CHAPTERVI
ThePromisedVisit—RomanFashion—WizardandWitch—
CatchingatWords—TheTwoFemales—DressingofHair—TheNewRoads—Belle’sAlteredAppearance—HerselfAgain。
ABOUTmid—dayMr。andMrs。Petulengrocametothedingletopaythepromisedvisit。Belle,atthetimeoftheirarrival,wasinhertent,butIwasatthefire—place,engagedinhammeringpartoftheouter—tire,ordefence,whichhadcomeofffromoneofthewheelsofmyvehicle。OnperceivingthemIforthwithwenttoreceivethem。Mr。PetulengrowasdressedinRomanfashion,withasomewhatsmartly—cutsporting—coat,thebuttonsofwhichwerehalf—crowns—andawaistcoat,scarletandblack,thebuttonsofwhichwerespadedhalf—
guineas;hisbreecheswereofastuffhalfvelveteen,halfcorduroy,thecordsexceedinglybroad。Hehadleggingsofbuffcloth,furredatthebottom;anduponhisfeetwerehighlows。Underhisleftarmwasalongblackwhaleboneriding—whip,witharedlash,andanimmensesilverknob。
Uponhisheadwasahatwithahighpeak,somewhatofthekindwhichtheSpaniardscallCALANE,somuchinfavourwiththebravosofSevilleandMadrid。Now,whenIhaveaddedthatMr。Petulengrohadonaveryfinewhitehollandshirt,I
thinkIhavedescribedhisarray。Mrs。Petulengro—Ibegpardonfornothavingspokenofherfirst—wasalsoarrayedverymuchintheRomanfashion。Herhair,whichwasexceedinglyblackandlustrous,fellinbraidsoneithersideofherhead。Inherearswererings,withlongdropsofgold。Roundherneckwasastringofwhatseemedverymuchlikeverylargepearls,somewhattarnished,however,andapparentlyofconsiderableantiquity。"Hereweare,brother,"saidMr。Petulengro;"hereweare,cometoseeyou—wizardandwitch,witchandwizard:—
"’There’sachovahanee,andachovahano,ThenavselenisPetulengro。’"
"Holdyourtongue,sir,"saidMrs。Petulengro;"youmakemeashamedofyouwithyourvulgarditties。Wearecomeavisitingnow,andeverythinglowshouldbeleftbehind。"
"True,"saidMr。Petulengro;"whybringwhat’slowtothedingle,whichislowenoughalready?"
"What,areyouacatcheratwords?"saidI。"Ithoughtthatcatchingatwordshadbeenconfinedtothepothousefarmersandvillagewittybodies。"
"Allfools,"saidMrs。Petulengro,"catchatwords,andverynaturally,asbysodoingtheyhopetopreventthepossibilityofrationalconversation。Catchingatwordsconfinedtopothousefarmers,andvillagewittybodies!No,nottoJasperPetulengro。Listenforanhourortwotothediscourseofasettheycallnewspapereditors,andifyoudon’tgooutandeatgrass,asadogdoeswhenheissick,I
amnofemalewoman。TheyounglordwhosehandIrefusedwhenItookupwithwiseJasper,oncebroughttwoofthemtomymother’stan,whenhankeringaftermycompany;theydidnothingbutcarpateachother’swords,andaprettyhandtheymadeofit。Ill—favoureddogstheywere;andtheirattemptsatwhattheycalledwitalmostasunfortunateastheircountenances。"
"Well,"saidI,"madam,wewilldropallcatchingsandcarpingsforthepresent。Praytakeyourseatonthisstool,whilstIgoandannouncetoMissIsopelBernersyourarrival。"
ThereuponIwenttoBelle’shabitation,andinformedherthatMr。andMrs。Petulengrohadpaidusavisitofceremony,andwereawaitingheratthefire—place。"PraygoandtellthemthatIambusy,"saidBelle,whowasengagedwithherneedle。
"Idonotfeeldisposedtotakepartinanysuchnonsense。"
"Ishalldonosuchthing,"saidI;"andIinsistuponyourcomingforthwith,andshowingpropercourtesytoyourvisitors。Ifyoudonot,theirfeelingswillbehurt,andyouareawarethatIcannotbearthatpeople’sfeelingsshouldbeoutraged。Comethismoment,or—""Orwhat?"
