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Information respecting him may be asked of all the young ladies in the districts of Tamboff and Simbirsk. He would very probably have further extended his reputation in other districts if he had not been obliged to leave the service in consequence of one of those affairs which are spoken of as "a very unpleasant business." INFORMATION RESPECTING HIM MAY BE ASKED OF ALL THE YOUNG LADIES IN THE DISTRICTS OF TAMBOFF AND SIMBISK HE WOULD VERY PROBABLY HAVE FURTHER EXTENDED HIS REPUTATION IN OTHER DISTRICTS IF HE HAD NOT BEEN OBLIGED TO LEAVE THE SERVICE IN CONSEQUENCE OF ONE OF THOSE AFFAIRS WHICH ARE SPOKEN OF AS A VERY UNPLEASANT BUSINESS
t 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. 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. Amongst these latter was above all conspicuous Pythagoras Pythagoravitch Tchertokoutski, one of the leading aristocrats of the district of B--, the most fiery orator at the nobiliary elections and the owner of a very elegant turn-out. He had served in a cavalry regiment and had even passed for one of its most accomplished officers, having constantly shown himself at all the balls and parties wherever his regiment was quartered.  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 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 AMONGST THESE LATTER WAS ABOVE ALL CONSPICUOUS BY THAGORAS BY THAGOROVITCH TCHASHAKUTSKI ONE OF THE LEADING ARISTOCRATS OF THE DISTRICT OF B THE MOST FIERY ORATOR AT THE NOBILIARY ELECTIONS AND THE OWNER OF A VERY ELEGANT TURN OUT HE HAD SERVED IN A CAVALRY REGIMENT AND HAD EVEN PASSED FOR ONE OF ITS MOST ACCOMPLISHED OFFICERS HAVING CONSTANTLY SHOWN HIMSELF AT ALL THE BALLS AND PARTIES WHEREVER HIS REGIMENT WAS QUARTERED
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