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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. 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
till evening, and from evening till dinner-time. 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. Many gentlemen of the neighbourhood, whose very existence no one had even suspected, began to come into the town with the intention of calling on the officers, or, perhaps, 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.  ALL DAY LONG FROM DINNER TILL EVENING AND FROM EVENING TILL DINNER TIME 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 MANY GENTLEMEN OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHOSE VERY EXISTENCE NO ONE HAD EVEN SUSPECTED BEGAN TO COME INTO TOWN WITH THE INTENTION OF CALLING ON THE OFFICERS OR PERHAPS 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
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