"May heaven preserve you to us, poor Ráby," whispered the voice.
The ex-prisoner awoke from his swoon to find himself in a warm room, whose atmosphere was redolent with some refreshing fragrance, pillowed on soft cushions, while above him were bending two blue eyes that seemed as if they carried in their inmost depths, something of the light of paradise itself. Such eyes, and who could forget them, once having seen them?
But to this day the treasure-chest of Szent-Endre has never been found, so effectually was it hidden from all men.
_Jarrold & Sons, Ltd., Printers, The Empire Press, Norwich._
Transcriber's Note: The following typographical errors present in the original text have been corrected.
In Chapter III, "based on a false premiss" was changed to "based on a false premise".
In Chapter V, "the gate of the vineyards were shut" was changed to "the gates of the vineyards were shut".
In Chapter VIII, periods was added after "others lay dormant" and "she has become a fine girl".
In Chapter XI, "_Did you call me, dear father?_ asked he girl" was changed to "_Did you call me, dear father?_ asked the girl".
In Chapter XIV, "Thereupon, he sent the wooer to Fräulein, Fruzsinka" was changed to "Thereupon, he sent the wooer to Fräulein Fruzsinka".
In Chapter XVI, "the csakó on their heads" was changed to "the csákó on their heads".
In Chapter XVII, _"Why do you call him a "worshipful gentleman," asked the president._ was changed to _"Why do you call him a 'worshipful gentleman,'" asked the president._, and a period was changed to a question mark after "in order to save his fellow-citizens from beggary".
In Chapter XIX, a period was changed to a question mark after "What could be the reasons of his delay".
In Chapter XX, "a coquettishly clad peasant from the Aldföld" was changed to "a coquettishly clad peasant from the Alföld", a quotation mark was added before "These registered formulas are falsified", and "He fancied al Pesth" was changed to "He fancied all Pesth".
In Chapter XXIII, "What for the children who are deserted by their mothers?" was changed to "What, for the children who are deserted by their mothers?"
In Chapter XXIX, missing periods were added after "Where all the others are" and "to demand an explanation".