plays, when 1453 III | everywhere. You shall drink, dice, bully, brawl, cudgel the 1454 III | you have been drinking and dicing for a whole year; you shall 1455 IV | with Matilda, it was simply dictated by his enthusiasm for art. 1456 III | glibly as if he lied from dictation. Number four was Friczi 1457 I | I don't live here. Bon Dieu! what a terrible fate for 1458 Pre | Nábob." National tastes differ infinitely, and then there 1459 I | described my only uncle to me so differently that I could not picture 1460 I | and then, buckling to, dig the whole conveyance out 1461 I | young peasant girls that his dilapidated organism might borrow warmth 1462 VIII | fellow, a good liver, a diligent mechanic, and handsome to 1463 VI | a writing-table, search diligently for something, and begin 1464 I | provided with spurs of terrible dimensions, so that if a fellow did 1465 IX | the other hand with the dimples on her rosy chin and cheeks, 1466 VII | When your honours are all dining in the Large Room they are[ 1467 XIII | spirit awaited them in the dining-room. There was no affectation 1468 XII | Shortly afterwards the dinner-bell rang, and the company, with 1469 XI | say, "I will give a great dinner-party to-morrow, or a month hence; 1470 XVII | 320] together; only at the dinner-table did they all three meet 1471 XII | lastly because such things as dinner-tables are only diverting in natura, 1472 VII | beforehand, at the same time directing the tailors to make the 1473 X | voice that seemed to come so directly from the bottom of her heart, 1474 X | which Squire Kárpáthy's director jurium has been filling 1475 IV | day it happened that the directors suddenly, and, as is their 1476 II | across him again under the Directory, we find him attached as 1477 XVII | whence arose the double disadvantage that Squire John was doubly 1478 XIII | scattered in every direction, disappearing here and there among the 1479 V | ambitious longings, and her disappointment. She[Pg 131] confessed that 1480 VI | letters addressed to him, and discharge all debts or claims that 1481 IV | a moderate dose of this discipline might have been of use, 1482 V | the star of purity.~ ~The discomfited youths, more and more angry[ 1483 VI | when Alexander completely disconcerted him by indiscreetly tearing 1484 XI | főispán. She is a cockered, discontented dame, who has swooned as 1485 XVI | You have been very discourteous to me to-day. The whole 1486 VII | oak table, to avoid the discourtesy of approaching his honour 1487 VI | stronger than death; and now, discovering that her secret patron was 1488 II | to me the symptoms of a disease entirely different to that 1489 XVI | cried Flora, hastily, disengaging[Pg 310] herself from the 1490 XVII | for ever, the lady gently disentangled herself, and, leaning on 1491 V | incident. She fancied she was disgraced already.~ ~Shortly afterwards 1492 XV | wont to fling back every dishonourable commission and query with 1493 V | receiving such a letter had dishonoured her for ever and ever, and 1494 V | gallery, and carried her poor disillusioned heart home. There she took 1495 IV | he had to be content with disinheriting his abandoned daughter on 1496 IV | she faltered timidly.~ ~A disjointed embroidering frame was lying 1497 IV | mouth fell at both corners dismally. This was a pleasant birthday 1498 XVI | strength of mind enough to dismiss him, his strength of mind 1499 XIII | sake I will immediately dismount."~ ~Flora whispered to Count 1500 IX | madam. Nobody has ever disparaged you in your daughter's hearing; 1501 I | lingo just as well. It is no disparagement to a real gentleman."~ ~" 1502 XVII | Until you withdraw your disparaging opinion of women."~ ~Well, 1503 IX | it was best altogether to dispense with the[Pg 231] services 1504 X | whenever she laughed she displayed not only the whole of her 1505 I | mother to Paris. My name displeased me, and as the most fashionable[ 1506 XVII | company. There was no trace of displeasure on the lady's handsome face; 1507 II | merry little goldfish to disport themselves, whence the stream[ 1508 VI | service as gentlemen at your disposal."~ ~Alexander folded up 1509 XVIII | description, and the best means of disposing of the corpus delecti afterwards, 1510 IX | consequences for both the principal disputants. There could be no thought 1511 XVI | nay - more than that, it disquiets me to see you so very friendly 1512 XVI | henceforward an unusual air of disquietude was visible on his face, 1513 XVIII | submersion, combustion, dissection, or inhumation. The whole 1514 XXI | await with resignation my dissolution, and, putting my whole trust 1515 I | pantomime that it had all dissolved itself into thin air.~ ~ 1516 XX | people did not attempt to dissuade him; let him go, they thought; 1517 III | the lair of the bull. Two distinct paths led to it among the 1518 XVI | and enjoyed a position of distinction there peculiarly his own.