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But he is sure he will succeed, and sure, too, that the whole group will flee, once his victim has fallen. What presence of mind was required for that daring deed! What a strong heart, what a cool hand! Now in this awful moment Lorand knew that all this was possible. A man feels the extent of his manliness, left all to himself in the midst of danger.
The one whose name you draw will do the honors to the Cochin-China Emperor's white elephant." The two foes turned round toward the window. Lorand gazed out, while Gyáli played with his watch-chain. The child unsuspectingly stepped up to the hat that served as the "urna sortis," and drew out one of the pieces of paper. He opened it and read the name, "Lorand Áronffy."
"And I love her better than I loved my father." "That is a hard saying." "But if she said 'You must give up forever either this girl or me, I would answer her, and my heart would break, 'Mother, tear me from your heart, but I shall go with my wife." Topándy offered his hand to Lorand. "That was well said." "But I have no anxiety about it.
Had he not acceded to his brother's request? He had after all come one day sooner than his deliberate permission had allowed. Lorand hastened up to the castle. Topándy called after him: "If it is a good friend of yours bring him down here into the park: he must dine with us."
Her ladyship was just in the ante-room, where breakfast was usually served. While Topándy was explaining to Lorand the various quarters from which he might choose a bedroom, her ladyship had got the coffee ready, for déjeuner, and had laid the fine tablecloth on the round table, on which had been placed three cups, and just so many knives, forks and napkins.
"Well, my dear Lorand, and are you not going to take leave of us even?" Lorand gazed at Melanie, who did not even raise her eyes. "Good-bye, Madame," said Lorand briefly. He raised his hat and was gone. Madame Bálnokházy cast one glance after him with those beautiful expressive eyes. Those beautiful expressive eyes just then were full to the brim of relentless hatred.
"Let them marry each other!" Lorand took the beautiful note and locked it up in the drawer of his table, unopened, unread. His last thought must be that perhaps he had been loved, and that last thought would be lightened by the uncertainty: only "perhaps." And now to prepare for that journey. It was Lorand's wont to carry two good pistols on a journey.
Women are best off when they know nothing." Then he laughed in her face. Czipra ran weeping out of the laboratory. Lorand pitied the poor creature, who, dressed in silks and finery, did not know her letters, and who was incapable of raising her voice to God.
Scarcely had he finished his repast when, along the same road on which the horseman had come, rapidly approached a five-in-hand. The three leaders were supplied with bells and their approach could be heard from afar off. Lorand called out to the coachman, "Stop a moment, fellow-countryman." The coachman pulled up his horses.
In the meantime they had reached the park; they found Topándy and Czipra by the bridge. Lorand introduced Pepi Gyáli as his old school-fellow. That name fairly magnetized Czipra. Melanie's fiancé! So the lover had come after his bride. What a kind fellow this Pepi Gyáli was! A really most amiable young man!
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