saidBelle,halfsmiling。"IwasabouttosaysomethinginArmenian,"saidI。"Well,"saidBelle,layingdownherwork,"Iwillcome。""Stay,"saidI;"yourhairishangingaboutyourears,andyourdressisindisorder;youhadbetterstayaminuteortwotoprepareyourselftoappearbeforeyourvisitors,whohavecomeintheirverybestattire。""No,"
saidBelle,"Iwillmakenoalterationinmyappearance;youtoldmetocomethismoment,andyoushallbeobeyed。"SoBelleandIadvancedtowardsourguests。AswedrewnighMr。
Petulengrotookoffhishat,andmadeaprofoundobeisancetoBelle,whilstMrs。Petulengrorosefromthestool,andmadeaprofoundcurtsey。Belle,whohadflungherhairbackoverhershoulders,returnedtheirsalutationsbybendingherhead,andafterslightlyglancingatMr。Petulengro,fixedherlargeblueeyesfulluponhiswife。Boththesefemaleswereveryhandsome—buthowunlike!Bellefair,withblueeyesandflaxenhair;Mrs。Petulengrowitholivecomplexion,eyesblack,andhairdark—asdarkascouldbe。Belle,indemeanourcalmandproud;thegypsygraceful,butfullofmovementandagitation。Andthenhowdifferentwerethosetwoinstature!TheheadoftheRomanyrawniescarcelyascendedtothebreastofIsopelBerners。IcouldseethatMrs。PetulengrogazedonBellewithunmixedadmiration;sodidherhusband。"Well,"saidthelatter,"onethingIwillsay,whichis,thatthereisonlyoneonearthworthytostandupinfrontofthisshe,andthatisthebeautyoftheworld,asfarasmanfleshisconcerned,TawnoChikno;whatapityhedidnotcomedown!"
"TawnoChikno,"saidMrs。Petulengro,flaringup;"aprettyfellowhetostandupinfrontofthisgentlewoman,apityhedidn’tcome,quotha?notatall,thefellowisasneak,afraidofhiswife。Hestandupagainstthisrawnie!why,thelookshehasgivenmewouldknockthefellowdown。"
"Itiseasiertoknockhimdownwithalookthanwithafist,"saidMr。Petulengro;"thatis,ifthelookcomesfromawoman:notthatIamdisposedtodoubtthatthisfemalegentlewomanisabletoknockhimdowneitheronewayortheother。Ihaveheardofheroftenenough,andhaveseenheronceortwice,thoughnotsonearasnow。Well,ma’am,mywifeandIarecometopayourrespectstoyou;wearebothgladtofindthatyouhaveleftoffkeepingcompanywithFlamingBosville,andhavetakenupwithmypal;heisnotveryhandsome,butabetter—"
"Itakeupwithyourpal,asyoucallhim!youhadbettermindwhatyousay,"saidIsopelBerners,"Itakeupwithnobody。"
"Imerelymeantakingupyourquarterswithhim,"saidMr。
Petulengro;"andIwasonlyabouttosayabetterfellow—
lodgeryoucannothave,oramoreinstructive,especiallyifyouhaveadesiretobeinoculatedwithtongues,ashecallsthem。Iwonderwhetheryouandhehavehadanytongue—workalready。"
"Haveyouandyourwifeanythingparticulartosay?ifyouhavenothingbutthiskindofconversationImustleaveyou,asIamgoingtomakeajourneythisafternoon,andshouldbegettingready。"
"Youmustexcusemyhusband,madam,"saidMrs。Petulengro,"heisnotoverburdenedwithunderstanding,andhassaidbutonewordofsensesincehehasbeenhere,whichwasthatwecametopayourrespectstoyou。WehavedressedourselvesinourbestRomanway,inordertodohonourtoyou;perhapsyoudonotlikeit;ifso,Iamsorry。IhavenoFrenchclothes,madam;ifIhadany,madam,Iwouldhavecomeinthem,inordertodoyoumorehonour。"
"Iliketoseeyoumuchbetterasyouare,"saidBelle;
"peopleshouldkeeptotheirownfashions,andyoursisverypretty。"
