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 1 I    |             diners, among whom were three saleswomen, an untidy music-teacher
 2 I    |             of June and he had only three francs in his pocket to
 3 I    |             escapade which had cost three men their lives, a foray
 4 I    |         always in good spirits. But three years of life in Paris had
 5 I    |          But I know where I can get three thousand francs at least—
 6 I    |             open paper was affixed; three people were reading it.
 7 I    |        Every poem he gives us costs three hundred francs and the longest
 8 I    |         similar boxes. On the stage three men were performing on trapezes.
 9 II   |            call upon me tomorrow at three o’clock, we will arrange
10 II   |     whispered to him: “To-morrow at three o’clock; do not forget.”~“
11 III  |           while away the time until three o’clock, he lunched at Duval’
12 III  |           an appointment with me at three o’clock. At any rate, see
13 III  |         must come here every day at three o’clock, and I will tell
14 III  |          to-morrow and come here at three o’clock as you did to-day.”~
15 IV   |            will be at the office at three o’clock.”~He returned home
16 IV   |           railroad office, left him three hundred and forty francs.
17 V    |             am always at home about three o’clock.” So one afternoon,
18 V    |             woman. The clock struck three; the journalist rose.~“Come
19 V    |             lively when we are only three. I am telling you this in
20 V    |          knee. At twenty minutes of three he rose to go to the office;
21 V    |          old coupe rumbled off.~For three weeks Duroy received Mme.
22 V    |             de Marelle every two or three days, sometimes in the morning,
23 V    |           rented the apartments for three months—in your name, of
24 V    |       hundred francs, Jacques Rival three hundred, and he was hampered
25 V    |            cab.”~The man handed him three francs and asked:~“Is that
26 V    |            he repaid the porter the three francs he had borrowed from
27 VIII |           de Constantinople. Two or three times a week, Mme. de-Marelle
28 VIII |          have to light the lamps at three o’clock in the afternoon.”~
29 VIII |            has asked for you two or three times. Will you go upstairs?”~
30 IX   |     received it at nine o’clock. At three o’clock of the same day
31 IX   |        murmured “Alexandre!” two or three times in succession; then
32 X    | astonishment to see covers laid for three: the door of the salon being
33 XI   |         five minutes to utter those three words and gaze upon your
34 XI   |             to-morrow, at half past three.”~After alighting, she said
35 XII  |          out his watch. It was only three o’clock: he was half an
36 XII  |          was not yet a quarter past three. He took a seat, regretting
37 XII  |         confess every Saturday from three to six.”~Seizing his arm
38 XIII |          break with Mme. Walter. At three successive meetings she
39 XIII |             rid of the other one at three or soon after, provided
40 XIII |           let us hurry; it is after three o’clock.”~She passed out
41 XIII |           and I predict that before three months are passed he will
42 XIV  |               The jeweler replied: “Three thousand francs, sir.”~“
43 XV   |      proposed to buy it. He offered three million francs for it. The
44 XVI  |         have a cab below.” And with three other officers they proceeded
45 XVI  |          and they waited. In two or three minutes Georges rang again
46 XVII |        CHAPTER XVII. THE FINAL PLOT~Three months had elapsed. Georges
47 XVII |           downed Laroche-Mathieu in three articles, and that with
48 XVIII|           marry Suzanne Walter? For three months you have deceived
49 XVIII|             beadle struck the floor three times with his staff. All