4/20 The most eminent ladies of the county watched the procession from the balcony, and Madame Karpathy also was among them. It was difficult to recognize any one in particular among all those holiday faces, such a different aspect did their Oriental gravity and splendid Oriental _Koentoeses_ give them. Several of the younger cavaliers saluted the ladies with their swords. He himself was sitting bareheaded in the open carriage, and something like emotion was visible on his handsome noble face. Loud cries of "Eljen! eljen!" announced his approach. |