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First came a light calash, with two places, in which was the general, wearing his large and glittering epaulettes, with the colonel. FIRST CAME A LIGHT CALASH WITH TWO PLACES IN WHICH WAS THE GENERAL WEARING HIS LARGE AND GLITTERING EPAULETS WITH THE COLONEL
orning. This circumstance, a very insignificant one apparently, caused her to stay two hours longer than usual before her glass. She dressed herself very tastefully and went into the garden. The weather was splendid: it was one of the finest days of the summer. The sun, which had almost reached the meridian, shed its most ardent rays; but a pleasant coolness reigned under the leafy arcades; and the flowers, warmed by the sun, exhaled their sweetest perfume. The pretty mistress of the house had quite forgotten that it was noon at least, and that her husband was still asleep. Already she heard the snores of two coachmen and a groom, who were taking their siesta in the stable, after having dined copiously. But she was still sitting in a bower from which the deserted high road could be seen, when all at once her attention was caught by a light cloud of dust rising in the distance. After looking at it for some moments, she ended by making out several vehicles, closely following one another. GHT SHE LOOKED VERY PRETTY THAT MORNING THIS CIRCUMSTANCE A VERY INSIGNIFICANT ONE APPARENTLY CAUSED HER TO STAY TWO HOURS LONGER THAN USUAL BEFORE HER GLASS SHE DRESSED VERY TASTEFULLY AND WENT INTO THE GARDEN THE WEATHER WAS SPLENDID IT WAS ONE OF THE FINEST DAYS OF THE SUMMER THE SUN WHICH HAD ALMOST REACHED THE MERIDIAN SHED ITS MOST ARDENT RAYS BUT A PLEASANT COOLNESS REIGNED UNDER THE LEAFY ARCADES AND THE FLOWERS WARMED BY THE SUN EXHALED THEIR SWEETEST PERFUME THE PRETTY MISTRESS OF THE HOUSE HAD QUITE FORGOTTEN THAT IT WAS NOON AT LEAST AND THAT HER HUSBAND WAS STILL ASLEEP ALREADY SHE HEARD THE SNORES OF TWO COACHMEN AND A GROOM WHO WERE TAKING THEIR SIESTA IN THE STABLE AFTER HAVING DINED COPIOUSLY BUT SHE WAS STILL SITTING IN A BOWER FROM WHICH THE DESERTED HIGHROAD COULD BE SEEN WHEN ALL AT ONCE HER ATTENTION WAS CAUGHT BY A LIGHT CLOUD OF DUST RISING IN THE DISTANCE AFTER LOOKING AT IT FOR SOME MOMENTS SHE ENDED BY MAKING OUT SEVERAL VEHICLES CLOSELY FOLLOWING ONE ANOTHER
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