"Oh, gag me. I beg you to save me from perjury."
"Kindly call the people in question."
Topándy turned round and called to his butler who stood behind him:
"Produce Pirók, Estergályos,[25] Seprünyél,[26] then Kakukfü,[27] and Macskaláb;[28] comfort them with the news that they are going to enter Heaven, and will receive a fur-coat, a pair of boots, and a good gourd, from which the wine will never fail: all the gift of the honorable County Court."
[25] Turner.
[26] Broom.
[27] Thyme.
[28] Catsfoot.
"For my part," said the young representative of the law, standing on tip-toe, "I must ask you seriously to answer, with the moderation due to our presence, have you hidden any one?"
"Whether I have stolen away someone on hell's account? No, my dear fellow, I don't court Satan's acquaintance either: let him catch men for himself, if he can."