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Many gentlemen of the neighbourhood, whose very existence no one had even suspected, began to come into the town with the intention of calling on the officers, or, perhaps, of playing bank, a game concerning which they had up till then only a very confused notion, occupied as they were with their crops and the commissions of their wives and their hare hunting. I am very sorry that I cannot recollect for what reason the general made up his mind one fine day to give a grand dinner. MANY GENTLEMEN OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHOSE VERY EXISTENCE NO ONE HAD EVEN SUSPECTED BEGAN TO COME INTO TOWN WITH THE INTENTION OF CALLING ON THE OFFICERS OR PERHAPS OF PLAYING BANK A GAME CONCERNING WHICH THEY HAD UP TILL THEN ONLY A VERY CONFUSED NOTION OCCUPIED AS THEY WERE WITH THEIR CROPS AND THE COMMISSIONS OF THEIR WIVES AND THEIR HARE HUNTING I AM VERY SORRY THAT I CANNOT RECOLLECT FOR WHAT REASON THE GENERAL MADE UP HIS MIND ONE FINE DAY TO GIVE A GRAND DINNER
r who drove out in it, to-morrow it was seen in the lieutenant’s coach-house, and a week later the major’s servant was again greasing its wheels. The long hedges separating the houses were suddenly covered with soldiers’ caps exposed to the sun, grey frieze cloaks hung in the doorways, and moustaches harsh and bristling as clothes brushes were to be met with in all the streets. These moustaches showed themselves everywhere, but above all at the market, over the shoulders of the women of the place who flocked there from all sides to make their purchases. The officers lent great animation to society at B--. Society consisted up till then of the judge who was living with a deacon’s wife, and of the chief of police, a very sensible man, but one who slept all day long from dinner till evening, and from evening till dinner-time. This general liveliness was still further increased when the town of B---- became the residence of the general commanding the brigade to which the regiment belonged. HEM TO DAY IT WAS A MAJOR WHO DROVE OUT IN IT TO MORROW IT WAS SEEN IN THE LIEUTENANT'S COACH HOUSE AND A WEEK LATER THE MAJOR'S SERVANT WAS AGAIN GREASING ITS WHEELS THE LONG HEDGES SEPARATING THE HOUSES WERE SUDDENLY COVERED WITH SOLDIERS CAPS EXPOSED TO THE SUN GRAFERIES CLOAKS HUNG IN THE DOORWAYS AND MOUSTACHES HARSH AND BRISTLING AS CLOTHES BRUSHES WERE TO BE MET WITH IN ALL THE STREETS THESE MOUSTACHES SHOWED THEMSELVES EVERYWHERE BUT ABOVE ALL AT THE MARKET OVER THE SHOULDERS OF THE WOMEN OF THE PLACE WHO FLOCKED THERE FROM ALL SIDES TO MAKE THEIR PURCHASES THE OFFICERS LENT GREAT ANIMATION TO SOCIETY AT B SOCIETY CONSISTED UP TILL THEN OF THE JUDGE WHO WAS LIVING WITH THE DEACON'S WIFE AND OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE A VERY SENSIBLE MAN BUT ONE WHO SLEPT ALL DAY LONG FROM DINNER TILL EVENING AND FROM EVENING TILL DINNER TIME THE GENERAL LIVELINESS WAS STILL FURTHER INCREASED WHEN THE TOWN OF B BECAME THE RESIDENCE OF THE GENERAL COMMANDING THE BRIGADE TO WHICH THE REGIMENT BELONGED
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