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THE SUB-PREFECT IN THE
FIELDS

the Sub-Prefect is on circuit.
With his coachman in front,
gums! §~—and his footman behind, the
official carriage carries him majestically
to the Agricultural Show at Combe-
aux-Fées. For this important occasion
the Sub-Prefect has put on his fine
laced coat, his opera hat, his tight
knee-breeches, striped with silver, and
his court sword with the mother-of-
pearl handle. On his knees rests a
big portfolio of figured shagreen, at
which he gazes mournfully.

The Sub-Prefect looks mournfully
at this flowered shagreen writing-case.