Chapter

 1 II   |           the subject in which the ladies joined. Then a duel was
 2 II   |         Ordinarily she only allows ladies to caress her. You are irresistible,
 3 II   |      awkward word. He bowed to the ladies, clasped and gently pressed
 4 V    |            at the office.~“The two ladies will come together,” said
 5 VI   |        small boudoir in which four ladies were gathered around a tea-table.
 6 VI   |            pointed to a chair. The ladies chatted on. Visitors came
 7 VI   |        taken his leave, one of the ladies said: “How odd he is! Who
 8 XI   |           and hearing the sound of ladies’ voices in the drawing-room,
 9 XI   |          and in which many society ladies were going to assist. She
10 XI   | fencing-room, saying: “Downstairs, ladies, downstairs. The match will
11 XI   |           benches were filled with ladies, who were chatting as if
12 XI   |         announced: “We will begin, ladies.”~Then followed the fencing-match.
13 XI   |      retained his place beside the ladies and gave them all the necessary
14 XV   |             handed bouquets to the ladies.~The rooms were already
15 XV   |        filled. The majority of the ladies were in street costumes,
16 XVIII|      advanced with bowed head. The ladies smiled and murmured as she
17 XVIII|     blessing is infamous.”~Several ladies, touched by her apparent