Chap.

  1        1|              Monsieur Fauchery,” she said familiarly, “it won’t begin
  2        1|            nerves.~“No, by Jove,” he said all of a sudden, “one’s
  3        1|          seats.~“There’s Bordenave,” said Fauchery as he came down
  4        1|        already growing gray.~“Well,” said Bordenave to the banker, “
  5        1|             down from her carriage,” said La Faloise to Fauchery.~
  6        1|           kept a place for you,” she said to Fauchery. “Oh, decidedly
  7        1|          chemise to put that on,” he said to Fauchery, loud enough
  8        1|           again.~“It’s going badly,” said Mignon radiantly to Steiner. “
  9        1|              so drunk.”~“As for me,” said the journalist, “I don’t
 10        1|            yes, it’s Labordette,” he said at last with the same careless
 11        1|             to the Countess Muffat,” said La Faloise. “Exactly so;
 12        1|              me, my dear fellow,” he said, “this Nana—surely she’s
 13        1|               It will be very fine,” said the count, whose square–
 14        1|          count on you next Tuesday,” said the countess to La Faloise,
 15        1|            who bowed.~Not a word was said of the play; Nana’s name
 16        1|          Blanche de Sivry.~“Gad,” he said after rejoining his cousin, “
 17        1|         getting cooked in there, she said, and she took up the whole
 18        1|              bock with us, eh?” they said.~But he was too preoccupied
 19        1|             box on the ear.~“No,” he said in a dry tone of voice.~
 20        1|           devourer of men.~“By God,” said Fauchery quite simply to
 21        1|     stupefaction and gaiety. Jupiter said, “I think it is light conduct
 22        1|          hundred nights,” La Faloise said to him with civility. “The
 23        2|                 No, now I remember,” said the young woman, sitting
 24        2|    arrangement.~“So much the worse,” said Nana; “I’ll write to him
 25        2|          That’s what I’ve come for,” said the aunt. “There’s a train
 26        2|            Nana’s hair. He bowed and said:~“I’ll keep my eye on the
 27        2|              the baby’s father?” she said, interrupting herself, her
 28        2|        favored with her history. She said she was the daughter of
 29        2|             s a good girl, you bet!” said Nana, who was listening
 30        2|           concerning herself. People said that she lived on a mysterious
 31        2|             play a game of bezique,” said Mme Maloir after a short
 32        2|          hurry now.~“Come, buck up!” said Nana, still torpid with
 33        2|              with her tens and aces, said cheeringly to her in her
 34        2|              No, be quick about it,” said Mme Lerat, shuffling the
 35        2|        mother anything’s excusable,” said Mme Maloir sententiously
 36        2|         still full of dishwater.~“We said it was three hundred and
 37        2|          glance.~“It’s nothing,” she said, “only a bouquet.”~All three
 38        2|           was wasted!~“For my part,” said Mme Maloir, “I should be
 39        2|               it’s fat Steiner!” she said in the doorway, lowering
 40        2|           Quint!”~“Oh, do be quiet!” said Zoe angrily. “What will
 41        2|           Here you are! It’s lucky!” said Mme Lerat, pursing up her
 42        2|          there are people in there,” said the maid.~Then in lower
 43        2|              no! Not all of it,” she said. “Three hundred francs for
 44        2|           back a couple of cards and said authoritatively:~“I told
 45        2|             you waiting, gentlemen,” said the young woman with studied
 46        2|              pardon our insistence,” said the Count Muffat gravely. “
 47        2|         quite right to come up,” she said with a very good grace.~
 48        2|             white locks.~“My faith,” said Nana, bringing the ten big
 49        2|              revoir, gentlemen,” she said, pausing on the threshold
 50        2|             to the letters, why, she said “pass” to them. They were
 51        2|        marching orders a while ago,” said Zoe with a grin. “He only
 52        2|              cried out:~“After all’s said and done, if I want him
 53        2|              seventeen years old, he said. His name was Georges Hugon.
