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The Romany Rye

CHAPTER XXXIX
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Well, I acknowledge that Almus and Arpad were great men, but Hungary has produced many greater; I will not trouble you by recapitulating all, but there is one name I cannot forbear mentioning--but you have heard of it--even at Horncastle the name of Hunyadi must be familiar.
_Myself_.

It may be so, though I rather doubt it; but, however that may be, I confess my ignorance.

I have never, until this moment, heard of the name of Hunyadi.
_Hungarian_.

Not of Hunyadi Janos, not of Hunyadi John--for the genius of our language compels us to put a man's Christian name after his other; perhaps you have heard of the name of Corvinus?
_Myself_.


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