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"What does your excellency want?" "Show us your master's new calash." "Have the kindness to step this way to the coach house." The general entered the coach house followed by his officers. WHAT DOES YOUR EXCELLENCY WANT SHOW US YOUR MASTER'S CALASH HAVE THE KINDNESS TO STEP THIS WAY TO THE COACH HOUSE THE GENERAL ENTERED THE COACH HOUSE FOLLOWED BY HIS OFFICERS
ring at the top of a flight of steps. “What! not at home; but he is coming home for dinner, is he not?” “No, he is not; he has gone out for the day and will not be back till this time to-morrow.” “Bless me,” said the general; “but what the deuce--” “What a joke,” said the colonel laughing. “No, no, such things are inconceivable,” said the general angrily. “If he could not receive us, why did he invite us?” “I cannot understand, your excellency, how it is possible to act in such a manner,” observed a young officer. “What?” said the general, who always made an officer under the rank of captain repeat his remarks twice over. “I wondered, your excellency, how any one could do such a thing.” “Quite so; if anything has happened he ought to have let us know.” “There is nothing to be done, your excellency, we had better go back home,” said the colonel. “Certainly, there is nothing to be done. However, we can see the calash without him; probably he has not taken it with him. Come here, my man.” D OFFICERS ALSO ALIGHTED THE MASTER IS NOT AT HOME SAID A SERVANT APPEARING AT THE TOP OF A FLIGHT OF STEPS WHAT NOT AT HOME BUT HE IS COMING HOME FOR DINNER IS HE NOT NO HE IS NOT HE IS GONE OUT FOR THE DAY AND WILL NOT BE BACK TILL THIS TIME TO MORROW BLESS ME SAID THE GENERAL BUT WHAT THE DEUCE WHAT A JOKE SAID THE COLONEL LAUGHING NO NO SUCH THINGS ARE INCONCEIVABLE SAID THE GENERAL ANGRILY IF HE COULD NOT RECEIVE US WHY DID HE INVITE US I CANNOT UNDERSTAND YOUR EXCELLENCY HOW IT IS POSSIBLE TO ACT IN SUCH A MANNER OBSERVED A YOUNG OFFICER WHAT SAID THE GENERAL WHO ALWAYS MADE AN OFFICER UNDER THE RANK OF CAPTAIN REPEAT HIS REMARKS TWICE OVER I WONDERED YOUR EXCELLENCY HOW ANYONE COULD DO SUCH A THING QUITE SO IF ANYTHING HAS HAPPENED HE OUGHT TO HAVE LET US KNOW THERE IS NOTHING TO BE DONE YOUR EXCELLENCY WE HAD BETTER GO BACK HOME SAID THE COLONEL CERTAINLY THERE IS NOTHING TO BE DONE HOWEVER WE CAN SEE THE CALASH WITHOUT HIM PROBABLY HE HAS NOT TAKEN IT WITH HIM COME HERE MY MAN
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