"
"To what must I give my consent?"
"That the conditions relating to the Nameless Castle shall continue the
same as heretofore."
"Nameless Castle?--Conditions?--What does that mean? I should like very
much to know."
"Katinka hugom can see the Nameless Castle from the terrace out yonder.
It is a hunting-seat that was built by a Markoczy on the shore of Lake
Neusiedl, on the site of a primitive pile-dwelling. Three years ago, a
gentleman from a foreign country came to Fertoeszeg, and took such a
fancy to the isolated house that he leased it from the baron, the former
owner, on condition that no one but himself and servants should be
permitted to enter the grounds belonging to the castle. The question now
is, will Katinka hugom consent to the conditions, or will she revoke
them?"
"And if I should choose to do the latter?" inquired the baroness.
"Then your ladyship would be obliged to give a handsome bonus to the
lessee. Shall you revoke the conditions?"
"It depends entirely on the sort of person my tenant proves to be."
"He is a very peculiar man, to say the least--one who avoids all contact
with his fellow-men.
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