Tales and Traditions of Hungary Volume 2 (Paperback)

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. 1851 Excerpt: ...she went to fetch one, and brought it to Ilia, who greatly rejoiced, and humbly expressed his everlasting gratitude. "Do you know the young gentleman?" inquired Louisa, "whom you saw, and to whom you bowed here yesterday?" "How should I not?" answered the Serb; "that gentleman is Mr. Solartshek, who lives in Bude, in the second street from us; and when I stand smoking at the window, and look down on the street, I just see his door, and notice every one who goes in and out." "Will you oblige me?" she continued. "To be sure," he replied. "Then give heed to every one who visits Mr. Solartshek, and try to learn for me whose house he is accustomed to visit. Be my secret police for a fortnight. I want to know how this gentleman employs himself." The Serb readily promised to do as she wished, and Louisa returned to her room, satistied with her diplomacy. She calculated, that after the scene of the previous day, he would first attempt to reconcile her, but at the same time could not fail to communicate with the person to whom he had pledged silence. Informed of all his movements, she would easily get to the bottom of the mystery which excited her jealous curiosity. But in spite of the knowledge of man, which she fancied she possessed in an eminent degree, she had erred in this instance. Solartshek did not again attempt an explanation, though he continued frequently to visit the house of the Doctor. He even seemed not to notice that she always knew how to bring about a tete-a-tete, if only for a short moment. He anxiously conformed to the desire she had expressed, that he would not mention love; and the more strictly as he had been unable to comply with her first wish. He, therefore, ventured not ...