Chap.

  1        1|            his cousin, M. Hector de la Faloise, a young man who
  2        1|          laughed approvingly, while La Faloise stopped with his
  3        1|         influence. When he returned La Faloise was recovering.
  4        1|           with her hands and feet.”~La Faloise blushed a little.
  5        1|             so crude that Hector de la Faloise felt slightly disgusted.
  6        1|            from her carriage,” said La Faloise to Fauchery.~It
  7        1|            first tinkle of the bell La Faloise had cloven a way
  8        1|           In the house Fauchery and La Faloise, in front of their
  9        1|            level of the stalls. But La Faloise examined Daguenet
 10        1|          that lady in the balcony?” La Faloise asked suddenly. “
 11        1|             her wherever she goes.”~La Faloise never once glanced
 12        1|       interrupted himself on seeing La Faloise in the act of bowing
 13        1|               By George!” exclaimed La Faloise, still talking away. “
 14        1|    irreproachable getup.~“Do look!” La Faloise again insisted. “
 15        1|          sat waiting. Nevertheless, La Faloise had clapped Clarisse
 16        1|       everything else. Fauchery and La Faloise, being among the
 17        1|             disdained all argument.~La Faloise declared her to
 18        1|       finish, and when Fauchery and La Faloise left them in order
 19        1|            had gone to the balcony. La Faloise, who was studying
 20        1|         criticism of Nana’s talent. La Faloise leaned forward and
 21        1|            mass! And what a noise!” La Faloise kept reiterating,
 22        1|         look and renewed attention. La Faloise directed his first
 23        1|          the Countess Muffat,” said La Faloise. “Exactly so; you’
 24        1|             I had come across her!”~La Faloise presented his cousin
 25        1|            won’t be ready in time,” La Faloise ventured to remark. “
 26        1|      Tuesday,” said the countess to La Faloise, and she invited
 27        1|             not be quite the thing. La Faloise was the last to
 28        1|            the theater Fauchery and La Faloise lit cigarettes.
 29        1|            of year. As Fauchery and La Faloise were passing the
 30        1|          when his eye lit upon her.~La Faloise questioned him.
 31        1|          their places, Fauchery and La Faloise noticed a pretty,
 32        1|      Ministry of the Interior, whom La Faloise knew, having met
 33        1|            Fauchery quite simply to La Faloise.~Mars in the meantime,
 34        1|       outdoor raiment. Fauchery and La Faloise had hurried in order
 35        1|             kept coming downstairs. La Faloise was waiting for
 36        1|            for two hundred nights,” La Faloise said to him with
 37        2|          traipsing about the Rue de la Goutte–d’Or. Mme Lerat shook
 38        3|           was opened, and Hector de la Falois made his appearance.
 39        3| epigrammatic thing in my presence.”~La Faloise meanwhile had heard
 40        3|           their Bismarck?” muttered La Faloise, whose constant
 41        3|           Old Mme Muffat then, whom La Faloise had been well acquainted
 42        3|          last touch to the picture, La Faloise whispered something
 43        3|           from Frankfort.~Meanwhile La Faloise at last made bold
 44        3|        episode with some curiosity, La Faloise sought to arouse
 45        3|             shall we be off?” asked La Faloise, mentally vowing
 46        3|       turning round and recognizing La Faloise.~“Why, about that
 47        3|       Folies–Dramatiques. Meanwhile La Faloise stopped him at every
 48        3|         Clarisse with him, and when La Faloise pretended to scruple
 49        3|            s enough!”~Nevertheless, La Faloise would have much
 50        3|      irritated gesture.~Georges and La Faloise, standing in front
 51        3|           at Nana’s then,” murmured La Faloise. “I might have expected
 52        3|            don’t know the address,” La Faloise resumed.~“She lives
 53        3|            Nana’s at midnight, eh?”~La Faloise retired too. Steiner
 54        3|           re not coming down then?” La Faloise shouted up to him
 55        4|         found Clarisse Besnus, whom La Faloise had brought, already
 56        4|         side of the table Hector de la Faloise had rushed to get
 57        4|              Thick asparagus soup a la comtesse, clear soup a la
 58        4|           la comtesse, clear soup a la Deslignac,” murmured the
 59        4|        consisting of a Rhine carp a la Chambord and a saddle of
 60        4|           about children continued. La Faloise, rendered very restless
 61        4|           with that she leaned over La Faloise, who reddened under
 62        4|         they consisted of pullets a la marechale, fillets of sole
 63        4|        respectful tones:~“Pullets a la marechale; fillets of sole
 64        4|            to be done?” she said to La Faloise. “One never gets
 65        4|          she wasn’t hard to please. La Faloise obtained her address.~“
 66        4|            and pineapple fritters a la Pompadour were being mangled.
