I regret I cannot oblige you with a narghilly." Abellino took off the huge mantle which covered his shoulders, sat down face to face with Mr.Kecskerey, and amused himself in the mean time by throwing paper pellets at the baboon.
"And what, then, has brought you back into this realm, my hero, my troubadour ?" inquired Mr.Kecskerey.

"Some love-adventure, some notable affair, I'll be bound.

I'll dare to guess that you have abducted some Hindu vestal from Budhur ?" "Answer me first of all; is there still any rumour abroad about my former affair ?" Kecskerey made an angry grimace.
"My dear friend," said he, "you ask too much of me.

You seem to expect that folks will talk of nothing but your beggarly duel for a whole twelve-month.

Why, it is as much forgotten as if it had never been.