 54        2|           was a regular peal, as Zoe said, a peal loud enough to upset
 55        2|       Francis, have you five louis?” said Nana.~He drew back, looked
 56        2|           But she did not attend and said:~“I’ll take you along with
 57        2|             s be off, let’s be off,” said Nana, who was dressed by
 58        2|             me back to my door,” she said as they went down the kitchen
 59        3|              the same, because, they said, “she’s not answerable for
 60        3|              have been assured,” she said, “that we shall also have
 61        3|            fine fetes are promised,” said Mme du Joncquoy.~The banker
 62        3|           believe a thing yourself,” said Leonide, making shift to
 63        3|       Bismarck is to accompany him,” said Mme du Joncquoy. “Do you
 64        3|            and, bowing:~“Madame,” he said, “I have not forgotten your
 65        3|         Fauchery buttonholed him and said in a low voice:~“It’s tomorrow.
 66        3|           deputy.~“It’s impossible,” said Vandeuvres, stupefaction
 67        3|             instance, one evening he said a charmingly epigrammatic
 68        3|             ear.~“You don’t say so!” said the latter.~“On my word
 69        3|             know Queen Augusta,” she said. “They say she is so good,
 70        3|       Arrondissement in order, as he said, to have something to do
 71        3|           one kick the bucket here,” said Fauchery to his cousin when
 72        3|              and, altering his tone, said in accents of victory:~“
 73        3|          worked it, eh?”~“Eh, what?” said Fauchery, pretending not
 74        3|         successes.”~“Without doubt,” said the banker with a faint
 75        3|         brought Georges to see you,” said Mme Hugon to Sabine. “He’
 76        3|            being overreligious,” she said in her quiet, frank manner, “
 77        3|              A blackguard woman,” he said, lowering his voice behind
 78        3|         couldn’t be their cousin’s,” said Vandeuvres between his teeth.~
 79        3|          hushed voice:~“Tell me,” he said, “how many of us will there
 80        3|              thing. But after all is said and done, Nana licked her
 81        3|            ladies knew the piece but said nothing about it, and with
 82        3|              s got hold of a woman,” said the journalist, “it’s because
 83        3|             with the various groups, said something confidently to
 84        3|             lady was it?~“Oh, Nana!” said Vandeuvres, by way of forcing
 85        3|           expected as much!”~Georges said nothing, but he was all
 86        3|        Arcade and the Rue Pesquier,” said Georges all in a breath.~
 87        3|            see you tonight, Father,” said the countess. “I should
 88        3|             full of kind compassion, said pitying things to him.~“
 89        3|            Yes, a projected law,” he said; “exactly so, a projected
 90        3|             could, all the same,” he said. “But I think nothing of
 91        3|              and all.”~“Wait a bit,” said Vandeuvres, “we must have
 92        3|           the emperor, fortunately,” said Count Muffat in his grave,
 93        4|           that crowd of idiots,” she said. “Did you see? There were
 94        4|            you’re the first of ‘em!” said Nana, who, now that she
 95        4|              charmed, I assure you,” said Rose with equal amiability.~“
 96        4|             Fauchery had left her he said to her in a low voice and
 97        4|           and the banker and finally said to the latter:~“Monsieur
 98        4|             able to join us.”~“Yes,” said Rose Mignon, “his foot caught
 99        4|              should get bored, and I said to myself, ‘Here goes.’”~
100        4|           where you like, you know,” said Nana. “It’s more amusing
101        4|            This gentleman, my dear,” said Vandeuvres, “is a friend
102        4|           quite right, quite right!” said Nana. “Sit down, pray. Let’
103        4|          baby, the little Louis, she said, was now at the house of
104        4|              I did just pass a day!” said Rose Mignon in her turn. “
105        4|               Oh no, no, never!” she said stiffly. “Not three months
106        4|            sauce.”~“My dear fellow,” said Daguenet, giving him the
107        4|              there, my daughter,” he said, “that’s as it should be.
