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Chapter 4

           Athalf-pasttwelve,thetablewaslaidinthesmalldining-room,andoccasionallythegeneralhimselfappearedatthefamilygathering,ifhehadtime.

           Besidesteaandcoffee,cheese,honey,butter,pan-cakesofvariouskinds(theladyofthehouselovedthesebest),cutlets,andsoon,therewasgenerallystrongbeefsoup,andothersubstantialdelicacies.

           Ontheparticularmorningonwhichourstoryhasopened,thefamilyhadassembledinthedining-room,andwerewaitingthegeneral’sappearance,thelatterhavingpromisedtocomethisday.Ifhehadbeenonemomentlate,hewouldhavebeensentforatonce;butheturneduppunctually.

           Ashecameforwardtowishhiswifegood-morningandkissherhands,ashiscustomwas,heobservedsomethinginherlookwhichbodedill.Hethoughtheknewthereason,andhadexpectedit,butstill,hewasnotaltogethercomfortable.Hisdaughtersadvancedtokisshim,too,andthoughtheydidnotlookexactlyangry,therewassomethingstrangeintheirexpressionaswell.

           Thegeneralwas,owingtocertaincircumstances,alittleinclinedtobetoosuspiciousathome,andneedlesslynervous;but,asanexperiencedfatherandhusband,hejudgeditbettertotakemeasuresatoncetoprotecthimselffromanydangerstheremightbeintheair.

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