In her grief over the affair, the _sposa repudiata_ said farewell to the world, and determined to wear the_parta_[2] for the remainder of her days.

That is why she chose this remote region as a residence." [Footnote 2: A head-covering worn only by Hungarian maidens.] Here the bell in the church tower began to ring.

It was followed by a roar from the mortars on the hilltop.
The gypsy band began to play Biharis's "Vierzigmann Marsch"; a cloud of dust rose from the highway; and soon afterward there appeared an outrider with three ostrich-plumes in his hat.

He was followed by a four-horse coach, with coachman and footman on the box.
The committee of reception came forth from the shade of the beech and ranged themselves underneath the arch.

The clergyman for the last time took his little black book from his pocket, and satisfied himself that his speech was still in it.