108        4|              of Persia next Sunday,” said Lucy Stewart. Whereupon
109        4|         anecdotes. This Bismarck, he said, was in the habit of eating
110        4|              What’s to be done?” she said to La Faloise. “One never
111        4|             you jealous?”~“Jealous!” said Lucy in a fury. “Good gracious,
112        4|            As far as I’m concerned,” said Foucarmont, “I’ve drunk
113        4|            hold his tongue, for, she said, “when he goes nagging at
114        4|             coffee in here, duckie?” said Bordenave. “We’re very comfortable.”~
115        4|            gum, it’s less hot here,” said Gaga with a slight shiver
116        4|             of these days, Auguste?” said Rose Mignon.~Mignon, who
117        4|             are not going to fight?” said Vandeuvres, coming over
118        4|           you?”~“Why should you?” he said suspiciously. “Why, that
119        4|              my lass, you’re drunk,” said Vandeuvres, growing familiar. “
120        4|           Now the bargain’s struck,” said Nana gravely.~The day was
121        4|              bit want to go to bed!” said Nana. “One ought to find
122        4|              what you’re to do,” she said, coming back to Steiner. “
123        4|              what you wanted me to,” said Nana, speaking familiarly
124        4|         sweetie, be reasonable,” she said, taking him in her arms
125        5|            plumes.~“Who d’you mean?” said Simonne, taking no notice
126        5|              deuce, it’s champagne!” said Prulliere without appearing
127        5|        against the wall.~But Simonne said that it was one’s duty to
128        5|       Simonne called to her, but she said she would be back directly.
129        5|            Iris.~“God bless me!” she said. “It isn’t warm, and I’ve
130        5|             knocked!”~“Three times!” said Simonne when she was again
131        5|     restaurant—its better there,” he said, suddenly addressing Fontan
132        5|            the stage.~“How d’ye do?” said Fontan, shaking hands with
133        5|          pout.~“Good evening, baby,” said Fauchery, kissing her familiarly.~
134        5|         father–in–law, eh, Auguste?” said Rose, addressing her remark
135        5|            gone away to the Loiret,” said Barillot, preparing to return
136        5|             No, no; don’t be silly!” said Simonne. “It’s the lanky
137        5|             Highness overwhelms me,” said Bordenave, still bowing
138        5|           house beyond.~“I see him,” said she sharply. “Oh, what a
139        5|              s a curious sight, eh?” said the Marquis de Chouard with
140        5|               it doesn’t matter,” he said. “It’s His Highness. Come,
141        5|              m not so sure of that,” said the prince wittily.~With
142        5|             your pardon, gentlemen,” said Nana, drawing aside the
143        5|            is I who am importunate,” said the prince, “but, madame,
144        5|              how hot it is here!” he said. “How do you manage to live
145        5|             drink to Your Highness!” said ancient Bosc royally.~“To
146        5|            to your success!” This he said with his customary courtesy.~
147        5|           public will have to wait!” said Bordenave placidly.~However,
148        5|           your numbers marvelously,” said the prince.~And with that
149        5|       accompany you more softly?” he said. “It drowns your voice,
150        5|             Well then, it’s agreed,” said the prince, lounging quite
151        5|        wickedly, for he occasionally said a risky thing among friends. “
152        5|           the knocks?”~“Oh, bother!” said Nana impatiently. “Knock
153        5|           does not concern.~“There!” said the young woman, taking
154        5|            again. He was anxious and said the third act had begun.~“
155        5|      Bordenave, Monsieur Bordenave!” said the stage manager, coming
156        5|             There’s something open,” said Nana sharply, and with that
157        5|             Barillot stopped him and said he would make a discovery
158        5|            straight up to her.~“No,” said the latter after some rapid
159        5|        sentences began again.~“Yes,” said Simonne at last. “In half
160        5|              ll nip you; take care!” said Pluto, who was a joker,
161        5|       Clarisse, kiss the gentleman,” said Fauchery. “You know, he’
162        5|            erect.~“Yes, to be sure!” said a woman hoarsely. “I thought
163        5|             lowered her voice as she said with a smile:~“All right
164        5|              you frightened me,” she said simply.~And her smile was
165        5|       herself be desired. Her glance said as much. At length she continued:~“
166        5|            enough to come this way,” said Bordenave at the bottom
167        5|           hall the company bowed and said good–by. And when Bordenave
168        5|             duffer all the same,” he said to Fauchery without entering
169        6|               one on each cheek, and said as she did so:~“You know
170        6|        complaints. The butchers, she said, were becoming impossible.