~ ~ 1519 II | difficulty in acquiring distinctions which will admit him into 1520 I | language terribly, and he had a distinctly foreign accent.~ ~"Milles 1521 III | there will be nothing to distract the attention of the onlookers.~ ~ 1522 X | wretched among whom she distributes bread, garments, medicine, 1523 IX | pieces.~ ~At this unseemly disturbance, Mr. Kecskerey rushed in 1524 III | behind the nearest fenced and ditched places; the bolder spirits 1525 IX | inquired mockingly -~ ~"Qu'en dites vous, M. Griffard?"~ ~"C' 1526 I | fragment of some vaudeville ditty that occurred to his mind.~ ~ 1527 IX | begun to sing the "Casta Diva," when Abellino's lackey 1528 I | gentry of the Alföld.~ ~As he divested himself of his large mantle 1529 XIII | and impatient. The company divided into three parts, forming 1530 V | lady who could sing these divine canticles with just such 1531 II | marble statues of ancient divinities overgrown with creeping 1532 I | father - - ~"Aha!"~ ~"A mad, doating old fellow, of whom I could 1533 VIII | furious as a bull when the dog-star is in the ascendant. He 1534 III | top of each barrel, and dole out the wine from where 1535 I | csárda does not live by only doling out wine, but is a bit of 1536 III | of his face, raking the dollars in with as much sangfroid 1537 V | Fanny sang the "Stabat Mater Dolorosa" in the cathedral sublimely, 1538 IV | world sees! You are a stupid dolt, made to be taken in. I 1539 VIII | him all round her little domain; and Boltay kept pinching 1540 XVI | whether she be dressed up or domestically dowdy, but man is least 1541 XIII | ever-increasing racket which suddenly dominated Kárpáthy Castle; for the 1542 VII | this year you will give the donation, I suppose?"~ ~"Yes, and 1543 VII | there?"~ ~"Your honour's donations and charities."~ ~"Don't 1544 IX | one; he scattered freshly done-up gossip and piquant anecdotes 1545 I | sends for the leading prima donnas, simply that they may sing 1546 VI | gift to the daughter of the donor in question, who, however, 1547 VIII | cool their heels on the doorstep. At other times old gipsy 1548 VI | veritable canon to the jeunesse dorée of the day. The other second, 1549 IV | years sooner a moderate dose of this discipline might 1550 XIII | Only here and there was a dot of forest to be seen; everywhere 1551 VIII | accepted the hand of a dotard she did not love?~ ~But 1552 XVII | Pg 316] Rudolf heard her double-lock the door behind her.~ ~Now 1553 I | he regarded it with the doubtful, ambiguous expression of 1554 V | Fanny was now saved, and doubtless reserved for a happier future.[ 1555 II | do with the kneading of dough.~ ~No sooner did the man 1556 XI | friendship. The proudest dowagers, who hitherto considered 1557 XVI | dressed up or domestically dowdy, but man is least of all 1558 XXI | florins to form a fund for dowering girls of good behaviour 1559 IX | from the waggon, and, with downcast eyes and much stammering, 1560 I | at a time to assist the downward progress of the worthy mouse. 1561 VII | used to give her a rich dowry, and she got six oxen from 1562 IX | one who does not easily doze off and is prepared to patiently 1563 XVI | the same pretty story to a dozen or more other men; so that 1564 IV | books to aunty till she dozes off!"~ ~"I know she will 1565 I | the innkeeper had begun to drag out of the room one by one 1566 IV | mirror all day long, look draggle-tailed and sluttish, even if the 1567 VI | enchanted maiden, her guardian dragon once subdued, will fall 1568 VI | one of those fairy-tale dragons that scents human flesh, 1569 XI | whole room trembles. She dragoons every assembly which she 1570 III | together, and the one that drags him hither shall be the 1571 III | song and at the same time drain a bumper without leaving 1572 IX | glasses of champagne were drained to toast the ladies who 1573 XII | for witty sallies and the draining of bumpers, he was the hero 1574 XIII | fourchette, and corresponding drams of strong spirit awaited 1575 XXI | remove none of the mourning draperies from the rooms, let everything 1576 VIII | magnificently carved, with secret drawers impossible to discover. 1577 I | sir?"~ ~"That thing that draws a coach, a four-legged thing; 1578 V | these words!~ ~The girl was dreaming of riches. The Evil One 1579 XVI | friend, throwing back his dress-coat on both sides, and nursing 1580 XI | ordered their dresses from the dressmakers without the slightest apprehension. 1581 VIII | worthless descendant, were dribbling away piecemeal and passing 1582 VII | down fir plantations in drift-sand, not to mention many other 1583 III | good runner, but a good drinker too; and this latter quality 1584 III | occasion of shame, and the drinkers laughed heartily at one 1585 III | gentlemen engaged in this drinking-bout began to loll about unsteadily. 1586 III | Mike fell to singing a new drinking-song which none of them knew, 1587 XI | most astute of advocates, drinks like a fish, and revels 1588 I | travelling anywhere in such dripping weather.