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This meagre figure, small, sallow countenance, heavy air, and supine gait, excited the ridicule of the children, who, in the gibberish of the country, nicknamed him 'Barna Bredanna'; and we no sooner got out of doors than our ears were assailed with a repetition of "Barna Bredanna." He bore this indignity with tolerable patience, but I was instantly for fighting.
The coast, however, still continued barren, and the inhabitants unable to supply them with any thing but fish till they arrived at Barna on the 64th day: here the inhabitants were more civilized; they had gardens producing fruit-trees, flowers, myrtle, &c., with which the Greek sailors formed garlands to adorn their hair.
Irma néni walked beside her daughter with the proud air of a queen, and on ahead Barna Móritz, the mayor's second son, Fehér Jenö, whose father worked the water-mill on the Maros, and two other sturdy fellows were carrying the bride's paralysed father shoulder high in his chair.
The gipsy band was quite splendid, and presently Barna Móritz, the second son of the mayor a smart young man who would go far was on his feet proposing the health of the bride. Well! Of course!
She was dancing with Barna Móritz the mayor's youngest son and a splendid dancer and the two young people went on twirling and twisting and flirting and laughing just as if he the real host had not been there. Enraged at all this indifference, this want of recognition of his dignity, he elbowed his way through the dense group of spectators which formed a phalanx round the dancers.
"It seems to me," said Livius to Conrad, as they went away, "that that young fellow has as stout a heart as any gentleman could have." "We'll see what he's made of early to-morrow morning," returned the other. That same evening a gorgeous silver-laced heyduke might have been seen looking for Master Boltay's workshop, and making inquiries for Alexander Barna. There was a letter in his hand.
Conrad took a note of the fact in his pocket-book, and then ceremoniously holding the letter by the edge of the envelope, he said "Then listen to me, my dear Mr. Alexander Barna." He laid particular stress upon the word "Mr." that the lad might be duly sensible of the honour done to him thereby. "This letter tells your master " "You may give it me, sir. I am Mr.
"I'll come directly, Béla," she replied, speaking over her shoulder. "I want to speak to mother for a minute." "You can speak to her later," he rejoined roughly. "I want a word with you now." And without more ado he pushed his way up close to Elsa's side, elbowing Barna Móritz with scant ceremony.
Everyone put her stubbornness down to conceit and to ambition, and no one thought any the worse of her on that account. When she refused young Barna the mayor's eldest son, and Nagy Lajos, the rich pig merchant from Somsó, people shrugged their shoulders and said that mayhap Elsa wanted to marry a shopkeeper of Arad or even a young noble lord.
"Hark ye, Alexander Barna," said Conrad, "what you propose is only usual among gentlemen." "Well, gentlemen, I am not the challenger; the challenge comes from you." This was unanswerable. Conrad folded his terrific arms over his immense chest, and roared this question almost down the young man's throat "Can you fight?" Alexander could scarce refrain from smiling.
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