171        6|         There’s no sense in it,” she said. “I’ve been expecting you
172        6|          mind!”~“Oh, well and good!” said the countess, laughing. “
173        6|        little cry.~“Let me see,” she said; “Monsieur Steiner is that
174        6|      Directly afterward the coachman said just the opposite. Nobody’
175        6|              heard all that had been said about Nana, but her white,
176        6|             to live. If we meet this said lady on the road we shall
177        6| consequential silence.~“Never mind,” said Mme Hugon, kissing her son’
178        6|               Toward four o’clock he said he would go upstairs to
179        6|              Madame over the house,” said the gardener.~But she had
180        6|            preferred doing that, she said. And without removing her
181        6|              steep garret ladder and said, “Thanks, I haven’t the
182        6|            flag.~“Not if I know it!” said Zoe, drawing her head in
183        6|         Madame did not hear what she said. With her head over the
184        6|               and he’ll catch cold,” said Nana, seeing Georges beginning
185        6|               he’s as slim as I am!” said Nana, putting her arm round
186        6|              Oh, you dear old girl!” said Nana, pushing back the round
187        6|            in answer to questions he said that he was much better,
188        6|            started and blushed as he said that he was very well now,
189        6|          into the room at the end. I said I was out of sorts. He’s
190        6|              No, no! Take care!” she said simply. She was not vexed;
191        6|         least. On the contrary, Nana said that she had now two children,
192        6|         about Bordenave? What had he said about her prank? Oh, nothing
193        6|             Oh, I haven’t told you,” said Nana, “I was just off to
194        6|             the day after tomorrow,” said Nana. “But never mind, we’
195        6|              Georges. The count, who said he had serious business
196        6|            dear Georges at Orleans!” said Mme Hugon. “He was anxious
197        6|              costumes.~“What is it?” said Mme Hugon in some surprise.~
198        6|            notice him.~“Oh, my God!” said the old lady suddenly. “
199        6|           now! I suspected as much,” said Nana. “Now, my dear fellow,
200        6|                No, no, don’t write,” said Georges in great anxiety. “
201        6|            all. I saw her pass. They said she was disgusting in her
202        6|              done for. Besides, Nana said she didn’t want to make
203        6|            darling, we’ll stay?” she said, giving Georges’s knees
204        6|            to take care of herself!” said Gaga, halting before a gate
205        6|             getting silly, this is!” said Caroline Hequet, grinding
206        6|              has methodical habits!” said Mignon with an air of conviction,
207        6|             occasion.~Then everybody said his say. Labordette thought
208        6|            any longer.”~“Very well,” said the old man, “I go with
209        6|             front of La Mignotte, he said simply:~“I can’t resist
210        6|             her. Little Violaine, he said, was being encored twice
211        6|            an old fellow.~“Zoe,” she said to the lady’s maid, who
212        7|            me home?”~“Of course,” he said, with some surprise, “since
213        7|             much.~“Now do look!” she said, pausing anew before a jeweler’
214        7|            seeing them. When all was said and done, it bored her to
215        7|            was very pleasant out she said; besides, they were in no
216        7|             eat oysters. Indeed, she said that owing to Louiset’s
217        7|                Oh, a whole gang,” he said, forgetting all about his
218        7|     profoundly interested.~“Ah!” she said simply.~“What, d’you mean
219        7|     voiceless.~“I suspected it,” she said at last, slapping her leg. “
220        7|             m not going to bed,” she said the moment they were shut
221        7|              Oh, you’re a fool!” she said savagely when he let her
222        7|          wife tomorrow morning?” she said at last.~Muffat had stretched
223        7|          that don’t concern me. I’ve said what I have because everybody
224        7|         under her:~“Let me see,” she said; “you don’t sleep with your
225        7|             I swear to you I don’t,” said Muffat, dreading a scene.~“
226        7|            talk of honest women,” he said in a hard voice. “You do
227        7|              to her or hear what she said. With fumbling movements
228        7|              his heel. After all was said and done, the business was
229        7|               It’s over with us,” he said in hollow tones. “There’
230        7|            and to hearten him up the said:~“You see now? I was on
231        7|            advaatage of when all was said and done! What had these
232        7|              courtesan.~“There!” she said, pointing him out with tragic
233        8|             eyes.~“That’s true,” she said with an air of conviction. “
