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Updated: June 17, 2025
News came from England that his dear friends More and Fisher had died upon the scaffold. He had long ceased to care for life; and death, almost as sudden as he had longed for, gave him peace at last. So ended Desiderius Erasmus, the world's idol for so many years; and dying heaped with undeserved but too intelligible anathemas, seeing all that he had laboured for swept away by the whirlwind.
"Don't be afraid, Czipra; nobody's beautiful blue eyes shall detain us there." "I was not afraid for your sakes of beautiful eyes," replied Czipra, "but of Mistress Boris's pies: such pies cannot be got here." Thereat all three laughed finally Desiderius too, though he did not know what kind of mythological monster such a sadly bewitched cake might be, which came from Mistress Boris's hand.
And I have to thank this good stick for it," said Lorand, producing from under his coat Márton's walking stick, for which he had had made a beautiful silver handle in place of the previous dog's-foot. The old fellow was beside himself with delight that they thought so much of his relics. "Is it true," he asked, "that you fought two highwaymen with this stick? Master Desiderius wrote to say so."
Lorand felt a twitching pain at his heart: "that one's own brother should draw one's death warrant!" "As yet his hand is innocent. Nor shall he know for what he is drawing. I will tell him some tale. And so both of us may be tranquil during the drawing of lots." Just at that moment Desiderius opened the door.
"No, Czipra, we shall return to you," said Lorand, pressing Czipra so tenderly to him, that Desiderius considered as superfluous any further questions as to why Lorand had brought him there. He approved his brother's choice: the girl was beautiful, natural, good-humored and, so it seemed, in love with him. What more could be required?
Charles compelled king Desiderius, by the mere threat of combat, to return what he had seized by force. More respectful and humble than other nations toward blessed Peter and pontifical decrees, the French, unlike other peoples, have been unwilling to behave insolently against God.
The Lombard king, Desiderius, had made use of his absence to plunder the papal see, to which Adrian had now succeeded.
These few days he must be gay and cheerful: must deceive every eye and heart, that followed attentively him who approached the end of his journey, that no one might suspect anything. There was still one more precaution to be taken. Desiderius might arrive before the fatal day. In his last letter he had hinted at it. That must be prevented. The meeting must be arranged otherwise.
"We are very much obliged for the kind invitation," replied Lorand courteously, paying her back in the same coin of sweetness, "but they are expecting us at home." "Hearts too, which one may not trifle with," continued Desiderius. "Then, of course, we should not think of stealing you away," continued Madame Bálnokházy, touched to the quick. "Kindly greet, in our names, dear Czipra and dear Fanny.
"Well, you will be our daughter!" And they all loved Desiderius so. "What a handsome man he has grown," complimented Grandmother Fromm. "What a good fellow!" remarked Mother Fromm. "What a clever fellow! How learned!" was Father Fromm's encomium. "And what a muscular rascal!" said Henrik, overcome with astonishment that another boy too had grown as large as he.
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