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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 

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,:ILE ,BE?LEM ,GABOR BECAME EV]Y DAY MORE CONFIRM$ 9 HIS ANTIPA?Y AGA9/ ME1 ,I REPOS$ 9 HIM AN UNSUSPECT+ CONFID5CE--A CONFID5CE MORE EXT5SIVE ?AN ,I HAD1 S9CE ! S+UL> & FATAL ACQUISITION ,I HAD MADE1 REPOS$ 9 ANY O!R MAN4 ,FREQU5TLY = A CONSID]ABLE TIME TOGE!R HE RESID$ UND] MY RO(2 FREQU5TLY WE W5T =? TOGE!R 9 ?OSE EXCURSIONS :I* EI!R MY PROJECTS OR HIS VIEWS R5D]$ IT NECESS>Y = US TO MAKE4 ,9 HIS *>ACT] ( A NOBLEMAN ( GREAT CONSID]ATION 9 HIS NATIVE C\NTRY1 HE WAS N[ RIS+ LIKE A PHO5IX FROM ITS A%ES4 ,HIS CA/LES W]E REPAIR+2 HIS PROP]TY WAS RE/OR$2 ! LI/ ( HIS RETA9]S DAILY BECAME MORE NUM]\S2 HE REVIV$ & C>EFULLY RECRUIT$ ! M>TIAL B&1 :I*1 9 ! FIR/ EXAC]BATIONS ( HIS DESPAIR1 HE HAD DISMISS$ FROM HIS S]VICE4 ,MY PURSE & ALL ?AT ,I HAD W]E HIS2 HE NEV] MADE A DEM& UPON ME ?AT ,I DID NOT 9/ANTLY SUPPLY2 ,I REAP$ A P>TICUL> PLEASURE FROM ! L>G5ESS & FREQU5CY ( HIS REQUISITIONS2 !RE WAS NO?+ = :I* ,I WAS MORE ANXI\S1 ?AN TO B9D HIM TO ME 9 9DISSOLUBLE TIES ( GRATITUDE & AFFECTION4 

,LITTLE1 ALAS6 DID ,I UND]/& ! COMP\ND ( T5D]NESS & F]OCITY1 ( DECISIV5ESS & 9SCRUTABILITY1 ) :I* ,I WAS N[ CONC]N$4 ,MY FRI5D1 SU* ,I E/EEM$ HIM1 HAD BE5 ABS5T SOME TIME2 ,I EXPECT$ HIS RETURN TO MY RESID5CE AT ,BUDA2 & ANXI\S TO PAY HIM EV]Y M>K ( ATT5TION & RESPECT1 ,I SET \T TO MEET HIM4 ,IT WAS SC>CELY SAFE1 DUR+ ! EXI/+ HO/ILITIES BETWE5 ! ,AU/RIANS & ! ,TURKS1 TO TRAVEL ANY :]E )\T A GU>D2 ,I HAD ! PRECAUTION 9 ! PRES5T 9/ANCE TO TAKE ) ME AN ATT5DANCE ( TW5TY M54 

,IT WAS AFT] HAV+ P>TAK5 ( A SLI<T & E>LY D9N] ?AT ,I SET \T ON MY EXCURSION4 ,! SEASON WAS REM>KABLY F9E1 & ! AIR G5IAL & BALSAMIC4 ,I SC>CELY EV] COMM5C$ ANY T\R ) MORE AGREEABLE S5SATIONS4 ,! H>VE/ WAS ALREADY RIPE2 &1 AS ,I PASS$ ALONG1 ,I SAW REAP]S FROM TIME TO TIME 5T]+ UPON ! FIR/ ESSAY ( !IR 9T]E/+ OCCUPATION4 ,I FELT ?AT ,I HAD AT L5G? SURM\NT$ ONE ( ?OSE DIFFICULTIES1 ) :I* ,I HAD BE5 SO /RONGLY ASSAIL$1 & TO :I* ,I HAD REFUS$ TO YIELD4 ,IF ,I W]E NOT FREE FROM APPREH5SIONS FROM ! >BITR>Y NATURE ( ! GOV]NM5T UND] :I* ,I LIV$1 ,I BELIEV$ H[EV] ?AT ,I HAD NO?+ FUR!R TO DREAD FROM ! MISCON/RUCTION & ANIMOSITY ( ! NATION ,I PRES]V$4 ,MY ANXIETY AS TO :E!R ,I %\LD BE ABLE TO SUB/ANTIATE ! B5EFIT ,I HAD S\<T TO CONF]1 WAS AT AN 5D2 & ,I HAD LITTLE D\BT ?AT1 ) ! PL5TE\S CROPS :I* W]E ON ! PO9T ( BE+ GA!R$1 MY POPUL>ITY W\LD RETURN1 & ! GRATITUDE ( MY CLI5TS BECOME MORE >D5T ?AN EV]4 ,IT WAS A DELICI\S 5JOYM5T ?AT ,I N[ EXP]I5C$2 ! PLEASURES ?AT ! EYE UNAVOIDABLY TAKES 9 FROM ! SPECTACLE ( A LUXURIANT AUTUMN1 BECAME BL5D$ 9 MY M9D ) ! IDEAS ( FAM9E PUT TO FLI<T1 MY [N RECTITUDE V9DICAT$1 & ! B5EVOL5T PURPOSES REALIZ$1 ! PROSECUTION ( :I* HAD CO/ ME SO PR(\ND A HE>TA*E4 