234        8|           chicken being roasted. If, said Mme Lerat, she permitted
235        8|              Fontan.”~“That’s what I said,” averred Mme Lerat. “’My
236        8|            Mme Lerat. “’My niece,’ I said, ‘is too noble–hearted!’”~
237        8|            was basting the fowl, and said that a servant would have
238        8|          vexed, laughed tenderly and said that unfortunately this
239        8|           The ladies to whom he went said this and that and all sorts
240        8|             he’s with Rose now,” she said. “Well then, you must know,
241        8|             doesn’t tell that tale,” said the hairdresser. “According
242        8|               that’s my affair,” she said at last “Thanks all the
243        8|               Hold your tongue, do!” said Fontan. “She has a superb
244        8|             ve had enough of it!” he said at last in savage tones. “
245        8|              crumbs in the bed,” she said curtly.~In fact, there were
246        8|              you live in our parts?” said Satin, astounded at seeing
247        8|              Kicks, eh? And he never said a word, did he? What a blooming
248        8|    fashionable lady,” one might have said of the likeness, “but one
249        8|            at Satin. “Tut, tut,” she said softly. After all, it didn’
250        8|              s very good, ain’t it?” said Satin.~Nana nodded with
251        8|              make game of her and so said nothing more. She even kept
252        8|          young vagabond at once,” he said.~It was the custom for him
253        8|             wished.~“How’s this?” he said when he had counted up the
254        8|             you must get in a rage!” said Nana. “Why, the calculation’
255        8|             the view that she may be said to have grown more good
256        8|        ructions. It was Napoleon who said that, I think. Wash yourself
257        8|              I can. ‘How is it,’ she said, ‘that Madame, who used
258        8|             there isn’t a word to be said for him. I wouldn’t have
259        8|           that’s a pretty business,” said the aunt, who had divined
260        8|           thank him.~“Look here,” he said, “you must recover a bit.
261        8|            the part?~“What part?” he said in his ill–humored tone. “
262        8|       threshold, folded his arms and said in the same cold, brutal
263        8|          intently.~“The police!” she said, growing very pale.~“Oh,
264        8|             the gloom.~“Stop! Stop!” said Satin in a great fright. “
265        8|           with an unkempt beard, who said to her:~“Show your hands!
266        8|        Louiset at once, because, she said, the child took delight
267        9|              turn! You ought to have said so. All right! Simonne gives
268        9|            with his cane.~“By God! I said a chair was to be put there
269        9|          bawling like that for?” she said in allusion to Bordenave. “
270        9|              fire in the greenroom!” said Simonne. “It’s disgusting;
271        9|              what queer people!” she said, emphasizing the phrase
272        9|              Good! That’s the kiss,” said Fauchery triumphantly. “
273        9|              I can’t understand it,” said Fontan at length, speaking
274        9|             s so simple, after all’s said and done! You, Fontan, mustn’
275        9|           task.~“Well, let’s go on,” said Bordenave at last. He spoke
276        9|           all over between them, she said. She was leaving him, especially
277        9|            Well, and what about me?” said Prulliere with much bitterness. “
278        9|             act. Thereupon Bordenave said that it was necessary to
279        9|            her husband’s society and said bluntly:~“You see what’s
280        9|           she burst out laughing and said:~“Well! So you’re here again,
281        9|             of a flute.~“Listen,” he said, planting himself in front
282        9|          relax his hold of her as he said in a broken voice:~“Do at
283        9|              feet:~“No, no, no!” she said. “I don’t want to!”~With
284        9|            will! Besides, when all’s said and done, it’s annoying,
285        9|              at last.~“I cannot,” he said with a voice and a look
286        9|        lifted him to his feet.~“Go,” said she simply.~He walked off,
287        9|         Prulliere, behave decently,” said Bordenave, who was anxious
288        9|            once.~“Devil take it!” he said simply.~And with that there
289        9|               he asked.~“Just this,” said Bordenave finally. “An idea
290        9|            do with his piece, and he said decisively:~“Never! Let
291        9|             that’s all the trouble,” said Bordenave, “I’ll undertake
292        9|         raised it with an effort and said in a breaking voice:~“Supposing,
293        9|          Fauchery’s neighborhood, he said carelessly enough:~“Listen,
294        9|              for money. His wife, he said, had been engaged to play
295        9|          demanded curtly.~“Nothing,” said her husband. “Bordenave
296        9|            with Fauchery and Muffat, said:~“We’ll sign tomorrow morning.