~ ~While Mr. Peter 1589 XX | across the plain, while the driver returned to the wayside 1590 I | burst forth anew.~ ~"Ah! ce drôle de gipsy!" said the stranger, 1591 III | began to suffer from the drollest paroxysms. Sometimes, in 1592 VI | were loading the pistols, dropping the bullets into the barrels 1593 III | the town. Not one of the drovers, or gulyás, in the place 1594 I | crabs, they have all been drowned in this great deluge, as 1595 I | Hélas!" sighed Abellino, drumming a march on his plate with 1596 VIII | disappeared from his face, the drunken puffiness from around his 1597 IV | compliments," replied Teresa, dryly, "and it is not necessary 1598 I | ici de Paris, c'est tomber du ciel à l'enfer! ('To come 1599 XVI | the world hers is a very dubious record; but I also know 1600 I | murmuring to himself, a dubious-looking being of the feminine gender, 1601 XVII | Flora shook her pretty head dubiously, and kissed her husband 1602 I | stork is ploughing, the duck is fishing all over the 1603 III | close to him, he deftly ducked beneath his arms, and then 1604 VII | now, Master Jock, in high dudgeon, shouted to Palko, who stood 1605 VI | was regular according to duelling rules. Livius recalled similar 1606 IX | himself from embracing the duenna at intervals, during the 1607 VII | fiddlers, dance the Kálla duet in velvet pump-hose. God 1608 XIX | anything. He only gazed dumbly, stonily, at the dying woman. 1609 XX | inhabited.~ ~Alone on these dun-coloured roads, in the fall of the 1610 II | will you do if they keep on dunning you?"~ ~"Blow my brains 1611 IV | counting-house from dawn to dusk; Mrs. Meyer during the same 1612 IV | in the midst of a heap of dusty papers. Mr. Bordácsi, for 1613 V | court-yard of the house where dwelt a lady of her acquaintance, 1614 XVIII | surrounded by merry crowds of eager listeners.[Pg 328]~ ~Something 1615 IV | her and share her shameful earnings, but you actually come here 1616 XVIII | be as well to be within earshot, as something unusually 1617 IV | stage, and that that was the easiest and most glorious way to 1618 II | the Rajah of Nepaul in the East Indies are as well-known 1619 VII | just begun to dawn, and the eastern curtain of the sky was aflame 1620 IX | that this worthy woman had eaten no food that day. So he 1621 I | composing verses on him who eats it."~ ~"Well, you then, 1622 II | and well sprinkled with eau de Cologne or some other 1623 I | candle to the rush-thatched eaves of the house, and with the 1624 XXI | placed on a little round ebony table. It was the Holy Sacrament 1625 I | then his conduct is so very eccentric. He can't endure anything 1626 I | furious," he said. "Why échauffer yourself? You only give 1627 VII | scientific gentlemen taking up economical questions," observed Master 1628 XIII | but because he wanted to economize his strength, and all the 1629 XV | to learn the science of economy like any other Philistine."~ ~" 1630 I | I have my own meute and écurie; my mistresses are the most 1631 IV | would pour forth for the edification of his daughters. He would 1632 Note | typographical errors in the original edition have been corrected. The 1633 VI | swept it up, sent it to the editor of the Pressburger Zeitung, 1634 VIII | very beginning. She was educated in a school which encouraged 1635 IV | were sent to first-class educational establishments, instead 1636 III | he should still feel the effects of his dream.~ ~From that 1637 III | walls, were the painted effigies of the local and civic celebrities, 1638 Words | steppe.~ ~Csizma, a boot~ ~Egri, a red wine of the claret 1639 Pre | transplant a classic like "Egy Magyar Nábob." National 1640 II | elderly gentlemen, who for eighty years have regarded matrimony 1641 II | whole twelve months has elapsed since then, and the fashion 1642 VII | had restored somewhat the elasticity of his nerves and muscles.~ ~ 1643 I | Académie des Sciences has elected me a member in consequence. 1644 XI | thread the labyrinths full of Eleusianian mysteries at Kárpáthy Castle, 1645 VII | survival - which respectable elevation the worthy fellow revealed 1646 IX | would be danced, and at eleven o'clock the ladies would 1647 IV | sorely, promised to obey him. Eliza got a situation with a sempstress; 1648 I | is a dame, tant pis pour elle, so much the worse for her."~ ~" 1649 II | horse race, an orgie, an elopement, were not considered complete 1650 XI | is sufficient to utterly embarrass a nervous man, especially 1651 XVII | Fanny, with frightened, embarrassed eyes.~ ~"Then who else can 1652 IV | to relieve him from his embarrassments.~ ~But the acquaintance 1653 VII | veritable whales in size, embedded in vine-leaves, filled their 1654 X | extraordinary leanness, embellished, why I cannot tell, by monstrously 1655 XI | might stand upon burning embers more comfortably than before 1656 IV | where they were taught to embroider exquisitely, sing elegantly, 1657 IX | frightened). There are some embroideries of mine there which I do 1658 IV | Danube, others that he had emigrated; and years afterwards distant 1659 II | little estates which the emigré magnates had left to the 1660 II | balcony. Several of the emigrés, who came in batches in 1661 II | when a man has stood on an eminence from whence he can survey 1662 XVI | command over her tender emotions, and indeed life, practical 1663 XIII | Szentirmay, with a strong emphasis on the word I; for she had 1664 IX | to bury it!"