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This general liveliness was still further increased when the town of B     became the residence of the general commanding the brigade to which the regiment belonged. THE GENERAL LIVELINESS WAS STILL FURTHER INCREASED WHEN THE TOWN OF B BECAME THE RESIDENCE OF THE GENERAL COMMANDING THE BRIGADE TO WHICH THE REGIMENT BELONGED
ps to risk at play his carriage, which might indeed be called the carriage of all the regiment, since it belonged in turn to every one of them. To-day it was the major who drove out in it, to-morrow it was seen in the lieutenant’s coach-house, and a week later the major’s servant was again greasing its wheels. The long hedges separating the houses were suddenly covered with soldiers’ caps exposed to the sun, grey frieze cloaks hung in the doorways, and moustaches harsh and bristling as clothes brushes were to be met with in all the streets. These moustaches showed themselves everywhere, but above all at the market, over the shoulders of the women of the place who flocked there from all sides to make their purchases. The officers lent great animation to society at B--. Society consisted up till then of the judge who was living with a deacon’s wife, and of the chief of police, a very sensible man, but one who slept all day long from dinner till evening, and from evening till dinner-time. NEW TOBACCO OR PERHAPS TO RISK OF PLAYING HIS CARRIAGE WHICH MIGHT INDEED BE CALLED THE CARRIAGE OF ALL THE REGIMENT SINCE IT BELONGED IN TURN TO EVERY ONE OF THEM TO DAY IT WAS A MAJOR WHO DROVE OUT IN IT TO MORROW IT WAS SEEN IN THE LIEUTENANT'S COACH HOUSE AND A WEEK LATER THE MAJOR'S SERVANT WAS AGAIN GREASING ITS WHEELS THE LONG HEDGES SEPARATING THE HOUSES WERE SUDDENLY COVERED WITH SOLDIERS CAPS EXPOSED TO THE SUN GRAFERIES CLOAKS HUNG IN THE DOORWAYS AND MOUSTACHES HARSH AND BRISTLING AS CLOTHES BRUSHES WERE TO BE MET WITH IN ALL THE STREETS THESE MOUSTACHES SHOWED THEMSELVES EVERYWHERE BUT ABOVE ALL AT THE MARKET OVER THE SHOULDERS OF THE WOMEN OF THE PLACE WHO FLOCKED THERE FROM ALL SIDES TO MAKE THEIR PURCHASES THE OFFICERS LENT GREAT ANIMATION TO SOCIETY AT B SOCIETY CONSISTED UP TILL THEN OF THE JUDGE WHO WAS LIVING WITH THE DEACON'S WIFE AND OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE A VERY SENSIBLE MAN BUT ONE WHO SLEPT ALL DAY LONG FROM DINNER TILL EVENING AND FROM EVENING TILL DINNER TIME
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