"What do you bring?" he asked the steward.

"The Prince's pardon for the prisoner."

"You have come too late."

The head of the highest noble of Transylvania had already fallen to
the ground.

* * * * *

The tragedy comes to an end with the death of the hero. Other forms,
other leaders, continue the course of events. The fate, the form, the
history of Transylvania is changed. The sword-stroke that killed Banfy
marked off an epoch. The ruling figure was buried in the earth of
Bethlen chapel and no one inherited that spirit.

Only when misfortune threatens Transylvania, so says the
chronicle,--to the terror of the people, to the astonishment of the
world, the blood of the fallen patriot is wont to gush forth from this
humble grave.

* * * * *

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"KITTY"

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Transcriber's Note: The original print edition of this book did not
contain a table of contents. A table of contents has been created for
this electronic edition. Also, the following typographical errors have
been corrected.

On the copyright page, "Translyvania" was