~ ~Thus she emphasized, for the girl's benefit, 1665 VI | in a voice all the more emphatic because of its visibly suppressed 1666 IV | elder girl who was in the employment of the milliner, and it 1667 VI | yours?"~ ~"Mr. Boltay has empowered me to satisfy any claim 1668 XVI | in the midst of a band of empty-headed men, who certainly have 1669 IX | inquired mockingly -~ ~"Qu'en dites vous, M. Griffard?"~ ~" 1670 IV | superior acumen, he had enabled the righteous cause to triumph. 1671 II | water into the air, and enabling merry little goldfish to 1672 VI | And then? Why, then the enchanted maiden, her guardian dragon 1673 XII | by his side a young and enchanting wife, and around him a merry 1674 XVI | Pg 310] herself from the encircling arms. "Are you not aware 1675 XVI | Helen of Troy or Ninon d'Enclos. He was quite mad about 1676 II | avoid everything which might endanger your life."~ ~"And I suppose 1677 XIII | backwards and forwards, in the endeavour to tire his enemies[Pg 282] 1678 XVI | about you would have to be endowed with a very lively imagination."~ ~" 1679 I | very eccentric. He can't endure anything that comes from 1680 I | c'est tomber du ciel à l'enfer! ('To come hither from Paris 1681 XV | on a rich purple ottoman, enfolded in a red burnous, sucking 1682 VIII | its fingers along with an engagement-ring!~ ~"Look now!" replied Master 1683 IX | and going right on through engagements and marriages to deaths 1684 IV | resembling him, some said in England, some in Turkey.[Pg 116]~ ~ ~ ~ 1685 XI | can present you with an Englishman, a Spaniard, a Frenchman, 1686 XVII | flowers so fascinated him, so engrossed his attention, that he only 1687 IV | they might return to their engrossing pursuits again.~ ~There 1688 IX | beautiful you are!" had suddenly enlightened her mind, and she also began 1689 VI | and a man of honour and enlightenment, held in the highest veneration - 1690 III | rushed along.~ ~But the ennobled ostler was used to such 1691 VII | Pressburg, and there's such an enormously big barn on the estate, 1692 VII | expected the Nabob to be enraged, not rejoiced at the news.~ ~" 1693 V | singing, when she heard an enraptured voice close beside her sigh, " 1694 II | Kárpáthy family would be enriched by a vigorous young scion 1695 IX | and a stubborn contest ensued, marked on both sides by 1696 III | other, a terrible fight ensues between them, which regularly 1697 III | rider, who, with his feet entangled in the stirrups, was unable 1698 VIII | before engaging in such enterprises."~ ~"Stop, sir! One thing 1699 VII | gentleman in question was an enterprising soul, who had started model 1700 X | blessing into every house she enters, and scatters happiness 1701 IX | during the course of her entertaining narrative, especially when 1702 XIII | have seen it all! Ask an enthusiastic fox-hunter how much he would 1703 III | roar. Martin, who wished to entice the beast on to solid ground, 1704 III | and fled out of the swamp, enticing after him the infuriated 1705 V | worthy spinster with his entire confidence.~ ~"Madam," said 1706 VI | told him everything, and entreated him to defend, to protect 1707 V | the object. These repeated entreaties drove the worthy old spinster 1708 X | when she first makes her entry into the great world; especially 1709 II | admit that you may find the enumerated prohibitions somewhat[Pg 1710 XXI | with which they had been enveloped on the day of the funeral.~ ~ 1711 VIII | atmosphere as those lofty, those envied ladies who were at liberty 1712 I | amazing things. But fate, environment, and neglect had here been 1713 VIII | beauty whom the world would envy and adore? Before very much 1714 I | delicacies, a lordly dish for epicures, and they feed it up in 1715 Pre | suffered from an excess of episode. This embarras de richesse 1716 IX | they dismounted from their equipages. In the hall, liveried footmen 1717 XVI | them back in his face was equivalent, among friends, to at least 1718 I | death shall himself fiddle o'er thee."~ ~And, in fact, the 1719 I | comrades, heydukes and ne'er-do-weels, at my heels, and anything 1720 VIII | of these sublime moments erased from her recollection the 1721 XIX | and bid her good-bye, for ere long she will be unable 1722 VI | found Alexander standing erect in his place; but Abellino 1723 XVI | have given the apple of Eris, if he had had to choose 1724 VI | Hungarian gentlemen in the Ermenouville Forest, did you not?"~ ~" 1725 XI | innocent souls liable to err; to warn and call the attention 1726 IV | visiting him again on a similar errand.