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When he had gone, seeing that the affair might take a tragic turn, I began to examine with De la Haye how it could be avoided, but we had not long to puzzle our imagination, for in less than half an hour an officer of the Infante of Parma presented himself, and requested me to repair immediately to head-quarters, where M. de Bertolan, Commander of Parma, wanted to speak to me.
When he had gone, seeing that the affair might take a tragic turn, I began to examine with De la Haye how it could be avoided, but we had not long to puzzle our imagination, for in less than half an hour an officer of the Infante of Parma presented himself, and requested me to repair immediately to head-quarters, where M. de Bertolan, Commander of Parma, wanted to speak to me.
I asked De la Haye to accompany me as a witness of what I had said in the coffee-room as well as of what had taken place in my apartment. I presented myself before the commander, whom I found surrounded by several officers, and, among them, the bragging Provencal. M. de Bertolan, who was a witty man, smiled when he saw me; then, with a very serious countenance, he said to me,
I asked De la Haye to accompany me as a witness of what I had said in the coffee-room as well as of what had taken place in my apartment. I presented myself before the commander, whom I found surrounded by several officers, and, among them, the bragging Provencal. M. de Bertolan, who was a witty man, smiled when he saw me; then, with a very serious countenance, he said to me,
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