_A Page from his Bulgarian Ollendorff._
HAVE you perceived the Triumphal Arch at the entry of the City?
No, I have not perceived the Triumphal Arch at the entry of the City,
but I have noticed the cold shoulder of the Generals.
This must be the congratulatory Round Robin of the Officers.
Yes, it is the congratulatory Round Robin of the Officers, but here also
is the placard proclaiming me a Usurper.
Has the Snub arrived from the Porte?
Yes, the Snub has arrived from the Porte, and with it the Ultimatum from
the CZAR.
In any emergency would you depend upon the omnibus horse provided for
you by the War Department?
No, in any emergency I would not depend upon the omnibus horse provided
for me by the War Department, but on the list of trains proceeding to
the frontier, as furnished in the local _Bradshaw_.
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[Illustration: NAUGHTICAL?
_Yachting Friend (playfully)._ "HAVE YOU ANY EXPERIENCE OF SQUALLS,
BROWN?"
_Brown._ "SQUALLS!" (_Seriously._) "MY DEAR SIR, I'VE BROUGHT UP TEN IN
FAMILY!"]
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