~ ~No sooner did Bordácsi 1727 Note | Note: Several typographical errors in the original edition 1728 VI | he is carried into town erysipelas may set in."~ ~"Take your 1729 V | and watchful, Whom nothing escapes, and Who watches over us 1730 VII | the head of it the ancient escutcheon of the Kárpáthy family, 1731 I | fly into a rage for their especial amusement, and resolved 1732 V | pair of old women! Why, l'esprit de corps could not let matters 1733 II | congratulate him on this jeu d'ésprit, but the other only smiled 1734 I | in his terror[Pg 36] -~ ~"Est-ce possible? Can it be possible?"~ ~" 1735 I | is in that room."~ ~"Qu'est-ce-que ça? Who the devil is Master 1736 XV | world, or you would not have established yourself in it. What are 1737 IV | first-class educational establishments, instead of to the national 1738 VI | citizens in the highest esteem."~ ~Mr. Boltay was not the 1739 XI | in her presence. She was esteemed a great beauty once upon 1740 X | of retainers in his own estimation, who regarded with such 1741 VI | bespeak an order for a whole établissement, and I have come personally 1742 IV | make it impossible for all eternity for us ever to approach 1743 XI | sin against the rules of etiquette by rising from your seat 1744 XVI | Gergely with his mother, young Eugene Darvay, the handsome Rezsö 1745 VI | curtly interrupted this eulogistic flux of words.~ ~"To whom 1746 X | daughter, good counsel on the eve of my entering into the 1747 IX | at Mr. Kecskerey's social evenings. Any one supposing the contrary 1748 VIII | was wandering among the events of the present and the past, 1749 XIII | their inclinations by the ever-increasing racket which suddenly dominated 1750 XVI | and see them immersed in everyday household affairs. You see 1751 XIII | smartest cavalier present, and everytime he looked at his wife he 1752 II | with a cunning smile, "some evil-disposed usurper is in actual possession, 1753 I | great-uncle's hand. "But, indeed, evil-minded persons described my only 1754 XII | of these gentlemen, as to evoke an unprecedented burst of 1755 II | made such things," said the ex-pastry-cook, gravely.~ ~"Nor did I mean 1756 VII | the margin concerning the exact position of affairs, if 1757 XIII | that will only make me more exacting."~ ~"Speak, speak! would 1758 X | whole kingdom praises and exalts him. They say that at one 1759 VII | Abellino, who began to be exasperated at so much flattery. So 1760 III | Maddened still more by this exasperating sound, the wild beast arose 1761 XVII | ever, and nothing could exceed her tenderness, her amiability 1762 VIII | assure you. My annual income exceeds a million and a half!"~ ~" 1763 XII | she had learnt her lesson excellently well, and turned it to the 1764 V | to look well after her! Excessive light blinds the greatest 1765 VIII | remainder of my days in excising the word 'fool' from that 1766 III | the contest had now become exciting.~ ~"And now he's laying 1767 XIII | everybody present.~ ~This exclamation encouraged Matyi to show 1768 VII | the peasant wenches were excluded from the castle, and his 1769 III | they devoted themselves exclusively to the preparations for 1770 VII | extirpate it as an indecent excrescence. The stewards and factors 1771 XVI | husband? Why, he should fly to execute his wife's wishes!"~ ~"I 1772 XV | of their proposer, but he executed them all the same, and reported 1773 IV | she put her threat into execution.~ ~His nearest acquaintance 1774 XXI | and I wish you to be my executor. Will you accept the trust?"~ ~ 1775 VII | unfortunate husbands in hand, and exercise towards them that office 1776 III | the goal, where he had to exert all his strength to rein 1777 XIII | Hitherto he had not very much exerted himself, but had let the 1778 VII | stacks of them - everywhere exhaled their fragrance; pasties 1779 XV | did his best to give an exhaustive answer.~ ~Abellino was very 1780 XIII | the close-clinging bodices exhibiting to admiration their amazonian 1781 IX | desired to be regaled with an exhibition of beauty and enjoyment; 1782 IX | and sent it to all the exhibitions, and there the greatest 1783 VI | should not like to make exiles of two innocent men; but 1784 III | directions. But when the spring expands, when the spicy flowers 1785 IX | tried to put on a solemn and expectant look. Could anything in 1786 IV | sixteen florins a month to expend thousands on extravagant 1787 VII | sufficient grain to pay for the expense of cultivating it."~ ~"It 1788 XVIII | all more or less personal experiences during his artistic ramblings, 1789 II | millions, payable when my uncle expires."