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 1 IV  |        touched.~ ~The Duchesse de Langeais (for that was her name)
 2 IV  |       upper hand. The Duchesse~de Langeais, a Navarreins by birth,
 3 IV  |         spent to marry the Duc de Langeais's eldest~son. The two families
 4 IV  |         Ducs de Navarreins and de Langeais had been faithful~throughout
 5 IV  |       married to M.~le Marquis de Langeais only a few months before
 6 IV  |       devotion.~ ~The families of Langeais and Navarreins remained
 7 IV  |             In 1818, M. le Duc de Langeais commanded a division of
 8 IV  |           appearances. The Duc de Langeais, by nature as methodical
 9 IV  |       This was Mme la Duchesse de Langeais's real position, unknown
10 V   |   eighteen months the Duchesse de Langeais had been~leading this empty
11 V   |         discovery still in Mme de Langeais's early~womanhood, that
12 V   |  unfrequently treacherous. Mme de Langeais~had distributed her little
13 VI  |           reasons the Duchesse de Langeais's curiosity was no~less
14 VI  |           bent.~ ~The Duchesse de Langeais, realising that a fleeting
15 VI  |     introduced to the~Duchesse de Langeais; and she, after the manner
16 VI  | vouchsafed him by the~Duchesse de Langeais. The difficult and brilliant
17 VI  |           or, "If the Duchesse~de Langeais cared for a man, he would
18 VI  |         said, "I will have Mme de Langeais for my~mistress." And if
19 VI  |     dressed, came to the Hotel de~Langeais towards eight o'clock that
20 VI  |           lighted boudoir. Mme de~Langeais did not so much as rise,
21 VI  |      dress and go to the Hotel de Langeais. To~anyone who had known
22 VI  |        details. He admired Mme de Langeais herself in the~objects of
23 VI  |          to receive.~ ~Was Mme de Langeais really carried away by his
24 VI  |         evening he came to Mme de Langeais's at the~hour kept for him
25 VI  | insatiable hands. Wherever Mme de Langeais went, M. de~Montriveau was
26 VI  |          him his position. Mme de~Langeais had attained her end. The
27 VI  |          a lover away from Mme~de Langeais. The Duchess was keen-sighted
28 VI  |         take care."~ ~Then Mme de Langeais felt afraid. The shrewd
29 VI  |         My~way of life with M. de Langeais gives me liberty to bestow
30 VII |           part, I fear God. M. de Langeais may have given me reason
31 VII |           of~him again."~ ~Mme de Langeais was silent awhile.~ ~"At
32 VII |   anything should happen to M. de Langeais by your fault, I~should
33 VII |         desire. Armand~and Mme de Langeais, like Hindoo fakirs, found
34 VII |         to love; wherefore Mme de Langeais promptly~raised a second
35 VII |  artillery officer!~ ~When Mme de Langeais had played with religion
36 VII |       quite otherwise with Mme de Langeais. She~continued her conversation
37 VII |       were alone together, Mme de~Langeais still lay on her couch;
38 VII |      something~incomplete. Mme de Langeais had not said all that was
39 VII |                In the Duchesse de Langeais's boudoir, my friend."~ ~"
40 VII |           the Duchess, no more of Langeais; I am with~my dear Antoinette."~ ~"
41 VII |          he came away from Mme de Langeais's, he told himself~that
42 VII |         any sense, can I be M. de~Langeais's wife? Can you require
43 VII |          listen to you."~ ~Mme de Langeais raised both hands to her
44 VII |         then, No! The DUCHESSE DE LANGEAIS will not descend so~far.
45 VII |          that~was the Duchesse de Langeais will be swallowed up in
46 VII |         in coming to the Hotel de Langeais to spend an~evening with
47 VIII|         not far from the Hotel de Langeais; and the business over,
48 VIII|        Ronquerolles.~ ~"To Mme de Langeais's."~ ~"Ah, true. I forgot
