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At the last election he had given to the whole of the nobility a grand dinner during which he declared that if he were elected marshal he would put all gentlemen on the best possible footing. AT THE LAST ELECTION HE HAD GIVEN TO THE WHOLE OF THE NOBILITY A GRAND DINNER DURING WHICH HE DECLARED THAT IF HE WERE ELECTED MARSHAL HE WOULD PUT ALL GENTLEMEN ON THE BEST POSSIBLE FOOTING
oken of as “a very unpleasant business.” Had he given or received a blow? I cannot say with certainty, but what is indisputable is that he was asked to send in his resignation. However, this accident had no unpleasant effect upon the esteem in which he had been held up till then. Tchertokoutski always wore a coat of a military cut, spurs and moustache, in order not to have it supposed that he had served in the infantry, a branch of the service upon which he lavished the most contemptuous expressions. He frequented the numerous fairs to which flock the whole of the population of Southern Russia, consisting of nursemaids, tall girls, and burly gentlemen who go there in vehicles of such strange aspect that no one has ever seen their match even in a dream. He instinctively guessed the spot in which a regiment of cavalry was to be found and never failed to introduce himself to the officers. On perceiving them he bounded gracefully from his light phaeton and soon made acquaintance with them. FFAIRS WHICH ARE SPOKEN OF AS A VERY UNPLEASANT BUSINESS HAD HE GIVEN OR RECEIVED A BLOW I CANNOT SAY WITH CERTAINTY BUT WHAT IS INDISPUTABLE IS THAT HE WAS ASKED TO SEND IN HIS RESIGNATION HOWEVER THIS ACCIDENT HAD NO UNPLEASANT EFFECT UPON THE ESTEEM IN WHICH HE HAD BEEN HELD UP TILL THEN TCHATAKUTSKI ALWAYS WORE A COAT OF A MILITARY CUT SPURS AND MUSTACHE IN ORDER NOT TO HAVE IT SUPPOSED THAT HE HAD SERVED IN THE INFANTRY A BRANCH OF THE SERVICE UPON WHICH HE LAVISHED THE MOST CONTEMPTUOUS EXPRESSIONS HE FREQUENTED THE NUMEROUS FARES TO WHICH FLOCKED THE WHOLE OF THE POPULATION OF SOUTHERN RUSSIA CONSISTING OF NURSEMAIDS TALL GIRLS AND BURLY GENTLEMEN WHO GO THERE IN VEHICLES OF SUCH STRANGE ASPECT THAT NO ONE HAS EVER SEEN THEIR MATCH EVEN IN A DREAM HE INSTINCTIVELY GUESSED THE SPOT IN WHICH A REGIMENT OF CAVALRY WAS TO BE FOUND AND NEVER FAILED TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO THE OFFICERS ON PERCEIVING THEM HE BOUNDED GRACEFULLY FROM HIS LIGHT PHAETON AND SOON MADE ACQUAINTANCE WITH THEM
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