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"Come, come, Agrafena Ivanovna," said he, leading her towards the verandah. The mare's name was Agrafena Ivanovna. Strong and bold as a Southern beauty, she suddenly became motionless. COME COME AGRAFENA IVANOVNA SAID HE LEADING HER TOWARDS THE VERANDA THE MAYOR'S NAME WAS AGRAFENA IVANOVNA STRONG AND BOLD AS A SOUTHERN BEAUTY SHE SUDDENLY BECAME MOTIONLESS
 for yourselves, gentlemen.” At these words the general took a long pull at his pipe. “She is not quite recovered yet; there is not a decent stable in this cursed little place. But she is not bad looking--” puff--puff, the general here let out the smoke which he had kept in his mouth till then--“the little mare.” “It is long since your excellency--” puff--puff--puff--“condescended to buy her?” asked Tchertokoutski. Puff--puff--puff--puff. “Not very long, I had her from the breeding establishment two years ago.” “And did your excellency condescend to take her ready broken, or to have her broken in here yourself?” Puff--puff--puff--puff. “Here.” As he spoke the general disappeared behind a cloud of smoke. At that moment a soldier jumped out of the stable. The trampling of a horse’s hoofs was heard, and another soldier with immense moustaches, and wearing a long white tunic, appeared, leading by the bridle the terrified and quivering mare, which, suddenly rearing, lifted him off his feet. FFICER HAVE THE BAY MARE BROUGHT HERE YOU SHALL SEE FOR YOURSELVES GENTLEMEN AT THESE WORDS THE GENERAL TOOK A LONG PULL AT HIS PIPE SHE IS NOT QUITE RECOVERED YET THERE IS NOT A DECENT STABLE IN THIS CURSED LITTLE PLACE BUT SHE IS NOT LOOKING BAD PUFF PUFF THE GENERAL HERE LET OUT THE SMOKE WHICH HE HAD KEPT IN HIS MOUTH TILL THEN THE LITTLE MARE IT IS LONG SINCE YOUR EXCELLENCY PUFF PUFF PUFF CONDESCENDED TO BUY HER ASKED SHTTOUTSKY PUFF PUFF PUFF PUFF NOT VERY LONG I HAD HER FROM THE BREEDING ESTABLISHMENT TWO YEARS AGO AND DID YOUR EXCELLENCY CONDESCEND TO BUY HER READY BROKEN OR HAVE TO HAVE HER BROKEN IN YOUR HAIR YOURSELF PUFF PUFF PUFF PUFF HERE AS HE SPOKE THE GENERAL DISAPPEARED BEHIND A CLOUD OF SMOKE AT THAT MOMENT A SOLDIER JUMPED OUT OF THE STABLE THE TRAMPLING OF A HORSE'S HOOFS WAS HEARD AND ANOTHER SOLDIER WITH IMMENSE MOUSTACHES AND WEARING A LONG WHITE TUNIC APPEARED LEADING BY THE BRIDLE THE TERRIFIED AND QUIVERING MARE WHICH SUDDENLY REARING LIFTED HIM OFF HIS FEET
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