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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. 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
 me,” said the general, twirling his moustache. Tchertokoutski was firmly resolved to return home at once in order to make all necessary preparations in good time. He had already taken his hat, but a strange fatality caused him to remain for some time at the general’s. The card tables had been set out, and all the company, separating into groups of four, scattered itself about the room. Lights were brought in. Tchertokoutski did not know whether he ought to sit down to whist. But as the officers invited him, he thought that the rules of 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. AT WILL BE MOST AGREEABLE TO ME SAID THE GENERAL TWIRLING HIS MUSTACHE CHATTAKUTSKI WAS FIRMLY RESOLVED TO RETURN HOME AT ONCE IN ORDER TO MAKE ALL THE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS IN GOOD TIME HE HAD ALREADY TAKEN HIS HAT BUT A STRANGE FATALITY CAUSED HIM TO REMAIN FOR SOME TIME AT THE GENERAL'S THE CARD TABLES HAD BEEN SET OUT AND ALL THE COMPANY SEPARATING INTO GROUPS OF FOUR SCATTERED ITSELF ABOUT THE ROOM LIGHTS WERE BROUGHT IN TCHTAKUTSKI DID NOT KNOW WHETHER HE OUGHT TO SIT DOWN TO WHIST BUT AS THE OFFICERS INVITED HIM HE THOUGHT 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
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