Chap.

  1        1|          dear boy! Such a sly dog, Bordenave! He knows his business and
  2        1|            Nana is an invention of Bordenave’s! It must be a fine one!”~
  3        1|         out. Perhaps we shall find Bordenave downstairs. He’ll give us
  4        1|          to engage seats.~“There’s Bordenave,” said Fauchery as he came
  5        1|     interest. This, then, was that Bordenave, that showman of the sex
  6        1|          he began in dulcet tones.~Bordenave interrupted him with a savage
  7        1|               Call it my brothel,” Bordenave again interpolated with
  8        1|          angry.~“Do be pleasant to Bordenave—call his theater what he
  9        1|         growing gray.~“Well,” said Bordenave to the banker, “you met
 10        1|           was in question. Then as Bordenave was drawing a portrait of
 11        1|         But Steiner would not quit Bordenave. In front of them a stream
 12        1|         questions about it!” cried Bordenave, whom a score of men were
 13        1|            Clarisse Besnus, one of Bordenave’s little women, who played
 14        1|           some jest, some wager on Bordenave’s part? Never had a more
 15        1|            with an icy expression. Bordenave had just then opened a little
 16        1|           visit your theater.”~But Bordenave grew annoyed and, indicating
 17        2|       questions to him. Oh yes! M. Bordenave was very pleased; people
 18        2|          the other. That old joker Bordenave had really been far too
 19        4|    besought her to be silent.~“And Bordenave?” asked Fauchery.~“Oh, you
 20        4|   Thereupon everybody mourned over Bordenave’s absence. No one ever gave
 21        4|         gave a good supper without Bordenave. Ah well, they would try
 22        4|           round, for it was indeed Bordenave. Huge and fiery–faced, he
 23        4|           she seemed to bend under Bordenave’s rude weight. Yet she was
 24        4|            an armchair, into which Bordenave let himself sink, while
 25        4|       embarrassment she questioned Bordenave, Mignon and Labordette about
 26        4|        feet save Gaga and Rose and Bordenave, who alone took up two armchairs.
 27        4|           you say, my lass,” asked Bordenave, “to our sitting down at
 28        4|        little drawing room. It was Bordenave. The company had forgotten
 29        4|          of pity for his woes, and Bordenave appeared, supported, nay,
 30        4|        facing Nana!” was the cry. “Bordenave in the middle! He’ll be
 31        4|            feed her. And then that Bordenave did just take up space with
 32        4|   platefuls in rear of the guests.~Bordenave was loudly recommending
 33        4|       niokys” and powdered cheese. Bordenave agitated the whole table
 34        4|          here. Had it not been for Bordenave, who was still bawling away,
 35        4|        asleep. That rum old buffer Bordenave, with his leg duly stretched
 36        4|         come and see it,” declared Bordenave with his mouth full.~“They
 37        4|         best to calm her down, but Bordenave, deserted by Rose and by
 38        4|              My children,” shouted Bordenave, “you know we’re playing
 39        4|            men—Mignon, Steiner and Bordenave—who were by this time much
 40        4|      coffee in here, duckie?” said Bordenave. “We’re very comfortable.”~
 41        4|      coffee here, duckie,” resumed Bordenave. “I prefer it here because
 42        4|           in the drawing room save Bordenave, who advanced cautiously,
 43        4|           searching they perceived Bordenave, who, since taking his coffee,
 44        4|          for a second or two round Bordenave’s lordly, outstretched form.
