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` Very well , then I will come and take dinner with you , ' said Gerald . ` I want to see your uncle . I have a thousand things to say to him . ' `` And knowing what a kind-hearted , unassuming fellow Gerald is , I assented to his proposal , warning him , however , that I should be obliged to leave him at seven o'clock , exactly as if I were clerk of the court , or was obliged to return to quarters , '' concluded Olivier , gaily . `` Good lad that you are ! '' said the commander , affectionately . `` It will give me great pleasure to introduce Gerald to you , uncle , for I know that you will feel at ease with him at once ; besides , '' continued the young soldier , colouring a little , `` Gerald is rich , I am poor .