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he shouted . `` Of course . Go to him at eleven , and he will do the same in your case , all the more as you need it less . '' And at noon , when the two friends met at the Casino over a bottle of fragrant Moselle , you could tell from Leimann 's exuberant gayety that his own request had not been refused . * * * * * Punctually at five all the officers of the regiment were assembled , with caps and sabres , in the reading-room of the Casino . And when the different squadron commanders had stepped up and reported `` Everybody present , '' the colonel at once let them know his mind . `` Gentlemen , '' he said , in his most pompous manner , `` I have commanded your presence in order to talk over a few matters .