297        9|           silvery tones.~“Eh, what?” said she. “You’re mad, my dear!”~
298        9|              to the Muffats. If, she said, her memory failed her she
299        9|         waiting about, but Bordenave said that the third act would
300        9|       herself alone with Muffat, she said furiously:~“What a conspiracy,
301       10|           Good gracious! It’s Zizi!” said the young woman in great
302       10|         fetch me.”~The first time he said this Nana was deeply wounded.
303       10|              was deeply wounded. She said frigidly:~“Gracious me,
304       10|             seemed all aflame as she said:~“Why should I not see him?
305       10|                 Don’t you fear,” she said with much dignity; “if he’
306       10|              folded up some lace and said slowly:~“You’re wrong; Madame
307       10|             conversation ended; they said not another word. Still
308       10|      bewilderment.~“Well, what?” she said without turning round. Then
309       10|               he’s going to return,” said the lad, growing white.
310       10|          affronted woman.~“Sir,” she said, “I have given you no cause
311       10|            Do get in, my dear girl,” said Nana tranquilly, disdaining
312       10|              one woman too many, she said.~In these latter times,
313       10|              was dressing again, she said:~“So you hold to this marriage
314       10|            That’s it! That’s it!” he said, laughing even louder than
315       10|                You remember Victor?” said Nana. “There was a wicked
316       10|               The truffles, Julien!” said Nana roughly.~Then returning
317       10|             the champagne then!” she said. “Why d’you stand staring
318       10|             s Zoe that’s the goose!” said Nana.~“Madame—” murmured
319       10|            seat.~“How silly of you!” said Nana. “You’re making her
320       10|               Now then, let her be,” said Nana seriously. “I won’t
321       10|            describe everything,” she said. Just as though a novel
322       10|            Oh, those drunkards!” she said with a disgusted air. “No,
323       10|               Here, take Bijou,” she said to comfort him, and she
324       10|           may very likely lose,” she said merrily, “since he’s going
325       10|            vexed?”~“Vexed, why?” she said in a state of inward ecstasy.~
326       10|          take place. The young woman said she was burning to go to
327       10|            her.~“What’s the matter?” said Nana in surprise.~“Oh, darling,
328       10|           darling, do speak to her!” said Satin. “I’ve been trying
329       10|      familiarity:~“But, you silly, I said ‘goose’ just as I might
330       10|          goose’ just as I might have said anything else. How shall
331       10|        desisted from his purpose and said good–by, as became a man
332       10|              were to marry her?” she said. And with that she ventured
333       10|            with disgust. “Never,” he said after what she had told
334       10|            he would see about it, he said, they would talk the matter
335       11|          morning.”~“Monsieur Venot?” said Georges in great astonishment. “
336       11|            countess is down yonder,” said Georges, letting his gaze
337       11|              Ah yes! I see her,” she said at length. “In the right–
338       11|              it, but the count, they said, had insisted. Nana smiled.~“
339       11|           horses ought I to choose?” said the young woman. “What’s
340       11|            for they had heard things said in the crowd, and now they
341       11|             action.~“Deuce take it!” said Nana. “So that thief Steiner
342       11|              that idiot La Faloise!” said Georges suddenly.~It was
343       11|           astonish the people.~“No,” said Nana, “I’m going to put
344       11|            majestically.~“And Nana?” said Georges. “Does no one want
345       11|              Bravo! I bet a couple,” said Georges.~“And I three,”
346       11|            at an auction. La Faloise said he would cover her with
347       11|          point–blank. “Thanks,” they said; “to lose for a certainty!”