 67        4|               For some moments past La Faloise’s face opposite
 68        4|            disagreeable witticisms. La Faloise, whose brain was
 69        4|            s name ad infinitum.~But La Faloise grew wroth and talked
 70        4|            on Hector’s account! But la, she despised him! Then
 71        4|           she despised him! Then as La Faloise passed by, she contented
 72        4|             you want ‘em mildewed!”~La Faloise seemed much annoyed
 73        4|     different women in a whisper to La Faloise, who still went
 74        4|           convulsed with laughter.~“La now! Why’s he putting champagne
 75        4|      meantime, had once more caught La Faloise and had almost hoisted
 76        4|         which Gaga had to carry off La Faloise, ill, sobbing like
 77        5|             escape her. That beggar La Faloise again! There was
 78        5|            she preferred not to see La Faloise, who could never
 79        5|             my dearie! I’m booked!” La Faloise sat on one of these
 80        5|          Simonne begged her to send La Faloise out to her. But
 81        5|           And with that she carried La Faloise off into the lobby,
 82        5|              Just fancy! That idiot La Faloise was still there,
 83        5|        momentarily inclined to turn La Faloise out. The idiot wasn’
 84        5|         gave up the idea of hauling La Faloise over the coals.
 85        5|            had her suspicions about La Faloise, and, as a matter
 86        6|            country place was called La Mignotte. In order to get
 87        6|           they are expecting her at La Mignotte. I’ve heard all
 88        6|      opposite. Nobody’s expected at La Mignotte before the day
 89        6|        evening that Nana was due at La Mignotte. Ever since in
 90        6|       declared that she would be at La Mignotte in the middle of
 91        6|           being the first to get to La Mignotte and of living there
 92        6|        child in her every sentence.~La Mignotte was more than three
 93        6|              Had he often passed by La Mignotte? It was behind
 94        6|       person in question arrived at La Mignotte yesterday evening,
 95        6|       resolved to betake himself to La Mignotte after dinner that
 96        6|      pulling up outside the gate of La Mignotte.~“It’s us!” cried
 97        6|          they would end there, when La Faloise sprang from the
 98        6|            were five spare rooms at La Mignotte, one of which was
 99        6|             devoted to the Gaga and La Faloise establishment, and
100        6|          ladies complimented her on La Mignotte. “It’s a stunning
101        6|        bring them back to dinner at La Mignotte at about seven.
102        6|           accused of prowling round La Mignotte. Count Vandeuvres
103        6|            seat and half smothering La Faloise beside her so that
104        6|             fetch. In front of them La Faloise, who was very amorous
105        6|          his sons recite a fable by La Fontaine. Henri was prodigious
106        6|         From Chamont all the way to La Mignotte Nana remained silent.
107        6|          night. Arrived in front of La Mignotte, he said simply:~“
108        6|         will become His weapon.”~At La Mignotte there was much
109        7|             had followed the Rue de la Grange Bateliere as far
110        7|             Taitbout and the Rue de la Provence met. He had taken
111        7|            the corner of the Rue de la Chaussee–d’Antin, he noticed
112        8|            much vexed to learn that La Mignotte was being sold
113        8|          fish IN PROPRIA PERSONA in La Rouchefoucauld Market, she
114        8|            a “mocha,” in the Rue de la Chaussee–d’Antin, and they
115        8|      bargaining for some pigeons at La Rochefoucauld Market, she
116        8|          consisted of vol–au–vent a la financiere, fowl boiled
117        8|             balls at Montmartre and La Chapelle. It was very hot;
118        8|           delicious hours passed at La Mignotte, those hours of
119        8|            years ago. One Sunday at La Rochefoucauld Market she
120        8|            of the Rue Notre Dame de la Lorette two long files of
121        8|            the direction of the Rue la Rochefoucauld, they became
122        8|     together. The Rue Notre Dame de la Lorette stretched dark and
123        9|            Bosc with a little cry:~“La, it’s Monsieur le Comte.
