CHAPTER XVIII.
UNPLEASANT DISCOVERIES.
It was the winter season at Pest.

The Szentirmays had also arrived there, and the beautiful countess and her worthy husband were the ideals of the highest circles, and everybody tried hard to make their acquaintance.

But the greatest commotion of all was made by the arrival of Mr.Kecskerey.Without him the whole winter season would have been abominably dull.

There was no mention even of balls and assemblies until he came back again.

Some men have a peculiar talent, a special faculty, for arranging such things, and it was "our friend" Kecskerey's speciality.