5/68 One said in my presence, "There was a kauli juva that dicked the evil yack ad mandy the sala--my chavo's missis--an' a'ter dovo I shooned that my chavo was naflo. A bongo-yacki mush kairs wafro-luckus. _Avali_, the Gorgios don't jin it--it's saw Rommany." _I.e_., "There was a dark woman that looked the evil eye at me this morning--my son's wife--and after that I heard that my son was ill. A squint-eyed man makes bad-luck. Yes, the Gorgios don't know it--it's all Rommany." The Gipsy is of an eminently social turn, always ready when occasion occurs to take part in every conversation, and advance his views. |