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"Carelessly! what do you mean? I cannot wheel them in front of me on a barrow can I? I want to pay them into my account at Fehervár the day after to-morrow; I have payments to make. That is why I carry them about with me." "I only meant to say that it is dangerous to go about alone with so much money." "I am not in the habit of going about with an escort." "The more's the pity, Domnule.
He expected to be addressed as "Domnule!" and was delighted when his guests took notice of his coat of arms hanging up in the guest chamber, to-wit, a black bear with three darts in its heel and enquired as to its meaning; when he would explain that that black bear with the three darts which was also painted on a sheet of lead and swung backwards and forwards in front of the house between two iron rods was not a sign-board, but his family crest.
Onucz would very much have liked to say: "Neither have you any right to look there, Domnule, for you have not yet spoken to the priest about it" but this was the one thing he durst not say.
"You do not believe what I say, sir, but so it will be." "Nay, my good fellow, but are you quite certain you did not dream it all?" "Domnule, in the first moment of my amazement that is what I fancied myself. How can a blind man know whether he is awake or dreaming. I therefore drew forth my pocket-knife and with the point of it I cut a cross in my left arm. Look, sir, there it is!"
"It is well, Domnule," said the watchman, "but let her at least take the oath which everyone here must swear." "I am ready," cried the girl boldly. "No, Anicza," replied Black Mask, "you shall swear to me a stronger oath even than that, you shall swear by our eternal love."
Be valiant, Domnule, and God be with you. May the soul of my Mariora direct the edge of your sword and darken his eyes. Hearken! is not that he approaching!" And it was actually he. The tall elegant figure was descending the moonlight rocks with a light, elastic tread, dressed from head to foot in a black atlas mantle.
I am after that head now and when I get it all my woe will cease. Do you want that head Domnule? I can tell you where it is." "Well?" "Have you pluck enough not to be afraid of him, Domnule?" "I am afraid of nothing."
But old Onucz scratched his poll. "Domnule, it is not wise of you to let women swear on such useless things. It is just as if one of us were to hold a penny in his hand and swear by that. It binds nobody." "It is enough for me," replied the Mask, "and my head is no cheaper than yours. Let him who trusts me not keep away from here."
"Don't forget that this is called Zain and that you got it from me." The girl looked doubtfully at him as if she would have said: "Is it lawful for you to give away everything here as if it were your own." But the old man could not look on at this in silence. "Alas! alas! Domnule, give not away uncoined gold. Rather squander coined gold in heaps.
"I was asking Fatia Negra which of the three I should take." Old Onucz scratched his nose pretty hard at this question. He would have liked to have said: "whichever you like, as long as it is the right one!" but he was afraid of offending Fatia Negra. "Well, Domnule," said he at last, "truth is truth, after all.
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