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"I am of opinion myself, your excellency, that if one buys anything it should be good; it is not worth the trouble of getting, if it turns out bad. If you do me the honour of calling on me to morrow, I will show you some improvements I have introduced on my estate." I AM OF OPINION MYSELF YOUR EXCELLENCY THAT IF ONE BUYS ANYTHING IT SHOULD BE GOOD IT IS NOT WORTH THE TROUBLE OF GETTING IF IT TURNS OUT TO BE BAD IF YOU DO ME THE HONOUR OF CALLING ON ME TO MORROW I WILL SHOW YOU SOME IMPROVEMENTS I HAVE INTRODUCED ON MY ESTATE
vice there was room enough in the body to stow away ten bottles of rum, twenty pounds of tobacco, six uniforms, and two pipes, the longest pipes imaginable, your excellency; and in the pockets inside you could stow away a whole bullock.” “That is very good.” “It cost four thousand rubles, your excellency.” “It ought to be good at that price. Did you buy it yourself?” “No, your excellency, I had it by chance. It was bought by one of my oldest friends, a fine fellow with whom you would be very well pleased. We are very intimate. What is mine is his, and what is his is mine. I won it of him at cards. Would your excellency have the kindness to honour me at dinner to-morrow? You could see my calash.” “I don’t know what to say. Alone I could not--but if you would allow me to come with these officers--” “I beg of them to come too. I shall esteem it a great honour, gentlemen, to have the pleasure of seeing you at my house.” The colonel, the major, and the other officers thanked Tchertokoutski. IKE IT YOUR EXCELLENCY WHEN I WAS STILL IN THE SERVICE THERE WAS ROOM ENOUGH IN THE BODY TO STOW AWAY TEN BOTTLES OF RUM TWENTY POUNDS OF TOBACCO SIX UNIFORMS AND TWO PIPES THE LONGEST PIPES ARE MANAGEABLE YOUR EXCELLENCY AND IN THE POCKETS YOU COULD STOW AWAY A WHOLE BULLOCK THAT IS VERY GOOD IT COST FOUR THOUSAND ROUBLES YOUR EXCELLENCY IT OUGHT TO BE GOOD AT THAT PRICE DID YOU BUY IT YOURSELF NO YOUR EXCELLENCY I HAD IT BY CHANCE IT WAS BOUGHT BY ONE OF MY OLDEST FRIENDS A FINE FELLOW WITH WHOM YOU WOULD BE VERY WELL PLEASED WE ARE VERY INTIMATE WHAT IS MINE IS HIS AND WHAT IS HIS IS MINE I WANT IT OF HIM AT CARDS WOULD YOUR EXCELLENCY HAVE THE KINDNESS TO HONOUR ME AT DINNER TO MORROW YOU COULD SEE MY CACHE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY ALONE I COULD NOT BUT IF YOU WOULD ALLOW ME TO COME WITH THESE OF OFFICERS I BEG OF THEM TO COME TOO I SHALL ESTEEM IT A GREAT HONOR GENTLEMEN TO HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SEEING YOU AT MY HOUSE THE COLONEL THE MAJOR AND THE OTHER OFFICERS THANKED TCHAKOOTSKY
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