Chapter

 1 4|        the profile portrait of Antoine, the oldest attendant~in
 2 4|       s evening party, just as Antoine was trimming his~beard and
 3 4|       s Monsieur Dutocq," said Antoine. "I know him by that pickpocket~
 4 4|      early this morning," said Antoine to Dutocq, laughing.~ ~"
 5 4|       laughing.~ ~"So are you, Antoine," answered Dutocq; "you
 6 4|    to-day, by chance," replied Antoine, not disconcerted; "they~
 7 4|      his breakfasts," muttered Antoine, as~he heard Monsieur Dutocq
 8 4|       first here to-day," said~Antoine, a quarter of an hour later,
 9 4|     row in the division," said Antoine, shaking~his white head
10 4|        t a minister," retorted Antoine; "it will~be a hot day when
11 4|       duc? 'Thank you, my dear Antoine, thank you,' with a~gracious
12 4|        come in late!"~ ~"Uncle Antoine," said Gabriel, "as you
13 4|     government clerk," replied Antoine, gravely, "is a man who
14 4|       must turn the damper."~ ~Antoine stationed himself at a corner
15 4|     adipose chest."~He saluted Antoine with dignity.~ ~The next
16 4|        three years. As he owed Antoine more than thirty~francs
17 4|      the shop in the~rue Saint Antoine than justly belonged to
18 5|    well, he was punctual. Send Antoine to me."~ ~Too noble to distress
19 5|        Rabourdin said no more. Antoine came.~Rabourdin asked if
20 8|        thanks to Dutocq. Uncle Antoine and Laurent had donned~their
21 8|        letter, which he begged Antoine to give~secretly to Dutocq,
22 8|        I know a famous secret, Antoine;~but don't say anything
23 8|      inside the letter?" asked Antoine, eying it.~ ~"Nothing; I
24 8|   letter gape open, and showed Antoine that there was~nothing but
25 8|      how did you hear that?"~ ~Antoine gave him the letter, and
26 8|       Nonsense, no such thing! Antoine (to whom I have~just been
27 8| between the two~nephews of old Antoine, who had recently retired