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"He did not much frequent social festivals after this failure, but he always told the story with satisfaction and a quiet smile. HE DID NOT MUCH FREQUENT SOCIAL FESTIVALS AFTER THIS FAILURE BUT HE ALWAYS TOLD THE STORY WITH SATISFACTION AND A QUIET SMILE
m sauntered into the hall towards midnight, wrapped in the gorgeous flowers of his dressing-gown, and with his hands buried in the pockets, as usual. There was great excitement among the guests, and immense deprecation of gubernatorial ire. Fortunately, it happened that the governor and my grandfather were old friends, and there was no offence. But, as they were conversing together, one of the distressed managers cast indignant glances at the brilliant costume of my grandfather, who summoned him, and asked courteously: "'Did you invite me, or my coat?' "'You, in a proper coat,' replied the manager. "The governor smiled approvingly, and looked at my grandfather. "'My friend,' said he to the manager, 'I beg your pardon, I forgot.' "The next day, my grandfather was seen promenading in full ball dress along the streets of the little town. "'They ought to know,' said he, 'that I have a proper coat, and that not contempt, nor poverty, but forgetfulness, sent me to a ball in my dressing-gown.  NEW GOVERNOR OF THE ISLAND MY GRANDFATHER TIT BOTTOM SAUNTERED INTO THE HALL TOWARDS MIDNIGHT WRAPPED IN THE GORGEOUS FLOWERS OF HIS DRESSING GOWN AND WITH HIS HANDS BURIED IN THE POCKETS AS USUAL THERE WAS GREAT EXCITEMENT AMONG THE GUESTS AN IMMENSE DEPRECATION OF GOBERNATORIAL IRE FORTUNATELY IT HAPPENED THAT THE GOVERNOR AND MY GRANDFATHER WERE OLD FRIENDS AND THERE WAS NO OFFENCE BUT AS THEY WERE CONVERSING TOGETHER ONE OF THE DISTRESSED MANAGERS CAST INDIGNANT GLANCES AT THE BRILLIANT COSTUME OF MY GRANDFATHER WHO SUMMONED HIM AND ASKED COURTEOUSLY DID YOU INVITE ME OR MY COAT YOU IN A PROPER COAT REPLIED THE MANAGER THE GOVERNOR SMILED APPROVINGLY AND LOOKED AT MY GRANDFATHER MY FRIEND SAID HE TO THE MANAGER I BEG YOUR PARDON I FORGOT THE NEXT DAY MY GRANDFATHER WAS SEEN PROMENADING IN FULL BALL DRESS ALONG THE STREETS OF THE LITTLE TOWN THEY OUGHT TO KNOW SAID HE THAT I HAVE A PROPER COAT AND THAT NOT CONTEMPT NOR POVERTY BUT FORGETFULNESS SENT ME TO A BALL IN MY DRESSING GOWN
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