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He understood that Mrs. Vandemeyer was on the eve of departure for abroad, and that the servants had already left? 
הוא הבין שגברת ואנדמאייר עומדת לנסוע לחו"ל, ושהמשרתים כבר עזבו? 
The servants are still here.
המשרתים עדיין כאן. 