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Chapter 15

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           “Wecanharnessatonce,yourexcellency.”

           “Well,that’sright.Assoonasthecountesswakeswe’llbeoff,Godwilling!Whatisit,gentlemen?”headded,turningtotheofficer.“Areyoustayinginmyhouse?”

           Theofficercamenearerandsuddenlyhisfaceflushedcrimson.

           “Count,besogoodastoallowme...forGod’ssake,togetintosomecornerofoneofyourcarts!Ihavenothingherewithme....Ishallbeallrightonaloadedcart....”

           Beforetheofficerhadfinishedspeakingtheorderlymadethesamerequestonbehalfofhismaster.

           “Oh,yes,yes,yes!”saidthecounthastily.“Ishallbeverypleased,verypleased.Vasílich,you’llseetoit.Justunloadoneortwocarts.Well,whatofit...dowhat’snecessary...”saidthecount,mutteringsomeindefiniteorder.

           Butatthesamemomentanexpressionofwarmgratitudeontheofficer’sfacehadalreadysealedtheorder.Thecountlookedaroundhim.Intheyard,atthegates,atthewindowofthewings,woundedofficersandtheirorderliesweretobeseen.Theywerealllookingatthecountandmovingtowardtheporch.

           “Pleasestepintothegallery,yourexcellency,”saidthemajor-domo.“Whatareyourordersaboutthepictures?”

           Thecountwentintothehousewithhim,repeatinghisordernottorefusethewoundedwhoaskedforalift.

           “Well,nevermind,someofthethingscanbeunloaded,”headdedinasoft,confidentialvoice,asthoughafraidofbeingoverheard.

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