Chapter

  1 I  |          Riche, Jean de Servigny said to Leon Saval: “If you don’
  2 I  |         Saval began to laugh and said: “You are in love with her.”~“
  3 I  |         For the third time Saval said: “I tell you that you are
  4 I  |    titles are met in this lair,” said Servigny, “By the way, I
  5 I  |           counts or princes. She said to Servigny, with the graciousness
  6 I  |         arm.~“I will pilot you,” said he. “In this parlor where
  7 I  |         as he would a man’s, and said: “Mademoiselle Yvette, my
  8 I  |         I am steadier than you,” said Yvette to Servigny. He smiled
  9 I  |          looked at her.~Then she said softly: “Really, there are
 10 I  |       and turning toward him she said:~“You know, my dear Duke,
 11 I  |          from a little distance.~Said Servigny to her: “As many
 12 I  |     assumed a very frank air and said:~“I will tell you: It is
 13 I  |      arid evidently preoccupied, said in a careless tone: “You
 14 I  |      appearing at all disturbed, said: “What extraordinary subjects
 15 I  |       haughty, yet wounded, tone said: “You are becoming very
 16 I  |   forward.~“Who is the culprit?” said he, with a constrained smile.~
 17 I  | preoccupied. In a soft voice she said to Servigny:~“You are always
 18 I  |       Saval.~Servigny nodded and said: “At your disposal, my dear
 19 I  |        go and see the sharpers,” said Servigny. And they entered
 20 I  |  nondescript. What nonsense!”~He said nothing for a few minutes;
 21 I  |         he would give, and Saval said good night to him as they
 22 II |        this evening, Mam’zelle,” said he, “I wish I could always
 23 II |         who was looking at them, said:~“If you like, Mam’zelle,
 24 II |          Servigny’s proposition, said to him:~“Now we’ll go to
 25 II |    peaceful air.~Yvette suddenly said: “Gracious! They are not
 26 II |          you thinking about?” he said.~“I? About nothing at all.
 27 II |          little start aside, and said with a vexed air:~“Oh! you
 28 II |        coal.~“Well, a cigar!” he said to himself. “It must be
 29 II |       Saval tilted his chair. He said, very slowly: “Take care,
 30 II |          It is time to go back,” said Saval.~They returned, and
 31 II |            This is my plan,” she said. “We will disobey mamma,
 32 II |     finished the last course she said:~“If we were to go for a
 33 II |       She certainly is mad.” she said.~Then with an indolence
 34 II |         her pocket and smilingly said: “Muscade, you are going
 35 II |         making sport of her, she said with impatience: “Well,
 36 II |          that one, Muscade,” she said. “What pretty hair she has!
 37 II |      want to go in bathing,” she said. “We’ll go into the river
 38 II |    together.”~“At your service,” said he.~They went to the bath-office
 39 II |       You have a fine head,” she said.~He was annoyed at this
 40 II |        himself, to wound her, he said:~“Well, does this sort of
 41 II |        him straight in the eyes, said:~“Listen, Muscade, if you
 42 II |           She hesitated and then said:~“I don’t understand you
 43 II |       she observed Servigny, she said, with that careless air
 44 II |       want to speak to you,” she said.~The Marquise looked at
 45 II |        listening, my child,” she said; “what is it?”~Yvette gave
 46 II |         a moment, and, as Yvette said nothing more, she asked:~“
 47 II |         And your sunstroke?” she said.~“I did not have one at
 48 III|       familiar though grave, she said:~“Good morning, Muscade,
 49 III|     comedy will she play me,” he said to himself.~The Marquise
 50 III|          hear what her companion said and scarcely answering him.~
 51 III|          he used as a weapon, he said: “Present company is always
 52 III|            That’s all.”~Then she said with a serious earnestness: “
 53 III|           Then Yvette distinctly said: “No, mamma, I shall stay
 54 III|         what ruse to employ, she said to Servigny: “You know,
 55 III|          I am going to bed,” she said, “the storm makes me ill.”~
 56 III|   daughter has gone to bed,” she said.~Servigny rose, saying: “
 57 III|          the evening before.~She said to herself: “I will save
 58 III|        the tray on the table and said:~“You will say to my mother
 59 III|  Mademoiselle has been out?” she said.~“Yes, I went out for a
 60 III|         What is the matter?” she said.~Yvette looked at her and
 61 III|         The Marquise, very pale; said: “Well? what of it?”~Her
 62 III|       don’t understand you,” she said.~Yvette replied:~“I saw
 63 III|      will forget—”~Madame Obardi said in a trembling voice: “Listen,
 64 III|          softly rose, and gently said:~“Come, darling, it is unavoidable;
 65 III|          able to speak. Then she said, with a slow voice full
 66 III|           mamma, you know what I said, I won’t alter my determination.
 67 III|     people do to a convalescent, said:~“Well, are you better?
 68 III|          grave and slow tone she said: “I have thought a great
 69 IV |         history of the ants. She said to herself:~“I am not going
 70 IV |        feeling tranquil herself, said to her as they left the
 71 IV |          the glass, she suddenly said:~“To-morrow, I shall be
 72 IV |        person, a new friend.~She said to herself: “It is I, in
 73 IV |       show them how to die,” she said.~She went downstairs with
 74 IV |        Monsieur de Belvigne, she said:~“You shall be my escort,
 75 IV |  Briquetot.~During the meal, she said nothing further, strengthening
 76 IV |     Belvigne, a little confused, said in a low tone:~“Mademoiselle
 77 IV |         with his wife on his arm said enviously: “There are some
 78 IV |        jump into the water,” she said.~Nobody leaped. A mob gathered
 79 IV |          it. “You are handsome,” said she, and with a friendly
 80 IV |         possible!”~Another woman said: “Can people amuse themselves
 81 IV |          these people seem,” she said. Then raising her eyes to
 82 IV |           And all of a sudden he said to Saval: “Well, Boss?”
 83 IV |         that sort of thing,” she said, laughing.~Yvette took the
 84 IV |      down stairs. Her mother had said:~“Put out the candle.” Then
 85 IV |         she waited.~The Marquise said: “I am a little uneasy!
 86 IV |          not answer the Marquise said: “I only hope that nothing
 87 IV |           Now, let me do it,” he said. “It is a great favor I
 88 IV |         to see who shall go up,” said the Chevalier. He took a
 89 IV |         with the Prince.~“Tail,” said he. It was head.~The Prince
 90 IV |      took it and spinning it up, said: “Head.” It was tail.~He
 91 IV |        the pillar of the balcony said: “Climb up, Prince.” But
 92 IV |      followed.~Saval, advancing, said: “We will help you.”~He
 93 IV |        She has drugged herself,” said he.~He placed his ear to
 94 IV |   glasses, and vinegar. Some one said: “She ought to be undressed.”
 95 IV |     choke.~“Good, she breathes,” said he. “It will be nothing.”~
 96 IV |        will come to herself,” he said, “it is nothing.” For he
 97 IV |     toward them. “Gentlemen,” he said, “there are too many of
 98 IV |       But Servigny, who had just said something in a low tone
 99 IV |           took Yvette’s hand and said: “Mam’zelle, listen to me.”~
100 IV |         to call your mother,” he said.~She murmured: “Just a second
101 IV |        Then after a silence, she said in a tone so low that it
102 IV |          hand she had given him, said: “I adore you.” But some