retreat；　where　I　hoped　to　find　the　repose　of　which　I　was　very　much
  in　need；　than　I　was　followed　by　the　voice　not　only　of　England　but
  of　the　greater　part　of　Europe；　informing　me　that　I　had　achieved　a
  feat　…　a　work　in　the　nineteenth　century　with　some　pretensions　to
  originality。　　The　book　was　speedily　reprinted　in　America；　portions
  of　it　were　translated　into　French　and　Russian；　and　a　fresh　edition
  demanded。
  In　the　midst　of　all　this　there　sounded　upon　my　ears　a　voice　which　I
  recognised　as　that　of　the　Maecenas　of　British　literature：
  'Borromeo；　don't　believe　all　you　hear；　nor　think　that　you　have
  accomplished　anything　so　very　extraordinary：　　a　great　portion　of
  your　book　is　very　sorry　trash　indeed　…　Gypsy　poetry；　dry　laws；　and
  compilations　from　dull　Spanish　authors：　　it　has　good　points；
  however；　which　show　that　you　are　capable　of　something　much　better：
  try　your　hand　again　…　avoid　your　besetting　sins；　and　when　you　have
  accomplished　something　which　will　really　do　credit　to　…　Street；　it
  will　be　time　enough　to　think　of　another　delivery　of　these　GYPSIES。'
  Mistos　amande：　　'I　am　content；'　I　replied；　and　sitting　down　I
  commenced　the　BIBLE　IN　SPAIN。　　At　first　I　proceeded　slowly　…
  sickness　was　in　the　land；　and　the　face　of　nature　was　overcast　…
  heavy　rain…clouds　swam　in　the　heavens；　…　the　blast　howled　amid　the
  pines　which　nearly　surround　my　lonely　dwelling；　and　the　waters　of
  the　lake　which　lies　before　it；　so　quiet　in　general　and　tranquil；
  were　fearfully　agitated。　　'Bring　lights　hither；　O　Hayim　Ben　Attar；
  son　of　the　miracle！　'　And　the　Jew　of　Fez　brought　in　the　lights；　for
  though　it　was　midday　I　could　scarcely　see　in　the　little　room　where
  I　was　writing。　。　。　。
  A　dreary　summer　and　autumn　passed　by；　and　were　succeeded　by　as
  gloomy　a　winter。　　I　still　proceeded　with　the　BIBLE　IN　SPAIN。　　The
  winter　passed；　and　spring　came　with　cold　dry　winds　and　occasional
  sunshine；　whereupon　I　arose；　shouted；　and　mounting　my　horse；　even
  Sidi　Habismilk；　I　scoured　all　the　surrounding　district；　and　thought
  but　little　of　the　BIBLE　IN　SPAIN。
  So　I　rode　about　the　country；　over　the　heaths；　and　through　the　green
  lanes　of　my　native　land；　occasionally　visiting　friends　at　a
  distance；　and　sometimes；　for　variety's　sake；　I　stayed　at　home　and
  amused　myself　by　catching　huge　pike；　which　lie　perdue　in　certain
  deep　ponds　skirted　with　lofty　reeds；　upon　my　land；　and　to　which
  there　is　a　communication　from　the　lagoon　by　a　deep　and　narrow
  watercourse。　…　I　had　almost　forgotten　the　BIBLE　IN　SPAIN。
  Then　came　the　summer　with　much　heat　and　sunshine；　and　then　I　would
  lie　for　hours　in　the　sun　and　recall　the　sunny　days　I　had　spent　in
  Andalusia；　and　my　thoughts　were　continually　reverting　to　Spain；　and
  at　last　I　remembered　that　the　BIBLE　IN　SPAIN　was　still　unfinished；
  whereupon　I　arose　and　said：　　'This　loitering　profiteth　nothing'　…
  and　I　hastened　to　my　summer…house　by　the　side　of　the　lake；　and
  there　I　thought　and　wrote；　and　every　day　I　repaired　to　the　same
  place；　and　thought　and　wrote　until　I　had　finished　the　BIBLE　IN
  SPAIN。
  And　at　the　proper　season　the　BIBLE　IN　SPAIN　was　given　to　the　world；
  and　the　world；　both　learned　and　unlearned；　was　delighted　with　the
  BIBLE　IN　SPAIN；　and　the　highest　authority　（1）　said；　'This　is　a　much
  better　book　than　the　GYPSIES'；　and　the　next　great　authority　（2）
  said；　'something　betwixt　Le　Sage　and　Bunyan。'　　'A　far　more
  entertaining　work　than　DON　QUIXOTE；'　exclaimed　a　literary　lady。
  'Another　GIL　BLAS；'　said　the　cleverest　writer　in　Europe。　（3）
  'Yes；'　exclaimed　the　cool　sensible　SPECTATOR；　（4）　'a　GIL　BLAS　in
  water…colours。'
  And　when　I　heard　the　last　sentence；　I　laughed；　and　shouted；　'KOSKO
  PENNESE　PAL！'　（5）　　It　pleased　me　better　than　all　the　rest。　　Is
  there　not　a　text　in　a　certain　old　book　which　says：　　Woe　unto　you
  when　all　men　shall　speak　well　of　you！　　Those　are　awful　words；
  brothers；　woe　is　me！
  'Revenons　a　nos　Bohemiens！'　　Now　the　BIBLE　IN　SPAIN　is　off　my
  hands；　I　return　to　'these　GYPSIES'；　and　here　you　have；　most　kind；
  lenient；　and　courteous　public；　a　fresh　delivery　of　them。　　In　the
  present　edition；　I　have　attended　as　much　as　possible　to　the
  suggestions　of　certain　individuals；　for　whose　opinion　I　cannot　but
  entertain　the　highest　respect。　　I　have　omitted　various　passages
