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A Hungarian Nabob

CHAPTER VIII
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You have another suitor.

A great and rich gentleman would make you his wife; he has an illustrious name and an honourable title, it takes him a whole week to ride over his estates, and he has an annual income of a million and a half." Fanny cast down her eyes and shook her head.

Then she answered coldly and sensibly, "That would mean good luck, but not happiness." "It is true," continued Boltay, "that your second suitor is not young; but, instead of love, he promises you ease and a high position." "Who is it ?" "His name will not have a very pleasant sound in your ears, for it is a gentleman of the same name who is the cause of most of your troubles; he is John Karpathy, the uncle of that tempter at church." Here the girl burst out laughing.
"Ah, yes! the man like a fat spider." "His figure has improved since then." "Whom they consider such a lunatic." "He is much wiser now." "And who is always drinking and making merry with peasant girls." "He has completely changed his mode of life now." "Ah, my dear guardian, this is only a joke, surely, or, if it be a serious business, you only want to make fun of it.

Now, look here, Daddy Boltay, first of all, when I told you to marry and I would be your wife, you said you might be my grandfather, and now you offer me Master Jock as a husband.

What do you mean by it ?" Master Boltay was delighted.


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