"Iamgladyouarepleasedtothinkitso,madam;ithasbeenadmiredinthegreatcity;itcreatedwhattheycallasensation;andsomeofthegreatladies,thecourtladies,imitatedit,elseIshouldnotappearinitsooftenasIamaccustomed;forIamnotveryfondofwhatisRoman,havinganimaginationthatwhatisRomanisungenteel;infact,I
onceheardthewifeofarichcitizensaythatgypsieswerevulgarcreatures。Ishouldhavetakenhersayingverymuchtoheart,butforherimproperpronunciation;shecouldnotpronounceherwords,madam,whichwegypsies,astheycallus,usuallycan,soIthoughtshewasnoveryhighpurchase。
Youareverybeautiful,madam,thoughyouarenotdressedasIcouldwishtoseeyou,andyourhairishangingdowninsadconfusion;allowmetoassistyouinarrangingyourhair,madam;Iwilldressitforyouinourfashion;Iwouldfainseehowyourhairwouldlookinourpoorgypsyfashion;prayallowme,madam?"andshetookBellebythehand。
"Ireallycandonosuchthing,"saidBelle,withdrawingherhand;"Ithankyouforcomingtoseeme,but—"
"Doallowmetoofficiateuponyourhair,madam,"saidMrs。
Petulengro。"Ishouldesteemyourallowingmeagreatmarkofcondescension。Youareverybeautiful,madam,andIthinkyoudoublyso,becauseyouaresofair;Ihaveagreatesteemforpersonswithfaircomplexionsandhair;Ihavealessregardforpeoplewithdarkhairandcomplexions,madam。"
"Thenwhydidyouturnoffthelord,andtakeupwithme?"
saidMr。Petulengro;"thatsamelordwasfairenoughallabouthim。"
"Peopledowhentheyareyoungandsillywhattheysometimesrepentofwhentheyareofriperyearsandunderstandings。I
sometimesthinkthathadInotbeensomethingofasimpleton,Imightatthistimebeagreatcourtlady。Now,madam,"
saidshe,againtakingBellebythehand,"doobligemebyallowingmetoplaityourhairalittle?"
"Ihavereallyagoodmindtobeangrywithyou,"saidBelle,givingMrs。Petulengroapeculiarglance。
"Doallowhertoarrangeyourhair,"saidI;"shemeansnoharm,andwishestodoyouhonour;doobligeherandmetoo,forIshouldliketoseehowyourhairwouldlookdressedinherfashion。"
"Youhearwhattheyoungryesays?"saidMrs。Petulengro。"I
amsureyouwillobligetheyoungrye,ifnotmyself。Manypeoplewouldbewillingtoobligetheyoungrye,ifhewouldbutaskthem;butheisnotinthehabitofaskingfavours。
Hehasanoseofhisown,whichhekeepstolerablyexalted;
hedoesnotthinksmall—beerofhimself,madam;andallthetimeIhavebeenwithhim,Ineverheardhimaskafavourbefore;therefore,madam,Iamsureyouwillobligehim。MysisterUrsulawouldbeverywillingtoobligehiminmanythings,buthewillnotaskforanything,exceptforsuchafavourasaword,whichisapoorfavourafterall。Idon’tmeanforherword;perhapshewillsomedayaskyouforyourword。Ifso—"
"Why,hereyouare,afterrailingatmeforcatchingatwords,catchingatawordyourself,"saidMr。Petulengro。
"Holdyourtongue,sir,"saidMrs。Petulengro。"Don’tinterruptmeinmydiscourse;ifIcaughtatawordnow,Iamnotinthehabitofdoingso。Iamnoconceitedbody;nonewspaperNeddy;nopothousewittyperson。Iwasabouttosay,madam,thatiftheyoungryeasksyouatanytimeforyourword,youwilldoasyoudeemconvenient;butIamsureyouwillobligehimbyallowingmetobraidyourhair。"
"Ishallnotdoittoobligehim,"saidBelle;"theyoungrye,asyoucallhim,isnothingtome。"
"Well,then,toobligeme,"saidMrs。Petulengro;"doallowmetobecomeyourpoortire—woman。"
