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not to know it; and you so flush with it all the time; it was not 

kind in you; however; to frighten the poor person's child so by 

screaming out; but it was kind in you to give the rikkeni kekaubi 

to the child of the poor person。  She will be grateful to you; she 

will bring you her little dog to show you; her pretty juggal; the 

poor person's child will come and see you again; you are not going 

away to…day; I hope; or to…morrow; pretty brother; gray…haired 

brother … you are not going away to…morrow; I hope?'



'Nor the next day;' said I; 'only to take a stroll to see if I can 

sell a kettle; good…bye; little sister; Rommany sister; dingy 

sister。'



'Good…bye; tall brother;' said the girl; as she departed; singing





'The Rommany chi;' etc。





'There's something about that girl that I don't understand;' said I 

to myself; 'something mysterious。  However; it is nothing to me; 

she knows not who I am; and if she did; what then?'



Late that evening as I sat on the shaft of my cart in deep 

meditation; with my arms folded; I thought I heard a rustling in 

the bushes over against me。  I turned my eyes in that direction; 

but saw nothing。  'Some bird;' said I; 'an owl; perhaps'; and once 

more I fell into meditation; my mind wandered from one thing to 

another … musing now on the structure of the Roman tongue … now on 

the rise and fall of the Persian power … and now on the powers 

vested in recorders at quarter…sessions。  I was thinking what a 

fine thing it must be to be a recorder of the peace; when; lifting 

up my eyes; I saw right opposite; not a culprit at the bar; but; 

staring at me through a gap in the bush; a face wild and strange; 

half covered with gray hair; I only saw it a moment; the next it 

had disappeared。







CHAPTER LXXI







Friend of Slingsby … All quiet … Danger … The two cakes … Children 

in the wood … Don't be angry … In deep thought … Temples throbbing 

… Deadly sick … Another blow … No answer … How old are you? … Play 

and sacrament … Heavy heart … Song of poison … Drow of gypsies … 

The dog … Ely's church … Get up; bebee … The vehicle … Can you 

speak? … The oil。



THE next day; at an early hour; I harnessed my little pony; and; 

putting my things in my cart; I went on my projected stroll。  

Crossing the moor; I arrived in about an hour at a small village; 

from which; after a short stay; I proceeded to another; and from 

thence to a third。  I found that the name of Slingsby was well 

known in these parts。



'If you are a friend of Slingsby you must be an honest lad;' said 

an ancient crone; 'you shall never want for work whilst I can give 

it you。  Here; take my kettle; the bottom came out this morning; 

and lend me that of yours till you bring it back。  I'm not afraid 

to trust you … not I。  Don't hurry yourself; young man; if you 

don't come back for a fortnight I shan't have the worse opinion of 

you。'



I returned to my quarters at evening; tired; but rejoiced at heart; 

I had work before me for several days; having collected various 

kekaubies which required mending; in place of those which I left 

behind … those which I had been employed upon during the last few 

days。  I found all quiet in the lane or glade; and; unharnessing my 

little horse; I once more pitched my tent in the old spot beneath 

the ash; lighted my fire; ate my frugal meal; and then; after 

looking for some time at the heavenly bodies; and more particularly 

at the star Jupiter; I entered my tent; lay down upon my pallet; 

and went to sleep。



Nothing occurred on the following day which requires any particular 

notice; nor indeed on the one succeeding that。  It was about noon 

on the third day that I sat beneath the shade of the ash tree; I 

was not at work; for the weather was particularly hot; and I felt 

but little inclination to make any exertion。  Leaning my back 

against the tree; I was not long in falling into a slumber; I 

particularly remember that slumber of mine beneath the ash tree; 

for it was about the sweetest slumber that I ever enjoyed; how long 

I continued in it I do not know; I could almost have wished that it 

had lasted to the present time。  All of a sudden it appeared to me 

that a voice cried in my ear; 'Danger! danger! danger!'  Nothing 

seemingly could be more distinct than the words which I heard; then 

an uneasy sensation came over me; which I strove to get rid of; and 

at last succeeded; for I awoke。  The gypsy girl was standing just 

opposite to me; with her eyes fixed upon my countenance; a singular 

kind of little dog stood beside her。



'Ha!' said I; 'was it you that cried danger?  What danger is 

there?'



'Danger; brother; there is no danger; what danger should there be?  

I called to my little dog; but that was in the wood; my little 

dog's name is not danger; but Stranger; what danger should there 

be; brother?'



'What; indeed; except in sleeping beneath a tree; what is that you 

have got in your hand?'



'Something for you;' said the girl; sitting down and proceeding to 

untie a white napkin; 'a pretty manricli; so sweet; so nice; when I 

went home to my people I told my grand…bebee how kind you had been 

to the poor person's child; and when my grand…bebee saw the 

kekaubi; she said; 〃Hir mi devlis; it won't do for the poor people 

to be ungrateful; by my God; I will bake a cake for the young harko 

mescro。〃'



'But there are two cakes。'



'Yes; brother; two cakes; both for you; my grandbebee meant them 

both for you … but list; brother; I will have one of them for 

bringing them。  I know you will give me one; pretty brother; gray…

haired brother … which shall I have; brother?'



In the napkin were two round cakes; seemingly made of rich and 

costly compounds; and precisely similar in form; each weighing 

about half a pound。



'Which shall I have; brother?' said the gypsy girl。



'Whichever you please。'



'No; brother; no; the cakes are yours; not mine。  It is for you to 

say。'



'Well; then; give me the one nearest you; and take the other。'



'Yes; brother; yes;' said the girl; and taking the cakes; she flung 

them into the air two or three times; catching them as they fell; 

and singing the while。  'Pretty brother; gray…haired brother … 

here; brother;' said she; 'here is your cake; this other is mine。'



'Are you sure;' said I; taking the cake; 'that this is the one I 

chose?'



'Quite sure; brother; but if you like you can have mine; there's no 

difference; however … shall I eat?'



'Yes; sister; eat。'



'See; brother; I do; now; brother; eat; pretty brother; gray…haired 

brother。'



'I am not hungry。'



'Not hungry! well; what then … what has being hungry to do with the 

matter?  It is my grandbebee's cake which was sent because you were 

kind to the poor person's child; eat; brother; eat; and we shall be 

like the children in the wood that the gorgios speak of。'
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