348       11|           forty to one against you,” said La Faloise.~“What’s that?
349       11|            that poor, dear Louiset!” said Nana. “Are you very drenched,
350       11|       armchairs.~“Why, there he is!” said Georges. “I didn’t think
351       11|         deuce, how smart we are!” he said when Nana extended her hand
352       11|            to see her again; for, he said, that confounded Nana was
353       11|      Duchesse business—”~“A weapon,” said Nana; “what’s that blooming
354       11|          wife.”~“Why should he?” she said. “On the contrary—”~She
355       11|           Well, come along then,” he said; “there’s still time. You’
356       11|             how silly he looks!” she said at the top of her voice
357       11|         thirty thousand francs, they said.~“Good gracious! That’s
358       11|             was a curious sight, she said!~Amid lawns bordered by
359       11|            You’ll take her back,” he said. “I’ve got something on
360       11|          Dear me, there’s Price!” he said.~“Ah yes, the man who’s
361       11|              idiotic, doubtless, she said, because they were prevented
362       11|            Ah, my little dears,” she said as she got up into her landau
363       11|               it’s made me ill,” she said dolorously. “Yesterday I
364       11|              bored by existence, she said; she wanted to get out of
365       11|              right to prevent me,’ I said to her: ‘you’re a miserable
366       11|          louis.”~“Yes, I was there,” said Philippe in affirmation
367       11|          Shrugging his shoulders, he said:~“Oh, leave them alone;
368       11|               the Baron de Mauriac,” said Labordette in reply to a
369       11|            me?”~“Do keep quiet now,” said Labordette at last. “You’
370       11|              gained! It’s palpable!” said Bordenave. “Lusignan’s in
371       11|        minutes they’ll be about it,” said Bordenave peaceably, for
372       11|        Englishman’s in trouble, eh?” said Philippe joyously. “He’s
373       11|              sighed with fatigue and said in low, anguished tones:~“
374       11|       minutes and fourteen seconds,” said the latter as he put his
375       11|        cheeks:~“What bothers me,” he said, “is that now Rose is certainly
376       11|             have made my fortune! He said to Labordette that if I
377       11|         stupid ending.~“Oh dear no!” said Nana. “It isn’t stupid to
378       11|             the blame of it on me! I said to her: ‘Did I tell him
379       11|              commit crime? If he had said to me, ‘I’ve got nothing
380       11|         nothing left,’ I should have said to him, ‘All right, let’
381       11|            gone further.”~“Just so,” said the aunt gravely “When men
382       12|          ugly when you’re dead,” she said in deliberate tones.~And
383       12|                A poor joke, eh?” she said. “Bad luck, too, certainly.”~
384       12|             all the same, monsieur,” said Zoe to Muffat. “Madame is
385       12|             right; it’ll teach him!” said Satin curtly.~They turned
386       12|           you’re charming, you are!” said Zoe.~But Satin sat up, looked
387       12|              revenge.”~“My pet,” she said, “in a business of that
388       12|           intervened with kisses and said:~“You’re beside yourself;
389       12|           how’s this dear child?” he said familiarly to Muffat, whom
390       12|       playfully threatening look she said:~“You know what I’ve allowed
391       12|            fortune.~“Thank you,” she said, sitting down near the fireplace. “
392       12|            dissipated, perhaps; they said he was ruined, but in any
393       12|            Richelieu, having, as she said, a whole lot of things on
394       12|        buffet.~“It’s beastly smart,” said La Faloise as he took a
395       12|           gave them her blessing and said to Daguenet, ‘Listen, Paul,
396       12|             proofs of this.”~“Well,” said Mme du Joncquoy, “he ought
397       12|           humble again. “Heaven,” he said, “must be left to act.”