"Itisgreatnonsense,"saidBelle,reddening;"however,asyoucametoseeme,andaskthematterasaparticularfavourtoyourself—"
"Thankyou,madam,"saidMrs。Petulengro,leadingBelletothestool;"pleasetositdownhere。Thankyou;yourhairisverybeautiful,madam,"shecontinued,assheproceededtobraidBelle’shair;"soisyourcountenance。Shouldyouevergotothegreatcity,amongthegrandfolks,youwouldmakeasensation,madam。Ihavemadeonemyself,whoamdark;thechisheiskauley,whichlastwordsignifiesblack,whichI
amnot,thoughratherdark。Thereisnocolourlikewhite,madam;it’ssolasting,sogenteel。Gentilitywillcarrytheday,madam,evenwiththeyoungrye。Hewillaskwordsoftheblacklass,butbegthewordofthefair。"
InthemeantimeMr。Petulengroandmyselfenteredintoconversation。"Anynewsstirring,Mr。Petulengro?"saidI。
"Haveyouheardanythingofthegreatreligiousmovements?"
"Plenty,"saidMr。Petulengro;"allthereligiouspeople,moreespeciallytheEvangelicals—thosethatgoaboutdistributingtracts—areveryangryaboutthefightbetweenGentlemanCooperandWhite—headedBob,whichtheysayoughtnottohavebeenpermittedtotakeplace;andthentheyaretryingalltheycantopreventthefightbetweenthelionandthedogs,whichtheysayisadisgracetoaChristiancountry。NowIcan’tsaythatIhaveanyquarrelwiththereligiouspartyandtheEvangelicals;theyarealwaysciviltomeandmine,andfrequentlygiveustracts,astheycallthem,whichneitherInorminecanread;butIcannotsaythatIapproveofanymovements,religiousornot,whichhaveinaimtoputdownalllifeandmanlysportinthisherecountry。"
"Anythingelse?"saidI。
"Peoplearebecomingvastlysharp,"saidMr。Petulengro;"andIamtoldthatalltheold—fashionedgood—temperedconstablesaregoingtobesetaside,andapaidbodyofmentobeestablished,whoarenottopermitatramperorvagabondontheroadsofEngland;—andtalkingofroads,putsmeinmindofastrangestoryIheardtwonightsago,whilstdrinkingsomebeeratapublic—houseincompanywithmycousinSylvester。IhadaskedTawnotogo,buthiswifewouldnotlethim。Justoppositeme,smokingtheirpipes,wereacoupleofmen,somethinglikeengineers,andtheyweretalkingofawonderfulinventionwhichwastomakeawonderfulalterationinEngland;inasmuchasitwouldsetasidealltheoldroads,whichinalittletimewouldbeploughedup,andsowedwithcorn,andcauseallEnglandtobelaiddownwithironroads,onwhichpeoplewouldgothunderingalonginvehicles,pushedforwardbyfireandsmoke。Now,brother,whenIheardthis,Ididnotfeelverycomfortable;forIthoughttomyself,whataqueerplacesucharoadwouldbetopitchone’stentupon,andhowimpossibleitwouldbeforone’scattletofindabiteofgrassuponit;
andIthoughtlikewiseofthedangertowhichone’sfamilywouldbeexposedinbeingrunoverandseverelyscorchedbythesesameflyingfieryvehicles;soImadeboldtosay,thatIhopedsuchaninventionwouldneverbecountenanced,becauseitwaslikelytodoagreatdealofharm。Whereupon,oneofthemen,givingmeaglance,said,withouttakingthepipeoutofhismouth,thatforhispart,hesincerelyhopedthatitwouldtakeeffect;andifitdidnoothergoodthanstoppingtheramblesofgypsies,andotherlikescamps,itoughttobeencouraged。Well,brother,feelingmyselfinsulted,Iputmyhandintomypocket,inordertopulloutmoney,intendingtochallengehimtofightforafive—
