Carpathian Rhapsody
In the Casino
At the time Iván Mihalkó called on me after my adventure in the forest to say that his father wanted to see me, I was not yet acquainted with Peméte, and had never heard the name of the bear-killer. Had Iván told me that Mihalkó, the blacksmith, wanted to see me, I would certainly not have been so quick to respond. But hearing that…
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