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The Poor Plutocrats

CHAPTER VI
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But also, as in this place, used to designate the uncut terated land forming part of a nobleman's estate.] Henrietta was amazed and confounded by this new science, the very alphabet of which was unknown to her.

Even when she lay in bed she ruminated for a long time how it was possible that certain things which break the hearts of some people are nevertheless regarded by other people as mere frolics all their lives.
The next morning everyone arose late.

The gentlemen had been up till the small hours and were hard to wake.

They all met together in the breakfast-room.

Hatszegi and his host were preparing for the journey.
The count asked the young wife what she had dreamt about, "for," added he, "whatever one dreams about the first night in a strange place is sure to come true." Henrietta did not like to speak of her dreams; her waking thoughts were too often interwoven with them.
"And you, you great silly," said the countess to her husband in a bantering tone, "did you dream anything of me ?" "Yes, darling, I dreamt that we shall spend the coming winter in Vienna.
Don't put so much sugar in my tea!" "What! not for such a nice dream as that.


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