Chapter

 1 II  |  daughter's education. Anais, or Nais, as she was called must~
 2 II  | appointed track of~woman's life, Nais had her own opinions about
 3 II  |         and easy enough to allow Nais to have her own way, and~
 4 II  |     secure her~own happiness. So Nais married the bearer of arms,
 5 II  |        Provided with a chaperon, Nais~could steer her fortunes
 6 II  |         obtain~for her in Paris. Nais was enchanted by the prospect
 7 II  |       fact predeceased him), and Nais' brilliant intellectual
 8 II  |     glory that set a letter from Nais above Imperial~favor. The
 9 III |       men or women, calling upon Nais, found Lucien in the room,~
10 III |       would not have endured for Nais?--for~so he heard her named
11 III |      aristocracy.~ ~Lucien loved Nais as a young man loves the
12 III |      woman who flatters~him, for Nais prophesied great things
13 III |      addressed the great lady as Nais, and there~followed a flash
14 III |          to~Mme. de Bargeton.~ ~"Nais, dear," she said, "do you
15 III |         antidote of insolence.~ ~Nais had won a victory, but she
16 III |        leper~in the Middle Ages. Nais might have broken the moral
17 V   |      read aloud."~ ~"I hope that Nais will not give us poetry
18 V   |     express the~general wish.~ ~"Nais," this voice broke in, "
19 V   |         the poetry that has cost Nais her~reputation," said Zephirine; "
20 V   |        At the Bishop's entreaty, Nais had no choice but to ask
21 V   |          t know how much, to see Nais' pride brought down~a bit,"
22 V   |    Amelie, addressing Chatelet. "Nais sets up to be an~archangel,
23 V   |        any means of enlightening Nais, and Nais was on the brink
24 V   |        of enlightening Nais, and Nais was on the brink of a~piece
25 V   |       her laughter ranged her~on Nais' side.~ ~"You are very fortunate,
26 V   |        of dawn, in his eyes?"~ ~"Nais is treating us very badly,"
27 V   |        look for her daughter.~ ~"Nais," cried the two ladies,
28 VI  |  delights of despotic sway which Nais had acquired by right of~
29 VI  |          Do not think of calling Nais to account for the vanity
30 VI  |          as for Nais----"~ ~"Oh! Nais," echoed the perfidious
31 VI  |          the perfidious Amelie, "Nais is well enough~pleased.
32 VI  |          pieces everywhere else. Nais had gradually given him
33 VI  |          only~person in the way, Nais could have got rid of him,
34 VII |      Lucien had been~detected at Nais feet. M. de Chandour, elated
35 VII |         one of the ladies, "poor Nais! have you heard about~it?
36 VII |          twenty-two at most; and Nais,~between ourselves, is quite
37 VII |        position in itself proves Nais' innocence. A man does not
38 VII |   incredible!"~ ~"At midday?"~ ~"Nais was the last person whom
39 VII |         and diplomatically asked Nais~for a little talk in the
40 VII |        HAVE MADE A MISTAKE. Dear Nais, do not let that dolt trifle
41 VII |      what I have been~saying."~ ~Nais bowed in acknowledgment,
42 VII |         thought within himself; "Nais really ought to~have told
43 VII |        his bed. It was evidently Nais who had set~the feeble arm
44 VII |       you have been saying about Nais. Go into your~wife's room,
45 VIII|       Mme. de Bargeton. He found Nais at table with her husband;
46 VIII|         noblesse, sitting beside Nais.~ ~When Gentil announced