shillingstake,butmerelyfoundsixpence,havingleftallmyothermoneyatthetent;whichsixpencewasjustsufficienttopayforthebeerwhichSylvesterandmyselfweredrinking,ofwhomIcouldn’thopetoborrowanything—’poorasSylvester’beingaby—wordamongstus。So,notbeingabletobackmyself,Iheldmypeace,andlettheGorgiohaveitallhisownway,who,afterturninguphisnoseatme,wentondiscoursingaboutthesaidinvention,sayingwhatafundofprofititwouldbetothosewhoknewhowtomakeuseofit,andshouldhavethelayingdownofthenewroads,andtheshoeingofEnglandwithiron。Andafterhehadsaidthis,andmuchmoreofthesamekind,whichIcannotremember,heandhiscompaniongotupandwalkedaway;andpresentlyIandSylvestergotupandwalkedtoourcamp;andthereIlaydowninmytentbythesideofmywife,whereIhadanuglydreamofhavingcampeduponanironroad;mytentbeingoverturnedbyaflyingvehicle;mywife’sleginjured;andallmyaffairsputintogreatconfusion。"
"Now,madam,"saidMrs。Petulengro,"Ihavebraidedyourhairinourfashion:youlookverybeautiful,madam;morebeautiful,ifpossible,thanbefore。"Bellenowrose,andcameforwardwithhertire—woman。Mr。Petulengrowasloudinhisapplause,butIsaidnothing,forIdidnotthinkBellewasimprovedinappearancebyhavingsubmittedtotheministryofMrs。Petulengro’shand。NatureneverintendedBelletoappearasagypsy;shehadmadehertooproudandserious。Amoreproperpartforherwasthatofaheroine,aqueenlyheroine,—thatofTheresaofHungary,forexample;
or,betterstill,thatofBrynhildatheValkyrie,thebelovedofSigurd,theserpent—killer,whoincurredthecurseofOdin,because,inthetumultofspears,shesidedwiththeyoungking,anddoomedtheoldwarriortodie,towhomOdinhadpromisedvictory。
Bellelookedatmeforamomentinsilence;thenturningtoMrs。Petulengro,shesaid,"Youhavehadyourwillwithme;
areyousatisfied?""Quiteso,madam,"saidMrs。Petulengro,"andIhopeyouwillbesotoo,assoonasyouhavelookedintheglass。""Ihavelookedinonealready,"saidBelle;"andtheglassdoesnotflatter。""Youmeanthefaceoftheyoungrye,"saidMrs。Petulengro;"nevermindhim,madam;theyoungrye,thoughheknowsathingortwo,isnotauniversity,norapersonofuniversalwisdom。Iassureyou,thatyouneverlookedsowellbefore;andIhopethat,fromthismoment,youwillwearyourhairinthisway。""Andwhoistobraiditinthisway?"saidBelle,smiling。"I,madam,"saidMrs。
Petulengro;"Iwillbraiditforyoueverymorning,ifyouwillbutbepersuadedtojoinus。Doso,madam,andIthink,ifyoudid,theyoungryewoulddosotoo。""Theyoungryeisnothingtome,norItohim,"saidBelle;"wehavestayedsometimetogether;butourpathswillsoonbeapart。Now,farewell,forIamabouttotakeajourney。""AndyouwillgooutwithyourhairasIhavebraidedit,"saidMrs。
Petulengro;"ifyoudo,everybodywillbeinlovewithyou。"
"No,"saidBelle;"hither—toIhaveallowedyoutodowhatyouplease,buthenceforthIshallhavemyownway。Come,come,"saidshe,observingthatthegypsywasabouttospeak,"wehavehadenoughofnonsense;wheneverIleavethishollow,itwillbewearingmyhairinmyownfashion。"
"Come,wife,"saidMr。Petulengro;"wewillnolongerintrudeupontheryeandrawnie;thereissuchathingasbeingtroublesome。"ThereuponMr。Petulengroandhiswifetooktheirleave,withmanysalutations。"Thenyouaregoing?"