[Pg 53]~ ~"And if your 1790 VII | bodily condition of the expiring head of the family. A village 1791 VI | the duel, but will give explanations and offer apologies, and 1792 VII | intended for the banquet all exploded on the hearth. But Master 1793 XX | bravely, so chivalrously, exposed himself to death for her 1794 IX | on from time to time with expressions of amazement, horror, approbation, 1795 III | flashing eyes, and a bold expressive mouth, slight of build, 1796 IV | instinct. The curse of the expulsion from Paradise seemed to 1797 IV | were taught to embroider exquisitely, sing elegantly, and acquire 1798 I | delivered himself of this extemporized verse[Pg 19] -~ ~"If thou 1799 III | the enormous morass which extends as far as Püspök-Ladány 1800 IV | forbidding her, under pain of extermination, ever to appear beneath 1801 VIII | come over the Nabob both externally and internally. His frame 1802 VII | moustache was to instantly extirpate it as an indecent excrescence. 1803 V | arose. The weeds had to be extirpated before the seeds of nobler 1804 XIII | him told him that a war of extirpation against his whole race was 1805 XII | Rudolf; and he so worthily extolled the superlative merits of 1806 IV | month to expend thousands on extravagant luxury?"~ ~"Pardon me, Matilda' 1807 III | entirely new trick, and an extremely difficult one to boot; for, 1808 VI | antagonists were placed at the two extremities of the ground, and the barriers 1809 XVII | surrender; only at the very last extremity could it be resorted to.~ ~ 1810 III | length Martin succeeded in extricating himself from his steed. 1811 IX | coquetry, permitting the eye-glassed cavaliers to catch glimpses 1812 II | reading without the aid of an eyeglass, and, advancing to meet 1813 I | Mr. Gyárfás cast down his eyelashes, drew his mouth up to his 1814 XVIII(11)| allusion, no doubt, is to F. G. de Pitaval's "Causes 1815 XX | invitation, those five letters, F-a-n-n-y, gleamed before him so seductively.~ ~ 1816 XVII | characteristics, and associates little fables with them, some of which 1817 XIII | and gnashing his teeth, he faced round upon the hounds, who, 1818 I | uncle! You are pleased to be facetious! Not pay, do you say! Why, ' 1819 XI | other, and laughed at the facility with which they also had 1820 I | scarlet dolmans with yellow facings, over which fox-skin kaczagánys 1821 XIX | her only lying there pale, faded, with the sweat of death 1822 IV | Poor Fanny, the old faggot will beat you, too."~ ~" 1823 XXI | personally. But every time he fails to come for such ducat it 1824 XXII | convulsively, like one who would fain cry and cannot. At last 1825 XI | double window-panes, and faint, so that no flowers can 1826 XVII | he took this pallor for faint-heartedness, this veiled regard for 1827 XIII | his own saddle. The lady fainted away over his shoulder, 1828 IX | that complexion like a faintly blushing rose, that look 1829 VI | the room like one of those fairy-tale dragons that scents human 1830 III | Bleeding profusely, it falls back again, crushing its 1831 III | in the county, who told falsehoods as glibly as if he lied 1832 IV | can be indeed considered fame. They called themselves 1833 XVI | talking and whispering to her familiarly. What cared he for Madame 1834 IX | Mademoiselle Fanny de Meyer avec famille."~ ~Quite a family party, 1835 XVI | toyed indifferently with her fan; not one of all these persons 1836 IV | me sometimes, eh?"~ ~"She fancies your curse rests upon her. 1837 XXI | the piano, still open - a fantasia lies, you see, on the music-stand. 1838 I | at the four horses on the far-extending dike. The lumbering old 1839 IV | to triumph. He was also far-famed for his incorruptibility. 1840 V | able to escape detection, a far-seeing, austere pair of eyes was 1841 VII | to feed upon such meagre fare, when the granaries and 1842 IX | know how their mother had fared.~ ~It took Mrs. Meyer a 1843 I | wine, but is a bit of a farmer besides, and his business 1844 I | he has a whole harem of farmyard wenches, and betyárs similar 1845 VII | learned society."~ ~"Not a farthing will I give. The kingdom 1846 XVII | playing. These two flowers so fascinated him, so engrossed his attention, 1847 X | riveted with a horrible fascination on her elbows, her gums, 1848 IV | because they walked about fashionably dressed, lived well, and 1849 VII | had not got much beyond fastening a pair[Pg 155] of silver 1850 IX | Griffard?"~ ~"C'est bien fatal!"~ ~"Mon cher Abellino!" 1851 I | giant.~ ~And thus ended the fateful encounter of the two kinsmen 1852 IX | with requesting his future father-in-law - who, by the way, was a 1853 VI | adversary with terror. Michael, fathoming his object, whispered confidentially 1854 XIII | the other side of it, six fathoms in depth, were the waters 1855 I | allowance, ce serait bien fatigant for us both. My proposal 1856 VII | acted a play called Dr. Faust translated from Goethe by 1857 VII | buttoned his coat comme il faut.~ ~"And now, sir, you may 1858 XI | most prejudiced became more favourably disposed towards the woman 1859 I | out. Mais v'la! Fortune favoured me. It chanced that a kinsman 1860 XIII | one favour, but a thousand favours!" cried Kárpáthy, rejoicing 1861 III | you have chucked out of feasts, sow-dances, 5 and banquets?"