 45        4|          told the rest to be quiet Bordenave’s distant snorings became
 46        4|          with “those two,” meaning Bordenave, who was snoring away as
 47        5|           her and was now plaguing Bordenave to let her make a first
 48        5|            finale.~“Oh, the cows!” Bordenave suddeniy shouted in his
 49        5|         Fernande and Maria!” cried Bordenave savagely.~Then calming down
 50        5|          jests.~On the stage above Bordenave was wild with the sceneshifters,
 51        5|           nothing was visible save Bordenave’s round back and beefy neck,
 52        5|           someday occupy a throne, Bordenave had assumed the tone of
 53        5|      Highness overwhelms me,” said Bordenave, still bowing low. “The
 54        5|            what a mug!”~Horrified, Bordenave had much ado not to give
 55        5|        part, laughed unblushingly. Bordenave, however, persuaded the
 56        5|         familiar surroundings.~But Bordenave had at length reached Nana’
 57        5|          see you mustn’t come in!”~Bordenave did not seem to relish this
 58        5|    altogether Parisian speech,” as Bordenave remarked.~Nana vouchsafed
 59        5|         human smell.~“Make haste!” Bordenave whispered, putting his head
 60        5|            don’t apologize,” cried Bordenave, “since these gentlemen
 61        5|            the dressing–room door. Bordenave drew back the slide over
 62        5|           showmen of venal beauty. Bordenave was simply ravished by the
 63        5|           will have to wait!” said Bordenave placidly.~However, as the
 64        5|         the count and the marquis. Bordenave had withdrawn with Barillot,
 65        5|          at herself in the mirror.~Bordenave was back again. He was anxious
 66        5|       silly girl she was! Now that Bordenave had agreed to take her on!
 67        5|       weren’t breakable.~“Monsieur Bordenave, Monsieur Bordenave!” said
 68        5|       Monsieur Bordenave, Monsieur Bordenave!” said the stage manager,
 69        5|          up in a terrible flutter.~Bordenave made his excuses to the
 70        5|           Oh, don’t look at THEM!” Bordenave furiously whispered to her. “
 71        5|     against them.~“By God!” yelled Bordenave in exasperation when at
 72        5|          annoyed.~“Hush!” murmured Bordenave.~On the stage Rose rendered
 73        5|     letters, presented one to her. Bordenave lowered his voice and furiously
 74        5|          making remarks. And while Bordenave was muttering oaths the
 75        5| overmastering impulse, and leaving Bordenave, who was explaining to him
 76        5|             Hush, hush!” whispered Bordenave.~The count and the prince
 77        5|           the O.P. side ever since Bordenave had forbidden him the other,
 78        5|       returned to the stage, where Bordenave was awaiting him. And left
 79        5|        certainly introduced her to Bordenave, but the necessity of standing
 80        5|           listening to an anecdote Bordenave was telling him. He was
 81        5|            round, lantern in hand. Bordenave, in order to save His Highness
 82        5|            to come this way,” said Bordenave at the bottom of the stairs,
 83        5|         and said good–by. And when Bordenave was alone he summed up his
 84        6|            each of these occasions Bordenave had refused to give her
 85        6|   September. Nay, in order to dare Bordenave, she even invited a crowd
 86        6|        companion. It might be that Bordenave had got wind of her intentions
 87        6|           By the by, and how about Bordenave? What had he said about
 88        6|            had found a letter from Bordenave awaiting her, in which he
 89        8|     Varietes. Wasn’t that cad of a Bordenave going to go off the hooks
 90        8|      quarter.~He informed her that Bordenave was busy mounting a play
 91        9|            the stage, Fauchery and Bordenave were discussing various
 92        9|           they waiting for?” cried Bordenave on a sudden, tapping the
 93        9|   everybody shouted for Bosc while Bordenave swore.~“Always the same
 94        9|        where is the door?”~At this Bordenave fell upon Barillot and once
 95        9|         rehearsal took its course. Bordenave knitted his brows. He had
 96        9|         asked, leaning over toward Bordenave.~The latter nodded affirmatively.
 97        9|      managing matters for her with Bordenave. Fauchery glanced in her
 98        9|            sharply outlined. As to Bordenave and Fauchery, they were
 99        9|        will you be silent?” howled Bordenave, raging up and down in his
100        9|            she said in allusion to Bordenave. “Things will be getting
101        9|       Mignon would chuck my friend Bordenave and do it jolly sharp too!”~
102        9|          seedy.”~“Silence, I say!” Bordenave once more thundered.~Then
103        9|            had a serious talk with Bordenave, whose affairs had been
104        9|   successive failures. Accordingly Bordenave had hastened to lend him
105        9|            manner peculiar to him.~Bordenave had never once opened his
106        9|           the idiot, my dear boy!”~Bordenave began to get angry at once.