saidI,whenBelleandIwereleftalone。"Yes,"saidBelle;
"Iamgoingonajourney;myaffairscompelme。""Butyouwillreturnagain?"saidI。"Yes,"saidBelle,"Ishallreturnoncemore。""Oncemore,"saidI;"whatdoyoumeanbyoncemore?ThePetulengroswillsoonbegone,andwillyouabandonmeinthisplace?""Youwerealonehere,"saidBelle,"beforeIcame,andIsuppose,founditagreeable,oryouwouldnothavestayedinit。""Yes,"saidI,"thatwasbeforeIknewyou;buthavinglivedwithyouhere,Ishouldbeverylothtoliveherewithoutyou。""Indeed,"saidBelle;"IdidnotknowthatIwasofsomuchconsequencetoyou。Well,thedayiswearingaway—ImustgoandharnessTravellertothecart。""Iwilldothat,"saidI,"oranythingelseyoumaywishme。Goandprepareyourself;I
willseeafterTravellerandthecart。"Belledepartedtohertent,andIsetaboutperformingthetaskIhadundertaken。Inabouthalf—an—hourBelleagainmadeherappearance—shewasdressedneatlyandplainly。HerhairwasnolongerintheRomanfashion,inwhichPakomovnahadplaitedit,butwassecuredbyacomb;sheheldabonnetinherhand。"IsthereanythingelseIcandoforyou?"I
demanded。"Therearetwoorthreebundlesbymytent,whichyoucanputintothecart,"saidBelle。Iputthebundlesintothecart,andthenledTravellerandthecartupthewindingpathtothemouthofthedingle,nearwhichwasMr。
Petulengro’sencampment。Bellefollowed。Atthetop,I
deliveredthereinsintoherhands;welookedateachotherstedfastlyforsometime。Bellethendeparted,andI
returnedtothedingle,where,seatingmyselfonmystone,I
remainedforupwardsofanhourinthought。
CHAPTERVII
TheFestival—TheGypsySong—PiramusofRome—TheScotchman—GypsyNames。
ONthefollowingdaytherewasmuchfeastingamongsttheRomanychalsofMr。Petulengro’sparty。ThroughouttheforenoontheRomanychiesdidscarcelyanythingbutcookflesh,andthefleshwhichtheycookedwasswine’sflesh。
Abouttwoo’clock,thechalsdividingthemselvesintovariousparties,satdownandpartookofthefare,whichwaspartlyroasted,partlysodden。IdinedthatdaywithMr。Petulengroandhiswifeandfamily,Ursula,Mr。andMrs。Chikno,andSylvesterandhistwochildren。Sylvester,itwillbeaswelltosay,wasawidower,andhadconsequentlynoonetocookhisvictualsforhim,supposinghehadany,whichwasnotalwaysthecase,Sylvester’saffairsbeingseldominaprosperousstate。Hewasnotedforhisbadsuccessintrafficking,notwithstandingthemanyhintswhichhereceivedfromJasper,underwhoseprotectionhehadplacedhimself,evenasTawnoChiknohaddone,whohimself,asthereaderhasheardonaformeroccasion,wasanythingbutawealthysubject,thoughhewasatalltimesbetteroffthanSylvester,theLazarusoftheRomanytribe。
Allourpartyatewithagoodappetite,exceptmyself,who,feelingrathermelancholythatday,hadlittledesiretoeat。
