Chapter

 1 II  |        young girl, or rather a child, for such she was, followed
 2 II  |  embraced each other, then the child offered her forehead with
 3 II  |       waited upon her, and the child, more dignified than her
 4 II  |        her. “Sit down here, my child, you will be cold near the
 5 II  |    eager desire to embrace the child, as if part of that embrace
 6 II  |        you, Mademoiselle?” The child raised her eyes with an
 7 V   |      come in, my darling.”~The child entered, advanced to Duroy
 8 V   |   young man, having kissed the child, seated her by his side,
 9 V   |   Duroy, who was amused at the child’s ceremonious manner, replied: “
10 V   |  sorcerer, sir!” He placed the child, whom he had caught in his
11 V   |    they seated themselves, the child between them. They tried
12 V   | murmured: “It is Laurine.”~The child entered, paused in surprise,
13 V   |     Bel-Ami, too!”~He took the child upon his knee. At twenty
14 V   |        drew him to his door. A child screamed. A man’s angry
15 VI  |      replied: “I always am, my child; you will be too in a few
16 VI  |     Duroy Bel-Ami to-day.”~The child blushed as if it were a
17 IX  |        wish to. I, too, am the child of humble parents—but I
18 IX  |       walked along, passed the child they were expecting, without
19 XI  |    well?”~He replied: “Yes, my child,” and entered the drawing-room
20 XIV |  friend, for he knew me when a child. My mother was a governess
21 XV  |     him as one would a fretful child. She was surprised, too,
22 XV  |          He did not reply. The child’s sudden enmity grieved
23 XVII|        me. You are an indulged child; they let you say anything