398       12|             the new code of manners, said Mme Chantereau. In old times
399       12|              want some information,” said La Faloise as he squeezed
400       12|       understand.~“The countess?” he said at last.~“Exactly, my good
401       12|            Get along, you idiot!” he said finally as he shrugged his
402       12|             uncertain whether he had said something funny. The men
403       12|             turned to La Faloise and said:~“Eh, you idiot?”~And with
404       12|            thing’s going on wheels!” said Steiner.~“Are their hands
405       12|             to be sure, it’s me!” he said. “You don’t remember?”~No,
406       13|             reasonable, my pet,” she said when Zoe had brought in
407       13|            Oh, you’re too nice!” she said. “What is it? Let’s have
408       13|        Without letting go of him she said caressingly:~“I say, dearie,
409       13|             kiss on her forehead, he said simply:~“I’ll try.”~Silence
410       13|        explain to her.~“You see,” he said, “this is the body of the
411       13|             the head and shoulders,” said Labordette.~She looked quietly
412       13|     explanations. The goldsmiths, he said, were undertaking to deliver
413       13|            from your brother.”~“No,” said the lad, growing yet paler.~
414       13|           beginning to bore me now!” said Nana, who had risen with
415       13|                I want to, I do,” she said. “Have you the money?”~No,
416       13|       forehead:~“Good–by, baby,” she said; “it’s over, quite over
417       13|           scissors.~“Here’s Madame,” said Zoe, returning. She must
418       13|              you’re here still!” she said as she noticed him. “Aha!
419       13|            wanted to marry me, and I said no, and he’s killed himself!”~
420       13|            wanted to marry me, and I said no, and he’s killed himself.”~
421       13|             robbed—he is in prison,” said the mother in a hard voice.~
422       13|            comforter. Well, well, he said, she ought to be brave;
423       13|          barring the doorway.~“Bah!” said the joyous Nana. “That’l
424       13|              odious reflections. She said she could always find better
425       13|         resignation. The empress had said, “He is too disgusting.”
426       13|            right out; his horses, he said, were distinctly better
427       13|         years, brought it to him and said:~“I say, I’m giving it you
428       13|       excited:~“Now, d’you know,” he said, “you ought to marry me.
429       13|            tears for him. She simply said to the count:~“Eh, little
430       13|          yourself into the bed,” she said, pulling him back and burying
431       13|            thing was impossible, she said, for she was leaving Madame
432       13|            The lad had plunged, they said, into a tank at Les Fondettes.
433       13|          shoulders.~“Look here,” she said, “you were there all along;
434       13|           with it!”~“Certainly not,” said Labordette with conviction.~
435       14|          manager. Something had been said which did not please her;
436       14|           whirling.~“Here’s Mignon,” said Lucy. “He’ll give us news.”~
437       14|           getting stupid, when all’s said, for her to be risking her
438       14|               you’re kind, you are!” said the journalist. “Why don’
439       14|          catch something horrid?” he said.~On a bench in front of
440       14|                Look, here he comes!” said Fauchery. “Now you’ll see.”~
441       14|              to put his question. He said sharply:~“She’s dead, monsieur,
442       14|       pleasures bloody well wasted!” said Mignon in melancholy tones,
443       14|           good would it do you now?” said the journalist.~“Yes, what
444       14|             stupor and smiled as she said:~“Ah, she’s changed; she’
445       14|           happier under the ground,” said Blanche.~“Bah, and so’s
446       14|            that thief of a Steiner,” said Caroline. “How is it they
447       14|      questioned her:~“What, he?” she said. “My dear, don’t you go
448       14|              it’s time we were off,” said Clarisse. “We shan’t bring
449       14|          were taking.~“For my part,” said Caroline Hequet in her decisive
450       14|         should like to know?”~“Bah!” said Clarisse. “I don’t care
451       14|             that got to do with us?” said Clarisse. “We don’t want
452       14|            everybody.”~“Never mind,” said Lea de Horn by way of conclusion, “
453       14|             returned:~“My dear,” she said, “it’s Fauchery. He’s out
454       14|          himself.~“It’s true, dear,” said Lucy, leaving the window