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 1 II   |       of his friend’s invited guests.~On reaching the second
 2 V    |      duly served and then the guests began to chat. They discussed
 3 V    |   coffee. The hostess and her guests lighted cigarettes, but
 4 VI   |    apart for them. One of the guests had not arrived, and that
 5 VI   |    the same period.”~When the guests returned to the drawing-room,
 6 XI   |         You cannot leave your guests thus.”~He smiled: “Bah!
 7 XI   | slowly: “No, not at all.”~The guests departed. Clotilde, enveloped
 8 XV   |   Walter and mingled with the guests. Five drawing-rooms opened
 9 XVIII|  crowd. Soon after, the first guests arrived; they were followed
10 XVIII| cousins of Mme. Walter’s, and guests invited by her husband.~