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At these words the general took a long pull at his pipe. "She is not quite recovered yet; there is not a decent stable in this cursed little place. But she is not bad looking  " puff  puff, the general here let out the smoke which he had kept in his mouth till then  "the little mare." AT THESE WORDS THE GENERAL TOOK A LONG PULL AT HIS PIPE SHE IS NOT QUITE RECOVERED YET THERE IS NOT A DECENT STABLE IN THIS CURSED LITTLE PLACE BUT SHE IS NOT LOOKING BAD PUFF PUFF THE GENERAL HERE LET OUT THE SMOKE WHICH HE HAD KEPT IN HIS MOUTH TILL THEN THE LITTLE MARE
efutable proof of the sobriety of the cook during the twenty-four hours preceding the dinner. Four soldiers, who had been given him as assistants, had not ceased working all night, knife in hand, at the composition of ragouts and jellies. The immense quantity of long-necked bottles, mingled with shorter ones, holding claret and madeira; the fine summer day, the wide-open windows, the plates piled up with ice on the table, the crumpled shirt-fronts of the gentlemen in plain clothes, and a brisk and noisy conversation, now dominated by the general’s voice, and now besprinkled with champagne, were all in perfect harmony. The guests rose from the table with a pleasant feeling of repletion, and, after having lit their pipes, all stepped out, coffee-cups in hand, on to the verandah. “We can see her now,” said the general. “Here, my dear fellow,” added he, addressing his aide-de-camp, an active well-made young officer, “have the bay mare brought here. You shall see for yourselves, gentlemen.” VOUR OF ALL THESE DISHES SUPPLIED AN IRREFUTABLE PROOF OF THE SOBRIETY OF THE COOK DURING THE TWENTY FOUR HOURS PRECEDING THE DINNER FOUR SOLDIERS WHO HAD BEEN GIVEN HIM AS ASSISTANCE HAD NOT CEASED WORKING ALL NIGHT KNIFE IN HAND AT THE COMPOSITION OF RAGOUTS AND JELLIES THE IMMENSE QUANTITY OF LONG NECKED BOTTLES MINGLED WITH SHORTER ONES HOLDING CLARET AND MADEIRA THE FINE SUMMER DAY THE WIDE OPEN WINDOWS THE PLATES PILED UP WITH ICE ON THE TABLE THE CRUMPLED SHIRT FRONTS OF THE GENTLEMEN IN PLAIN CLOTHES AND A BRISK AND NOISY CONVERSATION NOW DOMINATED BY THE GENERAL'S VOICE AND NOW BESPRINKLED WITH CHAMPAGNE WERE ALL IN PERFECT HARMONY THE GUESTS ROSE FROM THE TABLE WITH A PLEASANT FEELING OF REPLETION AND AFTER HAVING LIT THEIR PIPES ALL STEPPED OUT COFFEE CUPS IN HAND ON TO THE VERANDA WE CAN SEE HER NOW SAID THE GENERAL HERE MY DEAR FELLOW ADDED HE ADDRESSING HIS AIDE DE CAMP AN ACTIVE WELL MADE YOUNG OFFICER HAVE THE BAY MARE BROUGHT HERE YOU SHALL SEE FOR YOURSELVES GENTLEMEN
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