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Chapter 2

           Thissecondindividualworeadresscoat,andwassomefortyyearsofage;hewasthegeneral’sspecialstudyservant,andwellawareofhisownimportance.

           “Waitinthenextroom,please;andleaveyourbundlehere,”saidthedoor-keeper,ashesatdowncomfortablyinhisowneasy-chairintheante-chamber.Helookedattheprinceinseveresurpriseasthelattersettledhimselfinanotherchairalongside,withhisbundleonhisknees.

           “Ifyoudon’tmind,Iwouldrathersitherewithyou,”saidtheprince;“Ishouldpreferittosittinginthere.”

           “Oh,butyoucan’tstayhere.Youareavisitoraguest,sotospeak.Isitthegeneralhimselfyouwishtosee?”

           Themanevidentlycouldnottakeintheideaofsuchashabby-lookingvisitor,andhaddecidedtoaskoncemore.

           “YesIhavebusinessbegantheprince.

           “Idonotaskyouwhatyourbusinessmaybe,allIhavetodoistoannounceyou;andunlessthesecretarycomesinhereIcannotdothat.”

           Theman’ssuspicionsseemedtoincreasemoreandmore.Theprincewastoounliketheusualrunofdailyvisitors;andalthoughthegeneralcertainlydidreceive,onbusiness,allsortsandconditionsofmen,yetinspiteofthisfacttheservantfeltgreatdoubtsonthesubjectofthisparticularvisitor.Thepresenceofthesecretaryasanintermediarywas,hejudged,essentialinthiscase.

           “Surelyyouarefromabroad?”heinquiredatlast,inaconfusedsortofway.

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