I know right well that there are many other exalted personages who also do a great deal of good to the poor; but they seem only to take thought for the bodily wants of the destitute, whereas this lady cares for their spiritual needs as well, and thus it comes about that she frequently finds poor sufferers in need of her assistance, not only in hovels, but in palaces.

This lady brings a blessing into every house she enters, and scatters happiness and contentment all round about her.

Indeed, I only know of one other lady who is worthy to stand beside her, and nothing would give me greater joy than to see them both at one with each other." The emotion written on Fanny's face showed that she appreciated the tender insinuation.
"Is this lady young ?" "About your ladyship's own age." "And is she happily married ?" Fanny was rather speaking to herself than asking a question.
"That she is," replied Varga; "indeed, it would not be possible to find on the whole face of the earth a couple so exactly suited to each other as she and His Excellency Count Rudolf Szentirmay.

Oh, that is a great man if you like! Every one admires his intellect and his great qualities, and the whole kingdom praises and exalts him.

They say that at one time he was a man disgusted with life, who troubled himself very little about his country; but from the moment when he met his future wife, Flora Eszeky, abroad, a great change came over him, and returning with her to Hungary, he became the benefactor not only of his country but of humanity.