This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...Give me a glib man who can con a part and we will be three gipsies together. Coloman. This is master-cunning.. Simon Szvela. The Crusaders' sojourn will give us time to perfect our vagabondage. Coloman. O little man of great thoughts! Be it as you approve. My faith is in you. You are the spirit that walks beside me.. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...Give me a glib man who can con a part and we will be three gipsies together. Coloman. This is master-cunning.. Simon Szvela. The Crusaders' sojourn will give us time to perfect our vagabondage. Coloman. O little man of great thoughts! Be it as you approve. My faith is in you. You are the spirit that walks beside me.. Simon Szvela. My lord, to the Queen. You must please her today, that she may smile tonight. Coloman. Moving to the doors. She has been wakeful, so she tells me.. He turns and looks steadily at Szvela: each trying to read the other's thoughts: then, abruptly. That third man must be well picked. With a sigh of inexpressible relief. I am unburdened at last! He opens the bronze doors and passes through. Szvela looks after him as if almost puzzled. Then he turns to Krisch. Simon Szvela. You have heard? Krisch. Nodding excitedly, wriggling, dog-like, to Szvela's feet and gazing up at him adoringly. O Master, how may one become as great as you? Simon Szvela. By hazarding all--upon a guess.. Krisch. And how may one be a great king--such as he? Simon Szvela. By believing the guess! ACT III SCENE II The Duke's Camp outside Pesth. The tent of Almos. An interior of moderate girth, hung with heavy folds of a gold material. At the left is the entrance to the camp: from without arises a busy hum of soldiery. At the back is a semi-circular divan, between the horns of which stands an oblong table. The centre of the divan is elevated to make the ducal seat. To the right the tent slopes round in such a manner as to form a somewhat narrow passageway to the inner sleeping tent of Ilona. In this passage-way is a small couch of skins, which forms Bela's bed. The inner tent is divided by curtains from the passage-way. It is night. In the body of the tent a brazier is ...
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