124        9|              Just fancy, that beast La Faloise, whom she had succeeded
125       10|       barefooted, in the bedroom at La Mignotte. And as he told
126       10|            long since in the Rue de la Goutte–d’Or. She was determined
127       10|         humble circle in the Rue de la Goutte–d’Or, she began blackguarding
128       11|            with silver and drawn, a la Daumont, by four splendid
129       11|       arriving through the Porte de la Cascade. There were big
130       11|         Dear me, there’s that idiot La Faloise!” said Georges suddenly.~
131       11|          Nana did not recognize her La Faloise, for since he had
132       11|             and Clarisse had called La Faloise and were throwing
133       11|        patriotic soul—oh dear, no!” La Faloise blurted out. “I’
134       11|          began to be discussed, and La Faloise, wishing to be thought
135       11|         Lusignan and five on Boum.”~La Faloise burst forth at once:~“
136       11|          Lusignan’s popularity. But La Faloise flung his arms up,
137       11|            over Nana at an auction. La Faloise said he would cover
138       11|          exceedingly prim and asked La Faloise whether he was jolly
139       11|           to one against you,” said La Faloise.~“What’s that? Forty
140       11|            broken it off with Nana. La Faloise bluntly reported
141       11|         Awfully smart, Nana!” cried La Faloise enthusiastically.~
142       11|        passing up the bottles while La Faloise, trying hard to
143       11|           are, ‘ere y’are, gemmen!” La Faloise reiterated. “It
144       11|           circle increased, for now La Faloise was filling glasses,
145       11|             s riding Nana?” queried La Faloise.~Just then the real
146       11|          Gresham, who, according to La Faloise, never got a place.
147       11|           her. The young Hugons and La Faloise remained in the
148       11|          action in order to be near La Faloise, but she told Nana
149       11|         that matter to us?” shouted La Faloise with a wave of his
150       11|          and Georges, Bordenave and La Faloise, could not be quiet.~“
151       11|          her; she was backing Nana.~La Faloise meanwhile was making
152       11|           re off!”~Almost in tears, La Faloise was struggling to
153       11|          Englishman’s touched.”~But La Faloise was again seized
154       11|             with Lusignan,” shouted La Faloise. “Valerio II is
155       11|            itself. “Vive Nana! Vive la France! Down with England!”
156       12|          though stupefied. Steiner, La Faloise, Philippe and others,
157       12|             met with Foucarmont and La Faloise, who were drinking
158       12|           It’s beastly smart,” said La Faloise as he took a survey
159       12|          him be. He’s a gone coon!” La Faloise disdainfully rejoined. “
160       12|              Georges was vexed with La Faloise for telling an anecdote.
161       12|      vacated their positions there. La Faloise stared brazenly
162       12|            cold in there!” muttered La Faloise.~They blinked after
163       12|           Very smart—the countess!” La Faloise continued at the
164       12|             a happy thought!” cried La Faloise. “I bet ten louis
165       12|             some information,” said La Faloise as he squeezed his
166       12|          the other gentlemen, while La Faloise, in his discomfiture,
167       12|           out of sheer courage. But La Faloise’s imbecile pleasantry
168       12|            a joke, for he turned to La Faloise and said:~“Eh, you
169       12|         here she is at last!” cried La Faloise, who did not abandon
170       13|         memories of merry nights at La Mignotte, of amorous hours
171       13|           do.”~Then Nana started on La Faloise at once. He had
172       13|            opening one’s mouth for. La Faloise laughed idiotically
173       13|           expense of that fool of a La Faloise! They would never
174       13|            was not up to the trick. La Faloise laughed in his idiotic,
175       13|            beneath her.~One evening La Faloise vanished, and a
176       13|        whether Foucarmont, Steiner, La Faloise or Fauchery, had
177       13|             that her experiments on La Faloise having whetted her
178       13|             the satisfied idiocy of La Faloise, and the tragic
179       14|            played at the Theatre de la Gaite, which the penniless