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He jumped inside, closed the door, and, as a further precaution, covered himself with the leather apron. There he remained, wrapped in his dressing gown, in a doubled up position. During this time the equipages had drawn up before the porch. The general got out of his carriage and shook himself, followed by the colonel, arranging the feathers in his hat. HE JUMPED INSIDE CLOSED THE DOOR AND AS A FURTHER PRECAUTION COVERED HIMSELF WITH THE LEATHER APRON THERE HE REMAINED WRAPPED IN HIS DRESSING GOWN IN A DOUBLED UP POSITION DURING THIS TIME THE EQUIPAGES HAD DRAWN UP BEFORE THE PORCH THE GENERAL GOT OUT OF HIS CARRIAGE AND SHOOK HIMSELF FOLLOWED BY THE COLONEL ARRANGING THE FEATHERS IN HIS HAT
 eyes staring out of his head, remained motionless for some moments as though a thunderbolt had struck him. All at once he jumped out of bed in his shirt. “Idiot that I am,” he exclaimed, clasping his hand to his forehead; “I had invited them to dinner. What is to be done? are they far off?” “They will be here in a moment.” “My dear, hide yourself. Ho there, somebody. Hi there, you girl. Come here, you fool; what are you afraid of? The officers are coming here; tell them I am not at home, that I went out early this morning, that I am not coming back. Do you understand? Go and repeat it to all the servants. Be off, quick.” Having uttered these words, he hurriedly slipped on his dressing-gown, and ran off to shut himself up in the coach-house, which he thought the safest hiding-place. But he fancied that he might be noticed in the corner in which he had taken refuge. “This will be better,” said he to himself, letting down the steps of the nearest vehicle, which happened to be the calash. U SINCE YOU HAD SO LITTLE SLEEP SHTAKUTSKI HIS EYES STARING OUT OF HIS HEAD REMAINED MOTIONLESS FOR SOME MOMENTS AS THOUGH A THUNDERBOLT HAD STRUCK HIM ALL AT ONCE HE JUMPED OUT OF BED IN HIS SHIRT IDIOT THAT I AM HE EXCLAIMED CLASPING HIS HAND TO HIS FOREHEAD I HAD INVITED THEM TO DINNER WHAT IS TO BE DONE ARE THEY FAR OFF THEY WILL BE HERE IN A MOMENT MY DEAR HIDE YOURSELF HO THERE SOMEBODY HI THERE YOU GIRL COME HERE YOU FOOL WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE OFFICERS ARE COMING HERE TELL THEM I AM NOT AT HOME THAT I WENT OUT EARLY THIS MORNING THAT I AM NOT COMING BACK DO YOU UNDERSTAND GO AND REPEAT IT TO ALL THE SERVANTS BE OFF QUICK HAVING UTTERED THESE WORDS HE HURRIEDLY SLIPPED ON HIS DRESSING GOWN AND RAN OFF TO SHUT HIMSELF UP IN THE COACH HOUSE WHICH HE THOUGHT THE SAFEST HIDING PLACE BUT HE FANCIED THAT HE MIGHT BE NOTICED IN THE CORNER IN WHICH HE HAD TAKEN REFUGE THIS WILL BE BETTER HE SAID TO HIMSELF LETTING DOWN THE STEPS OF THE NEAREST VEHICLE WHICH HAPPENED TO BE THE CALASH
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