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Chapter 10

           

           Anoldgentlemanwearingastarandanotherofficial,aGermanwearingacrossroundhisneck,approachedthespeaker.

           “It’sacomplicatedstory,youknow,”saidtheadjutant.“Thatproclamationappearedabouttwomonthsago.Thecountwasinformedofit.Hegaveorderstoinvestigatethematter.GabrielIvánovichheremadetheinquiries.Theproclamationhadpassedthroughexactlysixty-threehands.Heaskedone,‘Fromwhomdidyougetit?’‘Fromso-and-so.’Hewenttothenextone.‘Fromwhomdidyougetit?’andsoontillhereachedVereshchágin,ahalfeducatedtradesman,youknow,‘apetofatrader,’”saidtheadjutantsmiling.“Theyaskedhim,‘Whogaveityou?’Andthepointisthatweknewwhomhehaditfrom.HecouldonlyhavehaditfromthePostmaster.Butevidentlytheyhadcometosomeunderstanding.Hereplied:‘Fromnoone;Imadeitupmyself.’Theythreatenedandquestionedhim,buthestucktothat:‘Imadeitupmyself.’Andsoitwasreportedtothecount,whosentfortheman.‘Fromwhomdidyougettheproclamation?’‘Iwroteitmyself.’Well,youknowthecount,”saidtheadjutantcheerfully,withasmileofpride,“heflaredupdreadfully—andjustthinkofthefellow’saudacity,lying,andobstinacy!”

           “AndthecountwantedhimtosayitwasfromKlyucharëv?Iunderstand!”saidPierre.

           “Notatall,”rejoinedtheadjutantindismay.“Klyucharëvhadhisownsinstoanswerforwithoutthatandthatiswhyhehasbeenbanished.Butthepointisthatthecountwasmuchannoyed

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