Chapter

 1 1|        an audience; they like to talk, even if they sometimes
 2 1|          listeners and make them talk of her as~"Madame Rabourdin
 3 2|     masters like~her from habit, talk and consult in her hearing
 4 2|          said before them.~Their talk is full of "buts," "notwithstandings," "
 5 2|         was able to make society talk of her~as soon as the rococo
 6 2|         minister, continuing his talk with the~deputy; "his paltry
 7 3|          of his career; he hears talk of favoritism; he discovers
 8 3|          over his head made much talk in the service, and that
 9 5|   shoulders]. "Come, come, don't talk nonsense!"~ ~Dutocq. "If
10 5|  ministry. Do you know that~they talk of putting in over his head
11 5|      lays in the bureau; we will~talk about it later" [goes off].~ ~
12 5|         a~good fellow, but don't talk politics here; you don't
13 5|        clock."~ ~While this idle talk had been going on, des Lupeaulx
14 5|      make~his escape.~ ~"We will talk of all this, you and I,"
15 6|     replied the minister, "don't talk of~those appointments just
16 6|       minister, "and pray let~us talk of something else."~ ~ ~
17 7|    blackest crimes; or she would~talk of his stupidity and indiscretion
18 7| affections with politics; let us talk politics,--business, if
19 7|           Celestine, if you will talk, and put wit before argument,
20 7|      point they are not ready to talk of. "I must go; we'll adjourn
21 7|       before,~"Be careful not to talk too much,"--words which
22 8|     substance! you might as well talk about~immaterial stone."~ ~
23 8|      judge the government and to talk and vote~against it."~ ~
24 8|          going on?"~ ~"Oh, don't talk to me about him; I can't