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Lights were brought in. Tchertokoutski did not know whether he ought to sit down to whist. But as the officers invited him, he thought that the rules of good breeding obliged him to accept. He sat down. I do not know how a glass of punch found itself at his elbow, but he drank it off without thinking. LIGHTS WERE BROUGHT IN TCHTAKUTSKI DID NOT KNOW WHETHER HE OUGHT TO SIT DOWN TO WHIST BUT AS THE OFFICERS INVITED HIM HE THOUGHT THAT THE RULES OF GOOD BREEDING OBLIGED HIM TO ACCEPT HE SAT DOWN I DO NOT KNOW HOW A GLALASS OF PUNCH FOUND ITSELF AT HIS ELBOW BUT HE DRANK IT OFF WITHOUT THINKING
 The general looked at him, and puffed out a fresh cloud of smoke. Tchertokoutski was charmed with his notion of inviting the officers, and mentally ordered in advance all manner of dishes for their entertainment. He smiled at these gentlemen, who on their part appeared to increase their show of attention towards him, as was noticeable from the expression of their eyes and the little half-nods they bestowed upon him. His bearing assumed a certain ease, and his voice expressed his great satisfaction. “Your excellency will make the acquaintance of the mistress of the house.” “That will be most agreeable to me,” said the general, twirling his moustache. Tchertokoutski was firmly resolved to return home at once in order to make all necessary preparations in good time. He had already taken his hat, but a strange fatality caused him to remain for some time at the general’s. The card tables had been set out, and all the company, separating into groups of four, scattered itself about the room.  I HAVE INTRODUCED ON MY ESTATE THE GENERAL LOOKED AT HIM AND PUFFED OUT A FRESH CLOUD OF SMOKE CHATTOOTSKI WAS CHARMED WITH HIS NOTION OF INVITING THE OFFICERS AND MENTALLY ORDERED IN ADVANCE ALL MANNER OF DISHES FOR THEIR ENTERTAINMENT HE SMILED AT THESE GENTLEMEN WHO ON THEIR PART APPEARED TO INCREASE THEIR SHOW OF ATTENTION TOWARDS HIM AS WAS NOTICEABLE FROM THE EXPRESSION OF THEIR EYES AND THE LITTLE HALF NODS THEY BESPODE UPON HIM HIS BEARING ASSUMED A CERTAIN EASE AND HIS VOICE EXPRESSED GREAT SATISFACTION YOUR EXCELLENCY WILL MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF THE MISTRESS OF THE HOUSE THAT WILL BE MOST AGREEABLE TO ME SAID THE GENERAL TWIRLING HIS MUSTACHE CHATTAKUTSKI WAS FIRMLY RESOLVED TO RETURN HOME AT ONCE IN ORDER TO MAKE ALL THE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS IN GOOD TIME HE HAD ALREADY TAKEN HIS HAT BUT A STRANGE FATALITY CAUSED HIM TO REMAIN FOR SOME TIME AT THE GENERAL'S THE CARD TABLES HAD BEEN SET OUT AND ALL THE COMPANY SEPARATING INTO GROUPS OF FOUR SCATTERED ITSELF ABOUT THE ROOM
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