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Updated: May 8, 2025
Berg, closely buttoned up in his new uniform, sat beside his wife explaining to her that one always could and should be acquainted with people above one, because only then does one get satisfaction from acquaintances. "You can get to know something, you can ask for something. See how I managed from my first promotion." Chiefly by knowing how to choose my aquaintances.
On turning round to contemplate the person spoken to, we recognized each other as slight aquaintances. "Bless me," said he, "what's the matter? Why," he added, addressing me, "what's this?" "How? do you know him, Michael?" "Tut, I do isn't he for the mission?" "Oh ho! is that it? well, I'm glad I know so much; good-bye to you, for the present; never fear but I'll keep my eye upon you."
Fancy what it would be to see glorious places with such a companion! It would drive me mad. I determined not to make aquaintances on this trip; but you why, I feel now as if it would be almost insulting you to call you 'an acquaintance. We are oh, I'll take your word! We're 'pals, and Something big that's over all meant us to be pals.
Nevertheless, as I did say that I would exert my influence in your daughter's behalf; in consequence of your having been a decent well-behaved menial to me, I have made inquiry among my aquaintances, and find that I may be, possibly, able to place her with my friend, Lady Towser, as a `boudoir assistant. I have said possibly, as I am by no means sure that she will be equal to the situation, and the number of applicants are very numerous.
Business connected with oil-wells had brought Dobrinton to the neighbourhood of Baku; the pleasure of appealing to an appreciative female audience induced him to deflect his return journey so as to coincide a good deal with his new aquaintances' line of march.
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