,WE AT L5G? PASS$ ! L9ES ( ! SOLDI]S PLANT$ = ! DEF5SE ( ! SOIL AGA9/ ! DEPR$ATIONS ( ! 5EMY4 ,I HAD CALCULAT$ ?AT ,I %\LD MEET MY GUE/ A FEW LEAGUES FROM ,BUDA2 ,I WAS DECEIV$ 9 MY E/IMATE4 ,! DAY H[EV] ( HIS >RIVAL WAS FIX$2 ,I C\LD NOT BE MI/AK5 9 HIS R\TE2 ,I RESOLV$ NOT TO TURN BACK )\T MEET+ HIM4 ,! ROAD ,I TOOK L$ UPON ! BORD]S ( ?AT P>T ( ,HUNG>Y :I* [N$ ! ,AU/RIAN YOKE2 ! %ADES ( NI<T W]E FA/ GA!R+ R\ND US1 & WE HE>D AT A DI/ANCE ! AL>M-GUNS & ! DRUMS ( ! 5EMY4 ,I WAS NOT H[EV] A NOVICE 9 ! APPE>ANCES ( A C\NTRY1 ! SEAT ( MILIT>Y EXCURSIONS & W>2 &1 IF MY M9D W]E NOT :OLLY FREE FROM P]TURBATION & UNC]TA9TY1 ,I AT LEA/ RESOLV$ NOT TO BE TURN$ ASIDE FROM MY PURPOSE4 ,WE TRAVEL$ TWO H\RS LONG]2 /ILL NO NOTICE ( ! APPROA* ( ,BE?LEM ,GABOR4 ,AT L5G? A QUE/ION WAS />T$ :E!R WE W]E /ILL 9 ! RI<T ROAD1 & ,I ?\<T IT ADVISABLE TO HOLD A SORT ( C\NCIL ( W> TO DELIB]ATE RESPECT+ \R FUR!R PROCE$+S4 ,HAV+ ASSEMBL$ MY ATT5DANTS = ?AT PURPOSE1 ,I WAS N[ FIR/ /RUCK ) ! APPREH5SIONS & TIMIDITY :I* !Y UNANIM\SLY BETRAY$4 ,!Y HAD BE5 DRAWN \T RA!R = %[1 & TO KEEP ACCID5TAL /RAGGL]S 9 AWE1 ?AN ) ! EXPECTATION ( ACTUAL S]VICE4 ,I BECAME S5SIBLE ?AT NO?+ WAS TO BE HOP$ FROM !IR RESI/ANCE 9 ! EV5T ( AN ACTION2 & ! UTMO/ ,I C\LD AIM AT WAS 9 ! MEAN TIME TO HOLD !M TOGE!R BY ! S5TIM5T ( A COMMON DANG]4 