~ ~" 1862 IX | girl it is! She is not a feather-brain like her sisters. She will 1863 VI | insulting jest, which if our feather-brained friends had their way might 1864 III | single-handed - all of which feats inspired his comrades with 1865 XX | gliding along through that featureless, semi-obscure wilderness 1866 IX | room, watered her flowers, fed her birds, and sang herself 1867 I | arms and legs grew limp and feeble, and he involuntarily stammered 1868 IX | assembly room to the other, feigning ignorance of the fact that 1869 XII | drinking the health of every fellow-guest present, in turn, especially 1870 VI | Rudolph to himself, while his fellow-second was just about to call out 1871 XV | your spy, that I should go ferreting into family secrets in order 1872 VII | Kárpáthy as he stood at Death's ferry. Even the poet Gyárfás had 1873 I | his return from Charon's ferry-boat.~ ~"Thank you," sobbed the 1874 VI | body and soul, with all the fervour of her nature, with an ideal 1875 III | here. Who ever heard of the festal oxen being tied to a cart' 1876 XVII | returned when she stood feverishly trembling before him.~ ~ 1877 II | into your property?"~ ~"Fi donc!" said Kárpáthy, contemptuously. 1878 I | affability. Master Jock let his fiddle-bow fall from his hand, for 1879 I | professional[Pg 31] gipsy fiddler, at the same time making 1880 IX | Then he said he would swear fidelity to you in the mean time. ' 1881 VII | tribulation. I pray that the field-flask of your good humour may 1882 XIII | obtainable, and there were field-glasses provided for those who wanted 1883 XIX | her blood circulated less fiercely, her hands were no longer 1884 VI | had far better reasons for fighting than the mere love of swagger. 1885 VII | him roar with laughter. He filched the clergyman's book; he 1886 VII | prevent any surreptitious filching of his property. But the 1887 IX | it."~ ~"Why, this is pure filibustery!" cried Fennimore, with 1888 V | been cleansed from mud and filth, who is still conscious 1889 II | knowledge of the science of finance was limited to his dealings 1890 II | help Kárpáthy out of his financial difficulties, the latter 1891 III | was called to order and fined. He paid the fine immediately, 1892 I | only you trick them out finely enough. Moreover, if you 1893 V | decked out in all her Sabbath finery, was sitting by one of the 1894 IV | the most part in paying fines.~ ~This was a little too 1895 IV | Bordácsi did not let him finish. "Yes, your house! In those 1896 XIII | There was no affectation or finnicking now: all alike were sportsmen. 1897 VII | a post-office, laid down fir plantations in drift-sand, 1898 XIII | none of the company carried fire-arms; it is not usual to have 1899 IV | spinster was sitting by her fireside, for she had a fire lighted 1900 VII | mount aloft from the blazing firework and write the name "Kárpáthy" 1901 VII | extra large;" the Lemberg firework-makers collected hay and straw 1902 VII | a magnificent display of fireworks, which was to terminate 1903 III | the community seventy-two firkins of wine, and more than a 1904 IX | when she did touch terra firma it was only to grovel at 1905 V | and wrong grew clearer and firmer, she felt less and less 1906 III | matter of that, he sat as firmly in his saddle as if he had 1907 XII | conscientiously abstain - firstly and lastly because such 1908 I | is ploughing, the duck is fishing all over the precious sea-like 1909 V | that?" But not one of them fitted into the place that she 1910 XIII | other hand, affected tightly fitting dolmans and spiral hats; 1911 VI | retiring distance was fixed at five-and-forty paces, the barriers at five-and-twenty.~ ~ 1912 II | amazement the[Pg 43] splendid five-storeyed palace in the Boulevard 1913 IV | his unfortunate client and fixing him with frightfully distended 1914 XV | eh? I suppose you'll be a fixture in our little circle now, 1915 III | and mouth, its whole front flaked with foam, its tongue lolling 1916 I | coolness watched to see how the flames would spread. By the light 1917 IX | archangels had guarded her with flaming swords, she would not have 1918 III | his spurs to his horse's flanks,[Pg 68] lash out with his 1919 I | rubbing his feet with bits of flannel. Gyárfás, the poet, and 1920 XIII | of her; her flying locks flapped his face: and she had a 1921 XI | her. She will be eternally flattering you, in the hope that some 1922 VIII | Sir, your honour's offer flatters and amazes me. You are a 1923 IX | s wife like a new Joseph fleeing from a new Madame Potiphar! 1924 VI | dragons that scents human flesh, and then roared -~ ~"Let 1925 VI | dull Philistines with fat, fleshy cheeks should see through 1926 III | as possible.