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A Hungarian Nabob

CHAPTER IX
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Why, I couldn't even pronounce the lingo!" Teresa broke open the letter, read it through, and looked at Boltay.
Then she read it through again.

She read it through a third time, and again she looked at Boltay.
"It is Greek, indeed," said she.

"I don't understand it.

You have a look at it." And she handed the letter to Boltay.
"Hum!" growled the old gentleman, fancying that the letter was full of stupid foreign terms, and, to his amazement, he read these words-- "MY DEAR AUNT, "I know everything.

Don't let that woman, whom I cannot call mother without a feeling of horror, come to our house again.


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