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The officers of the regiment, amongst whom were the colonel and the fat major, formed the majority of those present. THE OFFICERS OF THE REGIMENT AMONGST WHOM WERE THE COLONEL AND THE FAT MAJOR FORMED THE MAJORITY OF THOSE PRESENT
ctively 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. 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. He usually behaved after the fashion of a great noble. He had married a rather pretty lady with a dowry of two hundred serfs and some thousands of rubles. This money was at once employed in the purchase of six fine horses, some gilt bronze locks, and a tame monkey. He further engaged a French cook. The two hundred peasants of the lady, as well as two hundred more belonging to the gentleman, were mortgaged to the bank. In a word, he was a regular nobleman. Besides himself, several other gentlemen were amongst the general’s guests, but it is not worth while speaking of them. N 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 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 HE USUALLY BEHAVED AFTER THE FASHION OF A GREAT NOBLE HE HAD MARRIED A RATHER PRETTY LADY WITH A DOWRY OF TWO HUNDRED SERFS AND SOME THOUSANDS OF ROUBLES THIS MONEY WAS ONCE EMPLOYED IN THE PURCHASE OF SIX FINE HORSES SOME GILT BRONZE LOCKS AND A TAME MONKEY HE FURTHER ENGAGED A FRENCH COOK THE TWO HUNDRED PEASANTS OF THE LADY AS WELL AS TWO HUNDRED MORE BELONGING TO THE GENTLEMAN WERE MORTGAGED TO THE BANK IN A WORD HE WAS A REGULAR NOBLEMAN BESIDES HIMSELF SEVERAL OTHER GENTLEMEN WERE AMONGST THE GENERAL'S GUESTS BUT IT IS NOT WORTH WHILE SPEAKING OF THEM
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