~ ~Suddenly a flick from the whip chanced to 1927 III | grow angry, and he kept on flicking away at the obstinate animal 1928 VIII | a family in whose blood flightiness may be said to have run 1929 III | other; but if the herdsman flings his cudgel between them 1930 III | yourself!" replied Mike; "the flint and steel is close beside 1931 VI | produced a pair of good flint-locked Schneller pistols, and exhibited 1932 XI | tottering to the thorns, the flints, the vermin, and the pitfalls 1933 IV | good-humoured youths were flirting with his daughters just 1934 V | taken it into her head to flit in the night-time. Her rent 1935 VI | suspected that they had flitted to Mr. Boltay's house, and 1936 IX | simple but costly lace mantle floated, wave-like,[Pg 236] round 1937 III | killing people, scattering flocks and herds, destroying the 1938 IV | be loosened, and a fine flood of moral precept would pour 1939 III | neither man nor wine has ever floored me."~ ~"Mr. Notary, read 1940 III | hastened up, and, removing the floral crown from the head of the 1941 VII | present blew three loud flourishes on their trumpets, and two 1942 IV | declamation, not to trample on his flower-beds, as they were planted with 1943 I | they fight till the blood flows in streams."~ ~"Nothing 1944 III | did you learn to speak so fluently?"~ ~"For the last six years 1945 I | forth such a forest of curly fluffy hair that the rim of the 1946 II | half-filled saucer some fluid or other, possibly a raw 1947 I | Enough of this sort of flummery, my sweet nephew; I don' 1948 IX | magnificent.~ ~And now the flunkey whose duty it was to announce 1949 II | coaches, horses, liveried flunkies, magnificently furnished 1950 IX | lose his sang-froid and get flurried. He did not keep a proper 1951 VIII | former clothes; the fiery flush had disappeared from his 1952 X | burning hot, and her face flushed purple; she could not help 1953 XIII | above the bushes, but the fluttering veils of the two ladies 1954 VI | interrupted this eulogistic flux of words.~ ~"To whom have 1955 III | whole front flaked with foam, its tongue lolling forth, 1956 VII | dead in heaps from want of fodder."~ ~"Ah, you see it is an 1957 Note | evermore!~ ~ Glossary~ ~Föispán [Főispán], a lord-lieutenant.~ ~ ~ 1958 I | behind it, all of whom were főispáns and standard-bearers; that 1959 VII | threw wide open the large folding doors which led into the 1960 II | wings of the lofty mahogany folding-door which led into Monsieur 1961 XVII | by itself. How yellow its foliage is! Poor thing! it has not 1962 II | for hours among densely foliaged trees without being able 1963 I | Lake of Como. I have whole folios written of my[Pg 34] travels 1964 VII | congratulatory odes, and set fine old folk-ballads to music; the gipsy primas 1965 I | and fell reflecting on the folly of people travelling anywhere 1966 IX | the gentleman who was so fond of sitting on the sofa, 1967 II | nothing is on such a bad footing as the land, except it be 1968 IX | equipages. In the hall, liveried footmen distributed tickets for 1969 III | modest self-reliance and forbearance quite won for him the sympathy 1970 VII | venerable conveyance. He forbears to drive right in, lest 1971 XVII | can love, and nobody shall forbid me to love whom I will." 1972 X | good deeds in secret, and forbids grateful tongues to talk 1973 XIII | inside with her husband, and forcing herself to make him happy 1974 III | immediately raised himself on his fore feet and uttered a wild 1975 XVI | herself together. She had the foreboding that she must hide her very 1976 III | stand face to face, rubbing foreheads, lowing and walking round 1977 VII | man from Galicia - to a foreigner? Not if he paid me for it 1978 XI | which you cannot possibly foresee. Then he has a trick of 1979 II | banker, attentively. He had foreseen that if he showed himself 1980 III | adventurer who had more foresight than any one else, had got 1981 XX | began; nothing but white forests, white fields, are to be 1982 XVI | ladies, with the utmost forethought, were arranging everything 1983 V | remaining unknown; but he had forewarned her of the machinations 1984 IX | and desert you, he would forfeit the money. Now, sixty thousand 1985 IV | resisted such an appeal! He forgave[Pg 103] her, of course, 1986 III | Five or six immediately forged ahead of the rest. These 1987 XXI | country forgive him, as I have forgiven him; but I should be a liar 1988 I | insipid jest. Such witticisms formed no small part of his amusement, 1989 | formerly 1990 III | with great reluctance, forsook his dogs, his cronies, his 1991 I | Master Jock?"~ ~"Ah, c'est fort. This is a little too strong. 1992 X | good old man felt his heart fortified by the genuine and touching 1993 IX | fenced about in a rock-girt fortress, or if wrathful archangels 1994 VI | Because my partner, my foster-father, is not[Pg 144] present, 1995 VII | days when they played and fought together in the courtyard. 1996 VII | invitation to subscribe to the foundation of a Hungarian learned society."~ ~" 1997 IX | say that that painter has founded his reputation on that one 1998 I | the reef on which it had foundered, the gentleman sitting alone 1999 II | there, in more open places, fountains and waterfalls plashed and 2000 XII | Every sort and kind of four-wheeled conveyance was visible that