,IT WAS RESOLV$ TO RETURN2 ,I BEGAN TO BE APPREH5SIVE ?AT ,BE?LEM ,GABOR HAD BE5 PREV5T$ BY SOME UNEXPECT$ OCCURR5CE FROM OBS]V+ HIS APPO9TM5T4 ,SC>CELY HAD WE FAC$ AB\T1 BE=E WE HE>D A BODY ( CAVALRY APPROA*+ US4 ,I CALL$ TO MY P>TY TO HALT4 ,I SOON DISC]N$1 FROM SYMPTOMS NOT DIFFICULT TO BE REM>K$ BY A C>EFUL OBS]V]1 ?AT ! P>TY AT H& WAS COMPOS$ ( ,AU/RO-,HUNG>IANS4 ,WE HAD EV]Y ?+ TO FE> FROM !M4 ,I HELD MYSELF B\ND UND] !SE CIRCUM/ANCES FIR/ TO MAKE EXP]IM5T ( ! FLEETNESS ( \R HORSES4 ,I H[EV] *>G$ MY PEOPLE TO KEEP TOGE!R1 & NOT TO SUFF] ! 5EMY1 BY MEANS ( \R 9ADV]T5CE & FOLLY1 TO MAKE AN EASY PRIZE ( US ONE AFT] ANO!R4 ,9 A %ORT TIME ,I F\ND ?AT \R PURSU]S S5SIBLY GA9$ GR\ND UPON US4 ,I WAS M\NT$ UPON AN EXCELL5T BEA/1 & C\LD EASILY HAVE RODE AWAY FROM MY TROOP1 :ILE !Y W\LD HAVE BE5 PLAC$ AS A SORT ( 9T]CEPT+ OBJECT BETWE5 ME & ! 5EMY4 ,BUT ,I HAD TOO MU* ( A MILIT>Y SPIRIT NOT 9/ANTLY TO REJECT SO +LORI\S AN EXP$I5T4 ,I CALL$ A SECOND TIME TO MY ATT5DANTS TO HALT4 ,I JUDG$ ?AT ! P>TY ( \R ANTAGONI/S WAS LESS NUM]\S ?AN \RS4 ,I WAS CONV9C$ ?AT \R COMMON SAFETY DEP5D$ UPON \R CONC]T$ RESI/ANCE4 ,FILL$ ) ! GALLANTRY ?AT MY SITUATION 9SPIR$1 ,I DID NOT P]CEIVE1 TILL IT WAS TOO LATE1 ?AT MY PRES5T CALL TO HALT WAS ATT5D$ TO BY FEW2 EV5 ?OSE FEW RA!R HUNG BACK1 DIVID$ BETWE5 APPREH5SION & %AME4 ,I WAS ! =EMO/1 &1 BE=E ,I WAS AW>E1 ,I F\ND MYSELF1 ?R\< ! MEANS ( ! D>KNESS1 5VELOP$ BY ! 5EMY4 ,FROM MY APPE>ANCE !Y JUDG$ ?AT ,I WAS ! MA/]1 & ! RE/ MY ATT5DANTS2 !Y CONT5T$ !MSELVES !RE=E ) ! PRIZE !Y HAD MADE1 & DID NOT GIVE !MSELVES ! TR\BLE TO PURSUE ! FUGITIVES4 ,!Y EAG]LY 9QUIR$ ( ME :O ,I WAS2 &1 COMP>+ MY ANSW]S ) V>I\S CIRCUM/ANCES :I* RUMOR HAD BR\<T TO !IR E>1 !Y EASILY CONCLUD$ ?AT ,I WAS ! RI* /RANG] ( ,BUDA4 ,! *>ACT] !Y HAD HE>D ( ME DID NOT PRODUCE 9 !SE FREEBOOT]S ANY S5TIM5TS ( =BE>ANCE1 OR DEMON/RATIONS ( RESPECT2 ! ONLY PO9T AB\T :I* P]SONS ( !IR HABITS W]E CONC]N$1 WAS H[ !Y %\LD MAKE ! GREATE/ ADVANTAGE ( :AT ! =TUNE ( W> HAD ?R[N 9 !IR WAY4 

