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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 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
 and two shopmen playing at “svaika,” a game resembling quoits, are always to be seen. But on the arrival of the cavalry regiment everything changed. The streets became more lively and wore quite another aspect. Often from their little houses the inhabitants would see a tall and well-made officer with a plumed hat pass by, on his way to the quarters of one of his comrades to discuss the chances of promotion or the qualities of a new tobacco, or perhaps 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. SOME LEAD SOME COTTON AND TWO SHOPMEN PLAYING AT SPYKER A GAME RESEMBLING QUOITS ARE ALWAYS TO BE SEEN BUT ON ARRIVAL OF THE CAVALRY REGIMENT EVERYTHING CHANGED THE STREETS BECAME MORE LIVELY AND WORE QUITE ANOTHER ASPECT OFTEN FROM THEIR LITTLE HOUSES THE INHABITANTS WOULD SEE A TALL AND WELL MADE OFFICER WITH A HOOPLUMED HAT PASS BY ON HIS WAY TO THE QUARTERS OF ONE OF HIS COMRADES TO DISCUSS THE CHANCES OF PROMOTION OR THE QUALITIES OF A 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
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