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Mortars crowned the summit of the neighboring hill. In the shadow of a spreading beech-tree were assembled the official personages: the vice-palatine, the county surveyor, the village pastor, the district physician, the justice of the peace, and the different attendants, county and state employees, belonging to these gentlemen.
The Herr Vice-palatine will remember the case Rakoncza Jutka, the wife of the robber Satan Laczi?" "Yes, I remember. She is still in prison," assented the gentleman referred to. "Yes. Well, she has a little son.
"Then you imagine, Herr Vice-palatine, that I do not attend the meetings because I am not permitted to wear gold buttons and cords on my coat?" smilingly queried the count. "I confess I cannot think of any other reason, Herr Count." "Then I will tell you the true one," rather haughtily rejoined Count Vavel, believing that his visitor was inclined to be sarcastic.
But allow me to introduce my humble self " "I already have the honor," quietly interrupted the count, "of knowing that you are Herr Vice-palatine Bernat Görömbölyi von Dravakeresztur." He repeated the whole name without a single mistake! The vice-palatine bowed, and began again: "The object of my visit to-day is " Again he was interrupted. "I know that also," said the count.
"Moreover," continued the vice-palatine, not heeding the interruption, "the escapement gave them to understand that brass drums could not be furnished only wooden ones " "They will do their duty, too, if properly handled," again interpolated Vavel. "A more disastrous check, however, was the decision of the Komitate that the uniform was to consist of red trousers and light-blue dolman "
He will measure for you land, water, or fog; and if your watch stops going, he will repair it for you!" "And who may this be?" smilingly inquired the lady, indicating the vice-palatine's assistant, who had thrust his long neck inquisitively forward. "Oh, he is n't anybody!" replied the vice-palatine. "He is never called by name.
"The Fertöszeg estate has passed into the hands of another proprietor, who has a legal right to withdraw the lease and revoke the conditions made and agreed to by her predecessor; and the Herr Vice-palatine is come, at the request of the baroness, to serve a notice to quit." Herr Bernat did not like it when any one interrupted him or knew beforehand what he intended to say.
"I will tell you all about it," returned the baroness; "but first, I must beg the vice-palatine not to make any arrests. For," she added, with an enchanting smile, "had it not been for those valiant knights of the road I should not have become acquainted with my brave Ludwig."
If ever he should succeed in getting beyond 'I say, I won't answer for the safety of your secret, Herr Vice-palatine! When your wife hears, moreover, that it is 'Bernat' and 'Katinka' up here, it will require something besides an anecdote to parry what will follow!" When the baroness appeared at the dinner-table, she was attired simply, yet with a certain elegance.
He does not ill-treat the citizens; on the contrary, the very next day after he entered the city he gave a ball in the large hotel, and invited all the distinguished citizens with their wives and daughters. The Herr Count's dear ones also received an invitation." "As the nieces of the vice-palatine, of course?" "Not exactly!
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