The Romany Rye: A sequel to "Lavengro" — John Shaqi
The Romany Rye: A sequel to "Lavengro"Borrow, George
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The Romany Rye: A sequel to "Lavengro"
Borrow, George
Adventure stories; England -- Fiction; Romanies -- Fiction
The Morning after a Fall—The Teapot—Unpretending 185
Hospitality—The Chinese Student
CHAPTER XXXIII.
Convalescence—The Surgeon’s Bill—Letter of 191
Recommendation—Commencement of the Old Man’s History
CHAPTER XXXIV.
The Old Man’s Story continued—Misery in the Head—The 201
Strange Marks—Tea-dealer from London—Difficulties of the
Chinese Language
CHAPTER XXXV.
The Leave-taking—Spirit of the Hearth—What’s o’Clock 209
CHAPTER XXXVI.
Arrival at Horncastle—The Inn and Ostlers—The Garret—The 211
Figure of a Man with a Candle
CHAPTER XXXVII.
Horncastle Fair 214
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
High Dutch 221
CHAPTER XXXIX.
The Hungarian 223
CHAPTER XL.
The Horncastle Welcome—Tzernebock and Bielebock 238
CHAPTER XLI.
The Jockey’s Tale—Thieves’ Latin—Liberties with Coin—The 244
Smasher in Prison—Old Fulcher—Every one has his
Gift—Fashion of the English
CHAPTER XLII.
A Short-tempered Person—Gravitation—The Best Endowment—Mary 258
Fulcher—Fair Dealing—Horse-witchery—Darius and his
Groom—The Jockey’s Tricks—The Two Characters—The Jockey’s
Song
CHAPTER XLIII.
The Church 273
CHAPTER XLIV.
An Old Acquaintance 276
CHAPTER XLV.
Murtagh’s Tale 283
CHAPTER XLVI.
Murtagh’s Story continued—The Priest, Exorcist, and 290
Thimble-engro—How to Check a Rebellion
CHAPTER XLVII.
Departure from Horncastle—Recruiting Sergeant—Kauloes and 300
Lolloes
* * * * *
APPENDIX.
CHAPTER I.
A Word for _Lavengro_ 302
CHAPTER II.
On Priestcraft 310
CHAPTER III.
On Foreign Nonsense 317
CHAPTER IV.
On Gentility Nonsense—Illustrations of Gentility 320
CHAPTER V.
Subject of Gentility continued 323
CHAPTER VI.
On Scotch Gentility Nonsense—Charlie o’er the Waterism 334
CHAPTER VII.
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