,:ILE !Y W]E CONSULT+1 & V>I\S EXP$I5TS W]E />T$ BY ONE & ANO!R = ?IS PURPOSE1 A SECOND AL>M WAS GIV51 & ONE ( ! P>TY BE+ DISPAT*$ TO RECONNOIT]1 PRES5TLY RETURN$ ) 9TELLIG5CE1 ?AT ! P]SONS APPROA*+ W]E HORSEM5 ( ! 5EMY1 & ?AT !Y AM\NT$1 AS HE GUESS$1 TO =TY 9 NUMB]4 ,UPON ?IS 9=MATION ! P>TY :OSE PRISON] ,I WAS1 AGRE$ TO RETURN ) ALL EXP$ITION BY ! WAY !Y HAD COME1 & COMM&$ ME UPON PA9 ( DEA? TO PROCE$ 9 !IR COMPANY4 ,?IS M5ACE HAD NOT ! EFFECT TO DEPRIVE ME ( C\RAGE OR PRES5CE ( M9D2 & ,I EASILY CONCEIV$ ?AT ! READIE/ WAY TO DELIV] MYSELF FROM MY EMB>RASSM5T W\LD BE TO JO9 AT ! FIR/ OPPORTUNITY ! B& ( ,TURCO-,HUNG>IANS1 :OSE APPROA* HAD OCCASION$ \R SUDD5 RETREAT4 ,! D>KNESS ( ! NI<T WAS FAVORABLE TO MY PURPOSE2 &1 TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( A SUDD5 W9D+ 9 ! ROAD1 ,I SLACK5$ ALL AT ONCE ! PACE ( MY HORSE )\T BE+ OBS]V$ BY MY COMPANIONS1 :O1 AS ! 5EMY APPROA*$1 HAD N[ !IR ?\<TS ALMO/ :OLLY 9T5T UPON ! SAFETY ( !IR RETREAT4 ,!Y PASS$ ME2 & ,I NO SOON] P]CEIV$ ?AT TO BE ! CASE1 ?AN1 COV]$ FROM !IR OBS]VATION BY ! 9T]V5+ 5CLOSURE1 ,I TURN$ MY HORSE1 & GRADUALLY1 AS MY DI/ANCE FROM MY KEEP]S 9CREAS$1 URG$ HIM TO A FULL] SPE$4 ,IT WAS NOT LONG BE=E ,I CAME UP ) ! B& :I* HAD PRODUC$ \R AL>M2 & HAIL+ !M ) ! ACCLAMATION1 0,LONG LIVE ! MI<TY SULTAN60 WAS )\T DIFFICULTY ADMITT$ 9TO !IR TROOP4 ,I 9/ANTLY UND]/OOD TO MY GREAT JOY ?AT ?IS WAS ! P>TY ( ,BE?LEM ,GABOR ?AT ,I HAD COME \T TO MEET4 

,HE RECEIV$ ME ) MU* CORDIALITY1 & SEEM$ GREATLY REJOIC$ ?AT =TUNE HAD MADE HIM ! 9/RUM5T ( MY RESCUE4 ,HE PROPOS$ H[EV] ?AT1 HAV+ MET ON ! ROAD1 ,I %\LD N[1 9/EAD ( PROCE$+ TO ,BUDA1 RETURN ) HIM TO HIS NOR!RN CA/LE1 FROM :I* \R DI/ANCE WAS SC>CELY GREAT] ?AN FROM ! METROPOLIS4 ,! PROPOSAL WAS SU* AS ,I HAD NOT EXPECT$1 NOR C\LD ,I WELL COMPREH5D ! PURPOSE ) :I* IT WAS MADE4 ,BUT ! HABITUAL DEMEANOR ( ,BE?LEM ,GABOR NEI!R ACCORD$ ) HIS M9UTELY ASSIGN+ A REASON = :AT HE DID1 NOR WAS CALCULAT$ TO 5C\RAGE 9QUIRY 9 ANO!R4 ,I SAW NO MAT]IAL OBJECTION1 & !RE=E FELT LITTLE SCRUPLE 9 YIELD+ TO HIS DESIRES4 ,\R BRIEF CONSULTATION ON ?IS PO9T PASS$ AT SOME LITTLE DI/ANCE FROM ! RE/ ( ! TROOP4 

,:5 ! MORN+ BROKE1 ! FIR/ ?+ ?AT EXCIT$ MY ATT5TION WAS ! APPE>ANCE ( HIS FOLL[]S4 ,!Y W]E FULL =TY 9 NUMB]1 WELL M\NT$1 ( A L>GE & A?LETIC FIGURE1 ) SUN-BURNT FACES1 IMM5SE :ISK]S & A F]OCI\S C\NT5ANCE4 ,I ?\<T ,I HAD NEV] SE5 SO TREM5D\S A B&4 ,TO ME !Y W]E EV]Y ONE ( !M /RANG]S2 ( ALL ! P]SONS ?AT SURR\ND$ ME1 ! ONLY ONE ( :OM ,I HAD ! SLI<TE/ KN[L$GE WAS ,BE?LEM ,GABOR HIMSELF4 ,I KN[ NOT :Y IT WAS1 BUT ,I NO SOON] BEHELD MY SITUATION ?AN ,I WAS /RUCK ) AL>M4 ,I SAW MYSELF COMPLETELY 9 ! P[] ( A MAN :O ?REE MON?S BE=E WAS IGNORANT EV5 ( MY EXI/5CE4 ,I HAD NOT A S+LE ATT5DANT ( MY [N1 NOT AN 9DIVIDUAL ) ME OV] :OM ,I HAD P]SONAL AU?ORITY OR COMM&4 ,I HAD NO REASON TO DI/RU/ MY HO/2 T[>DS ME HIS DEMEANOR HAD EV] BE5 FRANK1 CONFID5TIAL1 & MANLY2 ,I HAD EV]Y IMAG9ABLE CLAIM UPON HIS G5]OSITY & HIS GRATITUDE4 ,BUT \R S5SES >E (T5 ! MA/]S ( \R M9D1 & REASON VA9LY OPPOSES ITSELF TO ! LIVEL9ESS ( !IR IMPRESSIONS4 ,EV]Y TIME ?AT ,I LIFT$ MY EYES1 & SAW MYSELF HEMM$ 9 BY !SE B>B>IANS1 MY HE>T SEEM$ 9VOLUNT>ILY TO FAIL ME4 ,BE?LEM ,GABOR TOO APPE>$ TO NEGLECT ME2 HE HAD NEV] %[N HIMSELF SO LITTLE OBLIG+ & ATT5TIVE AS AT ?IS MOM5T2 &1 AID$ BY ! RE/ ( ! SC5E1 ,I ?\<T ,I HAD NEV] BEHELD HIM SO DE=M$ OR SO TREM5D\S4 ,I WAS MORE ?AN HALF 9CL9$ TO WI% MYSELF AGA9 A PRISON] ) ! ,AU/RIANS4 