  from　Spanish　authors；　which　the　world　has　objected　to　as　being
  quite　out　of　place；　and　serving　for　no　other　purpose　than　to　swell
  out　the　work。　　In　lieu　thereof；　I　have　introduced　some　original
  matter　relative　to　the　Gypsies；　which　is；　perhaps；　more　calculated
  to　fling　light　over　their　peculiar　habits　than　anything　which　has
  yet　appeared。　　To　remodel　the　work；　however；　I　have　neither　time
  nor　inclination；　and　must　therefore　again　commend　it；　with　all　the
  imperfections　which　still　cling　to　it；　to　the　generosity　of　the
  public。
  A　few　words　in　conclusion。　　Since　the　publication　of　the　first
  edition；　I　have　received　more　than　one　letter；　in　which　the　writers
  complain　that　I；　who　seem　to　know　so　much　of　what　has　been　written
  concerning　the　Gypsies；　（6）　should　have　taken　no　notice　of　a　theory
  entertained　by　many；　namely；　that　they　are　of　Jewish　origin；　and
  that　they　are　neither　more　nor　less　than　the　descendants　of　the　two
  lost　tribes　of　Israel。　　Now　I　am　not　going　to　enter　into　a
  discussion　upon　this　point；　for　I　know　by　experience；　that　the
  public　cares　nothing　for　discussions；　however　learned　and　edifying；
  but　will　take　the　present　opportunity　to　relate　a　little　adventure
  of　mine；　which　bears　not　a　little　upon　this　matter。
  So　it　came　to　pass；　that　one　day　I　was　scampering　over　a　heath；　at
  some　distance　from　my　present　home：　　I　was　mounted　upon　the　good
  horse　Sidi　Habismilk；　and　the　Jew　of　Fez；　swifter　than　the　wind；
  ran　by　the　side　of　the　good　horse　Habismilk；　when　what　should　I　see
  at　a　corner　of　the　heath　but　the　encampment　of　certain　friends　of
  mine；　and　the　chief　of　that　camp；　even　Mr。　Petulengro；　stood　before
  the　encampment；　and　his　adopted　daughter；　Miss　Pinfold；　stood
  beside　him。
  MYSELF。　…　'Kosko　divvus　（7）；　Mr。　Petulengro！　　I　am　glad　to　see　you：
  how　are　you　getting　on？'
  MR。　PETULENGRO。　…　'How　am　I　getting　on？　as　well　as　I　can。　　What
  will　you　have　for　that　nokengro　（8）？'
  Thereupon　I　dismounted；　and　delivering　the　reins　of　the　good　horse
  to　Miss　Pinfold；　I　took　the　Jew　of　Fez；　even　Hayim　Ben　Attar；　by
  the　hand；　and　went　up　to　Mr。　Petulengro；　exclaiming；　'Sure　ye　are
  two　brothers。'　　Anon　the　Gypsy　passed　his　hand　over　the　Jew's　face；
  and　stared　him　in　the　eyes：　　then　turning　to　me　he　said；　'We　are
  not　dui　palor　（9）；　this　man　is　no　Roman；　I　believe　him　to　be　a　Jew；
  he　has　the　face　of　one；　besides；　if　he　were　a　Rom；　even　from
  Jericho；　he　could　rokra　a　few　words　in　Rommany。'
  Now　the　Gypsy　had　been　in　the　habit　of　seeing　German　and　English
  Jews；　who　must　have　been　separated　from　their　African　brethren　for
  a　term　of　at　least　1700　years；　yet　he　recognised　the　Jew　of　Fez　for
  what　he　was　…　a　Jew；　and　without　hesitation　declared　that　he　was
  'no　Roman。'　　The　Jews；　therefore；　and　the　Gypsies　have　each　their
  peculiar　and　distinctive　countenance；　which；　to　say　nothing　of　the
  difference　of　language；　precludes　the　possibility　of　their　having
  ever　been　the　same　people。
  MARCH　1；　1843。
  NOTICE　TO　THE　FOURTH　EDITION
  THIS　edition　has　been　carefully　revised　by　the　author；　and　some　few
  insertions　have　been　made。　　In　order；　however；　to　give　to　the　work
  a　more　popular　character；　the　elaborate　vocabulary　of　the　Gypsy
  tongue；　and　other　parts　relating　to　the　Gypsy　language　and
  literature；　have　been　omitted。　　Those　who　take　an　interest　in　these
  subjects　are　referred　to　the　larger　edition　in　two　vols。　（10）
  THE　GYPSIES　…　INTRODUCTION
  THROUGHOUT　my　life　the　Gypsy　race　has　always　had　a　peculiar
  interest　for　me。　　Indeed　I　can　remember　no　period　when　the　mere
  mention　of　the　name　of　Gypsy　did　not　awaken　within　me　feelings　hard
  to　be　described。　　I　cannot　account　for　this　…　I　merely　state　a
  fact。
  Some　of　the　Gypsies；　to　whom　I　have　stated　this　circumstance；　have
  accounted　for　it　on　the　supposition　that　the　soul　which　at　present
  animates　my　body　has　at　some　former　period　tenanted　that　of　one　of
  their　people；　for　many　among　them　are　believers　in　metempsychosis；
  and；　like　the　followers　of　Bouddha；　imagine　that　their　souls；　by
  passing　through　an　infinite　number　of　bodies；　attain　at　length
  sufficient　purity　to　be　admitted　to　a　state　of　perfect　rest　and
  quietude；　which　is　the　only　idea　of　heaven　they