"I shall go to the Nameless Castle."
"Suppose you are not permitted to enter?"
"What? _I_, the vice-palatine, not permitted to enter? Wait; I will
explain my plan to you over the coffee."
When the time came to serve the black coffee, the amiable hostess
suggested that it would be pleasant to enjoy it in the open air;
whereupon the company repaired to the veranda where, on several small
tables, the fragrant mocha was steaming in the cups. Here the baroness
and the vice-palatine seated themselves where they could look directly
at the Nameless Castle; and Herr Bernat Goeroemboelyi proceeded to explain
how he intended to take the castle without force--which was forbidden a
Hungarian official.
Then the two ladies withdrew to make their toilets for the evening; and
the gentlemen betook themselves to the smoking-room, to indulge in a
little game of chance, without which no "installation" ceremony would
have been complete.
CHAPTER III
The following morning, after a very satisfactory breakfast, the
gentlemen took leave of their amiable hostess, Bernat bacsi lingering
behind the rest to whisper significantly:
"I will not say farewell, Katinka hugom, for I am coming back to tell
you all about it.
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