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Guess what is his latest request , or command , I scarcely know which to call it ? '' They all decided that it would be utterly impossible for them to guess , there was no saying _ what _ absurd whim might seize upon such a man ; they would be surprised at _ nothing _ which he might ask , and so on . `` Well , then , I will tell you , '' said Lance . `` He wishes me to give the men a concert to-night at eight o'clock in the assembly-room . '' `` Oh , Lance , what an extraordinary request ! '' exclaimed Blanche . `` You will of course refuse ; you will never trust yourself alone among all those men ? ''