The worthy maiden had persuaded her respected swain to abduct her from Hidvar, an enterprise which he had nobly performed while the lady of the house was travelling with her husband to Arad.

It is true there was no necessity whatever for an elopement, for the baroness was very far from being one of those dragons in feminine shape who love to tear asunder hearts that are burning for each other.

If Mr.Margari had respectfully solicited the hand of her lady-companion, there is no reason to suppose he would have sued in vain; but Clementina was far too romantic for anything so humdrum as that.

She insisted that he should abduct her, at night too and through a window, although she had the key of every door close at hand.
So Margari had managed to set up as a gentleman and become his own master.

Clementina's money bought the furniture and they even sported a musical clock.
Mr.Margari had a smoking-room all to himself, in which he did nothing all day but smoke his pipe.