Hungary . wasthen brought in large tubs slung on poles by twosturdy bare-armed handmaidens, and tilted overinto deep wooden baths. We agreed afterwardsthat we had seldom enjoyed anything of the kindso much. It was a drive of eight or ten miles up toBarlangliget, where we slept and deposited ourluggage. Then, burdened only with a light knap-sack, we set off on foot to solve the mystery of thesilence of Zsdjar. One of the first houses we came to at the end ofour long walk was that of the Notary, and he wasat home. He received us in the same very friendlymanner as that in which he had talked to u
Hungary . wasthen brought in large tubs slung on poles by twosturdy bare-armed handmaidens, and tilted overinto deep wooden baths. We agreed afterwardsthat we had seldom enjoyed anything of the kindso much. It was a drive of eight or ten miles up toBarlangliget, where we slept and deposited ourluggage. Then, burdened only with a light knap-sack, we set off on foot to solve the mystery of thesilence of Zsdjar. One of the first houses we came to at the end ofour long walk was that of the Notary, and he wasat home. He received us in the same very friendlymanner as that in which he had talked to us thepreceding year. Had he received our letter ? Hehad. Why had he not answered it ? He hadalways meant to. Was his house ready for us ?He had always meant to get it ready, but haddiscovered that an unpleasant odour in some ofthe rooms was due to a fungus growing betweenthe logs of which the house was built, and wasthinking of having it removed. When that was THE SCHOOLMASTERS WIFE, ZSDJAR ^ • r» «l^.
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