That woman loves somebody, loves some one with shameful self-abandonment.

And that old scoundrel, her husband, knows and suffers it in order to gratify his vengeance on me.

But I will find out who he is, I will find out who it is if it be the devil himself, and I will bring a scandalous action against this woman, the like of which the world has never yet seen." At that moment a loud manly voice rang out amidst the group of listeners who were beginning to rally Abellino, and ironically beg him not to suspect them as they were quite innocent, and could not lay claim to the honour of making Madame Karpathy happy.
"Gentlemen," it said, "you forget that it is not becoming in men of breeding to make ribald jests about the name of a lady whom nobody in the world has any cause or any right to traduce." "What, Rudolf! Why, what interest have you in the matter ?" inquired the astonished Kecskerey.
"This much--I am a man and will not allow a woman whom I respect to be vilified in my presence." That was saying a great deal, and there was no blinking it, not only because Rudolf was right and enjoyed the best of reputations, but also because he was known to be the best shot and swordsman in the place, and cool-headed and lucky to boot.
So from henceforth Madame Karpathy's name ceased to be alluded to in the club..