Chapter

 1 3|       poor supernumerary~named Sebastien de la Roche, who had picked
 2 3|     own pocket. He~overwhelmed Sebastien with work, trained him,
 3 3|    Rabourdin was scolding poor Sebastien, the only human~being who
 4 3|        of a~noble undertaking. Sebastien had that afternoon committed
 5 3|   Monsieur~Rabourdin was lost. Sebastien, who admired his chief without~
 6 3|     account of my chest," said~Sebastien.~ ~"Well, then, my dear
 7 3|     and sit by me."~ ~She made Sebastien sit down beside her, and
 8 4|     word on du Bruel.~ ~Though Sebastien did his work at the office
 9 4|    five acts for the Francais. Sebastien was devoted to~the author,--
10 4|    great author, and it~was to Sebastien that du Bruel said, the
11 4|        you write alone?" asked Sebastien naively.~ ~There were good
12 4|        it,~whereas that little Sebastien was, wholly or in part,
13 4|     division."~ ~"Ah, Monsieur Sebastien, you are not the first here
14 4|         as it were, brand-new. Sebastien had long~guessed Dutocq'
15 4|       is very fond of Monsieur Sebastien," said Laurent.~ ~"But Monsieur
16 4|      The first to arrive after Sebastien was a clerk of deeds in~
17 5|        entered the study where~Sebastien was at work, and had seen
18 5| concealed himself until he saw Sebastien leave the~premises without
19 5|        both the memorandum and~Sebastien's copy in the box from which
20 5|       which he had taken them. Sebastien,~who was kept up till after
21 5|    Rabourdin's whole~career.~ ~Sebastien opened his box eagerly,
22 5|      ten~o'clock; consequently Sebastien did not happen to notice
23 5|        asked.~ ~"Yes," replied Sebastien,--"Monsieur Dutocq."~ ~"
24 5|          Too noble to distress Sebastien uselessly by blaming him
25 6|        devil plays dominoes." [Sebastien~enters to gather up the
26 6|      superb women go there."~ ~Sebastien. "Do they? I didn't know."~ ~
27 6|     Fleury. "Are you blind?"~ ~Sebastien. "I don't like to look at
28 8|  nothing either way. Just then~Sebastien came down to collect the
29 8|          bending to whisper in Sebastien's ear] "whom I love as~much
30 8|  inserted the said key between Sebastien's~shoulders, while Phellion
31 8|   distress you so terribly?"~ ~Sebastien [sobbing]. "It is I who
32 8|        he wrote the report."~ ~Sebastien [still sobbing]. "But it
33 8|      the matter, gentlemen?"~ ~Sebastien [struggling to his feet,
34 8|        that already" [he lifts Sebastien]. "You~are a child, my young
35 8|     Enough." [Goes out, taking Sebastien~with him. Poiret and Phellion
36 8|       to be turned out, except Sebastien and~Phellion."~ ~Du Bruel [
37 8|       to Dutocq]. "That little Sebastien, in his trouble, said that~
38 8|        Rabourdin, after taking Sebastien to his room, had gone~straight
39 8|        and explain everything. Sebastien sat up all last night to~
40 8|       ministry, where he found Sebastien waiting near the door to
41 8|     minister's hands, he found Sebastien~in tears, with a copy of
42 8|     door he found Phellion and Sebastien, the only two who, under
43 8| half-solemn, half-satirical.~ ~Sebastien meanwhile had made up a