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pelled most unwillingly, but for our own sakes, 

 to stop the carriage, and leave the offending party 

 on the road side. 



This quieted them, but the Italian appealed to 

 us to bear witness that he had been grossly in- 

 sulted, and that he should require of his antago- 

 nist, on their arrival at Pest, the satisfaction due 

 from one gentleman to another. We all agreed 

 that they might, and certainly ought to settle 

 their differences at Pest, but that in the mean- 

 time they must remain quiet as long as they 

 travelled with us. The German agreed, as well 

 he might, having had so decidedly the best of the 

 fray, and on peace being re-established we con- 

 tinued our journey. 



After brooding over their misfortunes for about 

 an hour, we were somewhat surprised at hearing 

 them conversing together in a very peaceable and 

 rational manner, and although I do not think they 

 ever became intimate friends again, yet they 

 neither quarrelled more, nor, as I believe, at- 

 tempted any further settlement of their dif- 

 ferences. 



The inns in Hungary are remarkably clean and 

 neat, with the exception of one part of the furni- 

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