If I only knew of some corner of the world quite out of your reach, I would gather together all my belongings, seek it out and settle down there; but it would be of no avail, you would always find me out and befool my girl again, so I have to stay where I am." "Don't grumble, old chap, there is a time for all things.

This black mask shall not always cover my face; when I come to see you, my name shall not always be Fatia Negra.

The day will come when a carriage and four shall drive into your courtyard, a sabre-tashed heyduke will then leap from the box and open the silver-plated coach and a cavalier in cloth of gold will step out who comes to you as a suitor.

If you see this ring on his finger you will know that it is I, and there will no longer be a Fatia Negra in the wide world.

We will go together to Bucharest, a true Roumanian city, where folks will respect us and then our happy days will begin." "If only that could be soon! But you have been telling me this for a long, long time." "That is because we cannot put an end to our work yet.