Note 55 — Chapter XII
Arthur B. (Arthur Battishill) Yolland translation
Lorand really quoted a sentence from a popular ditty, but it is impossible in such cases to do proper justice to the original.
The whole passage between Lorand and the gypsy is full of allusions intelligible only to Hungarians, in Hungarian, a proper rendering of which, in my opinion, baffles all attempts. Of course the force of the original is lost, but it is unavoidable.