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He had served in a cavalry regiment and had even passed for one of its most accomplished officers, having constantly shown himself at all the balls and parties wherever his regiment was quartered. HE HAD SERVED IN A CAVALRY REGIMENT AND HAD EVEN PASSED FOR ONE OF ITS MOST ACCOMPLISHED OFFICERS HAVING CONSTANTLY SHOWN HIMSELF AT ALL THE BALLS AND PARTIES WHEREVER HIS REGIMENT WAS QUARTERED
ank, a game concerning which they had up till then only a very confused notion, occupied as they were with their crops and the commissions of their wives and their hare-hunting. I am very sorry that I cannot recollect for what reason the general made up his mind one fine day to give a grand dinner. The preparations were overwhelming. The clatter of knives in the kitchen was heard as far as the town gates. The whole of the market was laid under contributions, so much so that the judge and the deacon’s wife found themselves obliged that day to be satisfied with hasty puddings and cakes of flour. The little courtyard of the house occupied by the general was crowded with vehicles. The company only consisted of men, officers and gentlemen of the neighbourhood. Amongst these latter was above all conspicuous Pythagoras Pythagoravitch Tchertokoutski, one of the leading aristocrats of the district of B--, the most fiery orator at the nobiliary elections and the owner of a very elegant turn-out. APS OF PLAYING BANK A GAME CONCERNING WHICH THEY HAD UP TILL THEN ONLY A VERY CONFUSED NOTION OCCUPIED AS THEY WERE WITH THEIR CROPS AND THE COMMISSIONS OF THEIR WIVES AND THEIR HARE HUNTING I AM VERY SORRY THAT I CANNOT RECOLLECT FOR WHAT REASON THE GENERAL MADE UP HIS MIND ONE FINE DAY TO GIVE A GRAND DINNER THE PREPARATIONS WERE OVERWHELMING THE CLATTER OF KNIVES IN THE KITCHEN WAS HEARD AS FAR AS THE TOWN GATES THE WHOLE OF THE MARKET WAS LAID UNDER CONTRIBUTIONS SO MUCH SO THAT THE JUDGE AND THE DEACON'S WIFE FOUND THEMSELVES OBLIGED THAT DAY TO BE SATISFIED WITH HASTY PUDDINGS AND CAKES OF FLOUR THE LITTLE COURTYARD OF THE HOUSE OCCUPIED BY THE GENERAL WAS CROWDED WITH VEHICLES THE COMPANY ONLY CONSISTED OF MEN OFFICERS AND GENTLEMEN OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AMONGST THESE LATTER WAS ABOVE ALL CONSPICUOUS BY THAGORAS BY THAGOROVITCH TCHASHAKUTSKI ONE OF THE LEADING ARISTOCRATS OF THE DISTRICT OF B THE MOST FIERY ORATOR AT THE NOBILIARY ELECTIONS AND THE OWNER OF A VERY ELEGANT TURN OUT
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