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A somewhat brisk discussion on cavalry drill had arisen in another corner, and Tchertokoutski, who had twice already played a knave for a king, mingled in the conversation by calling out from his place: "In what year?" or "What regiment?" without noticing that very often his question had no application whatever. A SOMEWHAT BRISK DISCUSSION ON CAVALRY DRILL HAD ARISEN IN ANOTHER CORNER AND SHTAKUTSKI WHO HAD TWICE ALREADY PLAYED A NAME FOR A KING MINGLED IN THE CONVERSATION BY CALLING OUT FROM HIS PLACE IN WHAT YEAR OR WHAT REGIMENT WITHOUT NOTICING THAT VERY OFTEN HIS QUESTION HAD NO APPLICATION WHATEVER
good breeding obliged him to accept. He sat down. I do not know how a glass of punch found itself at his elbow, but he drank it off without thinking. After playing two rubbers, he found another glass close to his hand which he drank off in the same way, though not without remarking: “It is really time for me to go, gentlemen.” He began to play a fresh rubber. However, the conversation which was going on in every corner of the room took an especial turn. Those who were playing whist were quiet enough, but the others talked a great deal. A captain had taken up his position on a sofa, and leaning against a cushion, pipe in mouth, he captivated the attention of a circle of guests gathered about him by his eloquent narrative of amorous adventures. A very stout gentleman whose arms were so short that they looked like two potatoes hanging by his sides, listened to him with a very satisfied expression, and from time to time exerted himself to pull his tobacco-pouch out of his coat-tail pocket.  THAT THE RULES OF GOOD BREEDING OBLIGED HIM TO ACCEPT HE SAT DOWN I DO NOT KNOW HOW A GLALASS OF PUNCH FOUND ITSELF AT HIS ELBOW BUT HE DRANK IT OFF WITHOUT THINKING AFTER PLAYING TWO RUBBERS HE FOUND ANOTHER GLASS CLOSE TO HIS HAND WHICH HE DRANK OFF IN THE SAME WAY THOUGH NOT WITHOUT REMARKING IT REALLY IS TIME FOR ME TO GO GENTLEMEN HE BEGAN TO PLAY A FRESH RUBBER HOWEVER THE CONVERSATION WHICH WAS GOING ON IN EVERY CORNER OF THE ROOM TOOK AN ESPECIAL TURN THOSE WHO WERE PLAYING WHIST WERE QUIET ENOUGH BUT THE OTHERS TALKED A GREAT DEAL THE CAPTAIN HAD TAKEN UP HIS POSITION ON A SOFA AND LEANING AGAINST A CUSHION PIPE IN MOUTH HE CAPTIVATED THE ATTENTION OF A CIRCLE OF GUESTS GATHERED ABOUT HIM BY HIS ELOQUENT NARRATIVE OF AMOROUS ADVENTURES A VERY STOUT GENTLEMAN WHOSE ARMS WERE SO SHORT THAT THEY LOOKED LIKE TWO POTATOES HANGING BY HIS SIDES LISTENED TO HIM WITH A VERY SATISFIED EXPRESSION AND FROM TIME TO TIME EXERTED HIMSELF TO PULL HIS TOBACCO POUCH OUT OF HIS COAT TAIL POCKET
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