49 VIII|         courtyard of~the Hotel de Langeais, went unannounced up the
50 VIII| untrammelled freedom about Mme de Langeais; a something in her~eyes,
51 VIII|          to her~side, when Mme de Langeais rang the bell, the maid
52 VIII|         of seeing the~Duchesse de Langeais, and almost despaired of
53 VIII|           For a week or so Mme de Langeais hoped to see the Marquis
54 VIII|           morning to the Hotel de Langeais. The Duchess could not~help
55 VIII| engendering anything base? Mme de Langeais kept her thoughts to~herself,
56 VIII|        following week, and Mme~de Langeais was sure to go to it. Armand
57 VIII|          at that moment.~ ~Mme de Langeais waltzed that evening with
58 VIII|      waltz came to an end, Mme~de Langeais went back to her place beside
59 VIII|        Lord Marquis," said Mme de Langeais, "you tell~this old story
60 VIII|          I have to say."~ ~Mme de Langeais rose to her feet, with a
61 IX  |       cannot save the Duchesse de~Langeais. I cannot believe in either.
62 IX  |       brand her, this Duchesse de Langeais. She~is M. de Montriveau'
63 IX  |           invaded by Love. Mme de Langeais, rejoicing in~this power
64 IX  |     possible that the Duchesse de Langeais should have uttered those~
65 IX  |       time."~ ~For a week, Mme de Langeais went to every house where
66 IX  |    acquainted with~him."~ ~Mme de Langeais did not reply. Mme de Serizy
67 IX  |            you may be sure~Mme de Langeais saw hope in Armand's withdrawal
68 IX  |       barbs of irony? Then Mme de Langeais felt~the horror of the woman'
69 IX  |        And yet only a Duchesse de Langeais, brought~up by Mme la Princesse
70 IX  |       three weeks went by. Mme de Langeais wrote again and~again, and
71 IX  |        frenzy before which Mme de Langeais was forced to bend, she
72 IX  |          after the review, Mme de Langeais sent her carriage and~liveried
73 IX  |          with disdain from Mme de Langeais and a better reception from
74 IX  |      indulgent interest in Mme de Langeais. Some~among them threw the
75 IX  |           others replied, "Mme de Langeais has been~guilty of a most
76 IX  |            It is~heroic of Mme de Langeais to proclaim herself so frankly.
77 IX  |        Montriveau's rooms, Mme~de Langeais, with heavy throbbing pulses,
78 IX  |          elder members, of Mme de Langeais's family were~engaged in
79 IX  |   assembled in Mme la Duchesse de Langeais's~drawing-room. To them,
80 IX  |          no great liking for~him--Langeais is stingy enough, and he
81 X   |           I am almost an uncle to Langeais, and I alone have~a right
82 X   |          mother of future Ducs de Langeais. So mind appearances. The~
83 X   |       that you may still be M. de Langeais's wife,~in case you should
84 X   |           of her~carriage, Mme de Langeais bade her a graceful adieu
85 X   |         regard to the Duchesse de Langeais. So many~officers and other
86 X   |         fruitless scandal, Mme de Langeais wrote to M.~de Montriveau.
87 X   |      would give no~answer. Mme de Langeais had bought the key of the
88 X   |          despairing tears, Mme de Langeais took her~resolution. Her
89 X   |          be over. The Duchesse de Langeais will have vanished from~
90 X   |           eyes on the Duchesse de~Langeais."~ ~The Vicomte bowed, took
91 X   |        power; but the Duchesse de Langeais will be happy that~she may
92 X   |           The Vidame went. Mme de Langeais wrapped herself about in
93 X   |      started out for the Hotel de Langeais the Duchess~was hurrying
94 X   |   Montriveau reached the Hotel de Langeais, and~found no trace of his
95 X   |        have just come from Mme de~Langeais's house; the servants say
96 X   |        six.--Confound it! ~Mme de Langeais is no ordinary woman," he
97 X   |       story.~ ~In 1823 the Duc de Langeais was dead, and his wife was