107        9|          called the other a brute, Bordenave went beyond all bounds,
108        9|        went no better than before. Bordenave, in his turn, showed them
109        9|         confusion. This so enraged Bordenave that he whirled his stick
110        9|        came down again when he saw Bordenave perspiringly resuming his
111        9|           Well, let’s go on,” said Bordenave at last. He spoke in his
112        9|        people. Then, too, that pig Bordenave had once more given her
113        9|       momentarily interrupted. But Bordenave emerged from his quiescent
114        9|          silently shook hands with Bordenave.~“Ah, there they are,” she
115        9|    sentences of the act. Thereupon Bordenave said that it was necessary
116        9|            outside the stalls, but Bordenave guessed where she was as
117        9|        Nana.~“Geraldine?” repeated Bordenave in some embarrassment. “
118        9|           it’s your turn!” shouted Bordenave. “The second act’s being
119        9|          was far from annoyed. But Bordenave glanced in Muffat’s direction
120        9|           go down, and you’ll tell Bordenave you want the part. Now don’
121        9|         Now don’t be such a silly! Bordenave wants money—well, you’ll
122        9|        then, what’s bothering you? Bordenave’s master here. You’ll tell
123        9|          me there’s Fauchery after Bordenave—”~She had sunk her voice,
124        9|             behave decently,” said Bordenave, who was anxious to treat
125        9|         interrupt the quarrel. But Bordenave caught sight of him and
126        9|         wants the duchess’s part.”~Bordenave gave a start and shouted:~“
127        9|           all!~“Fauchery!” shouted Bordenave once more.~Thereupon the
128        9|            s stay here,” continued Bordenave. “Come this way, gentlemen.”~
129        9|         half a century.~“Come in,” Bordenave repeated. “We shall be alone,
130        9|           asked.~“Just this,” said Bordenave finally. “An idea has occurred
131        9|           s all the trouble,” said Bordenave, “I’ll undertake to arrange
132        9|      against him and guessing that Bordenave had some secret interest
133        9|         into silent embarrassment. Bordenave, deeming himself DE TROP,
134        9|           about.~“It’s an eggcup,” Bordenave obligingly came and remarked.~“
135        9|       passage, and the very moment Bordenave began talking of a modification
136        9|           he’d go to law about it! Bordenave, meanwhile, was extremely
137        9|            the Folies–Dramatiques. Bordenave was utterly dumfounded while
138        9|        would be too stupid!” cried Bordenave, mastered by his commercial
139        9|        terms of the agreement with Bordenave.~“What’s up?” she demanded
140        9|       Nothing,” said her husband. “Bordenave here is giving ten thousand
141        9|     feminine spite and, turning to Bordenave, who was once more on the
142        9|         the part of Geraldine from Bordenave. Fauchery, on the other
143        9|            were waiting about, but Bordenave said that the third act
144       10|       quitted the theater, leaving Bordenave to struggle on against a
145       11|    exclamation:~“Gracious, there’s Bordenave down there! Call him. Oh,
146       11|          please do!”~It was indeed Bordenave. He was strolling about
147       11|        glossy at the seams. It was Bordenave shattered by bankruptcy,
148       11|            despite all reverses, a Bordenave who flaunted his misery
149       11|      Indeed, Philippe and Georges, Bordenave and La Faloise, could not
150       11|    clambered up on the landau, and Bordenave narrowly escaped putting
151       11|       gained! It’s palpable!” said Bordenave. “Lusignan’s in difficulties,
152       11|         they’ll be about it,” said Bordenave peaceably, for though holding
153       11|      discovered high in the air on Bordenave’s shoulder.~“Three minutes
154       11|        suddenly maddened subjects. Bordenave, behind her, was muttering
155       14|         Gaite, which the penniless Bordenave had taken out of sheer audacity.
156       14|            his grand success, when Bordenave, who was mad after advertisement,
157       14|  discussing politics and strategy. Bordenave, Daguenet, Labordette, Prulliere
158       14| exasperation, and Steiner, Fontan, Bordenave and the rest were stretching