,:5 WE >RIV$ AT ! CA/LE1 WE W]E ALL ( US FATIGU$ & HUNGRY2 WE HAD ROAM$ DUR+ ! :OLE NI<T4 ,A REPA/ WAS PREP>$2 WE SAT D[N TO P>TAKE ( IT4 0,EXCUSE ME10 SAID ,BE?LEM ,GABOR1 9 A L[ VOICE AS HE PASS$ ME1 0?AT ,I ?IS NI<T (F] Y\ ! F>E ( A SOLDI]2 TO-MORR[ Y\ %ALL BE ACCOMMODAT$ 9 A DIFF]5T MANN]40 ,! WORDS W]E 9NOC5T2 ! PROCE$+ NATURAL2 BUT !RE WAS A MY/]I\S GLOOM1 AT LEA/ AS ,I ?\<T1 9 ! TONE 9 :I* HE SPOKE1 ?AT ELECTRIFI$ ME4 ,! HALL 9 :I* WE SUPP$ WAS SPACI\S & L(TY2 ! NAK$ WALLS & RAFT]S W]E IMBR[N$ ) AGE4 ,?\< IT WAS DAYBREAK AS WE 5T]$1 ! W9D[S W]E /ILL D>K5$1 & ! AP>TM5T WAS ILLUM9AT$ ONLY BY ! P>TIAL GL>E ( LAMPS DEP5D+ FROM ! RO(4 ,AS ,I SAT AT TABLE ) ! TROOP ( MY HO/1 ,I APPE>$ TO MYSELF AS IF 5CLOS$ 9 A CAV]N ( B&ITTI4 ,?\< EXCELL5T P>TISANS1 SKILLFUL 9 EXECUTION1 & P]FECT 9 !IR DISCIPL9E1 !Y W]E UNPOLI%$ 9 !IR MANN]S & BRUTAL 9 !IR CONV]SATION4 ,I HAD BE5 9UR$ FROM 9FANCY TO ALL ! REF9EM5T ?AT ! AGE 9 :I* ,I LIV$ HAD ANY :]E TO BOA/2 &1 AMID ! V>I\S EVILS ,I HAD SUFF]$1 ?AT ( BE+ ASSOCIAT$ ) ! VULG> & ! BASE HAD NEV] PRES5T$ ITSELF4 ,:ILE !Y UTT]$1 N[ A LOA?SOME JE/1 & N[ A SANGU9>Y EJACULATION1 ,I BECAME A%AM$ ( MY SPECIES1 & ! PRIDE ( MANHOOD P]I%$ )9 ME4 ,!Y H[EV] PAID LITTLE ATT5TION EI!R TO MY FEEL+S OR MY P]SON2 &1 ACCU/OM$ AS ,I HAD BE51 :E!R ) FRI5DS OR 5EMIES1 TO BE REG>D$ AS ( SOME IMPORTANCE1 ,I F\ND MYSELF UNACC\NTABLY & SUDD5LY DW9DL$ 9TO A CIPH]4 ,I FELT IT LIKE A RELEASE FROM ! /ATE ( A GALLEY-SLAVE1 :5 ,BE?LEM ,GABOR PROPOS$ ?AT WE %\LD BREAK UP \R MEET+ & RETIRE TO RE/4 

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