Chapter

 1 III |        say, vicomte, I think our maid admires you.”~The vicomte
 2 IV  |     sister with her. But the old maid, possessed by the idea that
 3 IV  |         you not, Lison?”~The old maid raised her troubled eyes
 4 VI  |        been put away, the little maid left her mistress, and Jeanne,
 5 VII |        ill, my girl?” The little maid would reply: “No, madame,”
 6 VII |         What is the matter?”~The maid replied as usual: “Nothing,
 7 VII |          the patient. The little maid, watched over by Widow Dentu,
 8 VII |         attack, and she took her maid’s hand as she said mechanically: “
 9 VII |         refused to send away the maid. He referred to the subject
10 VII |          this child?”~The little maid was overcome with confusion,
11 VII | shivering and frozen.~The little maid did not come. She was doubtless
12 VII |      unfaithful to her with your maid, which is a double insult.”~
13 VII |        pretends that she saw her maid in her husband’s room!~And
14 VII |       with her eyes fixed on the maid, said: “How long had this
15 VII |    silently down her cheeks.~The maid’s child had the same father,
16 VII |         begin again?”~The little maid, who had sunk down on the
17 VII |          you see, monsieur, your maid did as all the rest do.”~
18 VII |       something was up, that the maid had probably told all. The
19 VII |      know that the child of this maid is your child, just as—as—
20 VIII|        out: “That matter of your maid—Rosalie——”~Jeanne, who had
21 X   |        you know about—about that maid—my husband and I have lived—
22 XI  |       out her hand to her former maid, murmured: “I should not
23 XII |        my farm work.”~It was her maid’s son, Julien’s son, Paul’
24 XIII|       round except for a servant maid. I am now living in a little
25 XIII|     wants to marry her now.”~The maid was startled. “Oh, madame,
26 XIII|        Rosalie with her, but the maid refused for fear of increasing
27 XIV |         power, and each time the maid asked her a question or
28 XIV |      this table.~One morning the maid came into her room earlier
29 XIV |        to call Rosalie. When the maid came into the room they
30 XIV |       they were silent until the maid said: “Put on your hat,
31 XIV |       afraid of falling.~But the maid had seen her and came forward