Ididnot,liketheothers,partakeofthepork,butgotmydinnerentirelyoffthebodyofasquirrelwhichhadbeenshotthedaybeforebyachalofthenameofPiramus,who,besidesbeingagoodshot,wascelebratedforhisskillinplayingonthefiddle。Duringthedinnerahornfilledwithalepassedfrequentlyaround;Idrankofitmorethanonce,andfeltinspiritedbythedraughts。Therepastconcluded,Sylvesterandhischildrendepartedtotheirtent,andMr。
Petulengro,Tawno,andmyself,gettingup,wentandlaydownunderashadyhedge,whereMr。Petulengro,lightinghispipe,begantosmoke,andwhereTawnopresentlyfellasleep。Iwasabouttofallasleepalso,whenIheardthesoundofmusicandsong。Piramuswasplayingonthefiddle,whilstMrs。
Chikno,whohadavoiceofherown,wassingingintonessharpenough,butofgreatpower,agypsysong:—
POISONINGTHEPORKER
BYMRS。CHIKNO
TomandeshoonyeRomanychalsWhobeshinthepusabouttheyag,I’llpenhowwedrabthebaulo,I’llpenhowwedrabthebaulo。
Wejawstothedrab—engroker,Trinhorsworththereofdrabwelels,AndwhentotheswetybackwewelsWepenswe’lldrabthebaulo,We’llhaveadrabatabaulo。
Andthenwekairsthedrabopre,Andthenwejawstothefarmingker,Tomangabetihabben,Abetipoggadohabben。
Arinkenobaulotherewedick,AndthenwepensinRomanojib;
Wustlisodoiopreyechick,Andthebaulohewilllellis,Thebaulohewilllellis。
Coliko,colikosauloweApoplitothefarmingkerWillwelandmanghimmullo,Willwelandmanghistruppo。
Andsowekairs,andsowekairs;
Thebaulointherardemers;
Wemanghimonthesaulo,Andrigtothetanthebaulo。
AndthenwetovesthewendrorwellTillsorethewendroriuziouse,Tillkekkenodrab’sadreylis,Tilldrabthere’skekadreylis。
Andthenhistruppowellwehatch,Kinlevinoratthekitchema,Andhaveakoskohabben,AkoskoRomanohabben。
Theboshomengrokils,hekils,Thetawniejuvagils,shegilsApuroRomanogillie,NowshoontheRomanogillie。
WhichsongIhadtranslatedinthefollowingmanner,inmyyoungerdays,foralady’salbum:
ListentomeyeRomanlads,whoareseatedinthestrawaboutthefire,andIwilltellhowwepoisontheporker,Iwilltellhowwepoisontheporker。
Wegotothehouseofthepoison—monger,wherewebuythreepennies’worthofbane,andwhenwereturntoourpeoplewesay,wewillpoisontheporker;wewilltryandpoisontheporker。
Wethenmakeupthepoison,andthenwetakeourwaytothehouseofthefarmer,asiftobegabitofvictuals,alittlebrokenvictuals。
Weseeajollyporker,andthenwesayinRomanlanguage,"Flingthebaneyonderamongstthedirt,andtheporkersoonwillfindit,theporkersoonwillfindit。"
Earlyonthemorrow,wewillreturntothefarm—house,andbegthedeadporker,thebodyofthedeadporker。
Andsowedo,evensowedo;theporkerdiethduringthenight;onthemorrowwebegtheporker,andcarrytothetenttheporker。
Andthenwewashtheinsidewell,tillalltheinsideisperfectlyclean,tillthere’snobanewithinit,notapoisongrainwithinit。
Andthenweroastthebodywell,sendforaletothealehouse,andhaveamerrybanquet,amerryRomanbanquet。
Thefellowwiththefiddleplays,heplays;thelittlelassiesings,shesingsanancientRomanditty;nowheartheRomanditty。
SONGOFTHEBROKENCHASTITY