Poor young chap! I thought you had already had enough of it and made away with yourself in consequence." Then he drew his arm through Szilard's and tripped off to the countess.
"Here he is!" he cried.

"We have found him, do not abandon yourself to despair on his account.

Be so good as to sit down beside him!--here's a chair! I'll take care nobody disturbs you!" The countess pressed Szilard's hand and made a sign to him to remain.
"I have just arrived from Pest," said Szilard.
"Really! Well ?" "I have found out everything, or rather, I should say, a good deal." "Do pray tell me at once.

All the people are dancing, they will take no notice of us." "Ever since old Lapussa's death," began Szilard, "for he died soon after he had altered his will, all the members of his family have been at bitter variance.

Madame Langai, the old man's widowed daughter, disputes the validity of the last will--whereby Mr.John Lapussa becomes heir to the exclusion of everybody else, and has instituted legal proceedings to upset it.