Chap.

  1        1|      acquainted with all the light ladies in Paris? Nana is an invention
  2        1|   glimmered like snowy silk. Other ladies, sitting at ease, languidly
  3        1|     assuredly inflaming their good ladies with an excess of ardor.
  4        1|            t he ugly?” and all the ladies laughed and applauded.~Then
  5        1|      shouts of “Oh! Oh!” while the ladies held their fans one degree
  6        1|         opened out newspapers, and ladies received visits quite comfortably,
  7        1|       crowding in order to talk to ladies who remained seated. They
  8        1|          bouquet for each of these ladies! Happy thought, eh?”~At
  9        2|          which let flats to single ladies in order by their means
 10        2|       stable man, a needlewoman, a ladies’ tailor, a charcoal dealer
 11        2|       nature of her relations with ladies in difficulties.~“She has
 12        2|            the coffee. Indeed, the ladies simply pushed back their
 13        2|            pride, the names of the ladies with whom she had served
 14        2|           maid. Zoe spoke of these ladies as one who had had the making
 15        2|     confidential confessions. Both ladies took lumps of sugar dipped
 16        2|           a nuisance!”~The two old ladies looked at one another. The
 17        2|        repeated, while the two old ladies assumed a beatified expression.~
 18        2|     ambient, steamy vapor. The two ladies had again set to work dipping
 19        2|     Notwithstanding which, the old ladies laughed between two of their
 20        2|          any coffee left. Yes, the ladies would willingly finish off
 21        3|            the exhibition. Several ladies had formed a circle round
 22        3|             And he returned to the ladies with a laugh. Last scion
 23        3|    scandalizing M. Venot. And, the ladies having changed their positions,
 24        3|           escape and return to the ladies in order to urge yet another
 25        3|            rejoining the circle of ladies, cried out:~“I declare that
 26        3|            the conversation of the ladies, which still continued in
 27        3|           approached the circle of ladies, endeavoring to collect
 28        3|       armchair behind the group of ladies afforded him a yet more
 29        3|          escape from the circle of ladies. “We’ll hook it!”~But Steiner,
 30        3|        rank of lieutenant. All the ladies behaved to her with respectful
 31        3|        opportunity to mention. The ladies were chatting about an assumption
 32        3|        front of the fire.~Then the ladies fell into a discussion.
 33        3|      lowering his voice behind the ladies’ armchairs. Fauchery looked
 34        3|           too, must have been such ladies of mature age as Mme Chantereau
 35        3|             who was looking at the ladies, passed abruptly to another
 36        3|          any of the allusions. The ladies knew the piece but said
 37        3|           up for the Italians. The ladies’ voices had turned soft
 38        3|            over the dresses of the ladies, went off in quest of another
 39        3|      fellows must know some little ladies.”~With that he was observed
 40        3|           was announced, while the ladies’ sentimental dissertations
 41        3|         without ceremony. Even the ladies did not leave their armchairs
 42        3|            front of the hearth the ladies had reformed and, at the
 43        3|            to talk of genius—”~The ladies had come round again to
 44        3|     resumed his position among the ladies and was laughing with Leonide
 45        4|       matter went the round of the ladies present, Maria Blond alone
 46        4|          president!”~Thereupon the ladies seated him in the middle.
 47        4|    exquisite politeness toward the ladies next to him, seemed to be
 48        4|           the thing. And as to the ladies, they were behaving admirably.
 49        4|       people, during which all the ladies waxed very tender. Nana
 50        4|          asked Daguenet if all the ladies present were similarly provided
 51        4|       listened and looked at these ladies, feeling dizzy and excited
 52        4|            scarce any merrier. The ladies trifled with their meat,
 53        4|      represented millions. And the ladies, with pale faces and eyes
 54        4|          difference being that the ladies were changed. Then, just
 55        4|         exhibition. Like all these ladies, she was delightedly preparing
 56        4|     improperly at her table, these ladies were showing themselves
 57        4|       scene–shifter’s whistle. The ladies and gentlemen were to return
 58        4|         coffee in the midst of the ladies. And occasionally he gave
 59        4|         his pocket! Footboy to the ladies of the town! A big lubber,
 60        4|           was languishing, and the ladies were chatting drowsily together
 61        4|           within their globes. The ladies had reached that vaguely
 62        4|         thought of the fruit!”~The ladies looked at one another and
 63        4|            of that, not one of the ladies allowed herself to be touched.
 64        5|          did business with all the ladies—M. le Directeur had met
 65        5|            one of those theatrical ladies! And so at last she assumed
 66        6|            men, walking beside the ladies, were listening to them
 67        6|       coming marriage.~“Talking of ladies,” Mme Hugon ended by saying, “
 68        6|            an interminable file of ladies—Lucy Stewart, Caroline Hequet,
 69        6|      hostess on a grand scale. The ladies complimented her on La Mignotte. “
 70        6|            end of the grounds. The ladies knelt down and began fumbling
 71        6|           s palace in Orleans. The ladies smoked over their coffee.
 72        6|     inspire even the worthiest old ladies. Tolerant though she was,
 73        6|        also stayed with the Muffat ladies. On one occasion only he
 74        6|         the column with the Muffat ladies and were followed by the
 75        6|          bridge?”~The fact was the ladies and Fauchery and Daguenet
 76        6|            Daguenet and the Muffat ladies were forced to step backward,
 77        6|      ebullition on the part of the ladies, had plucked a blade of
 78        6|       silvery–gray atmosphere. The ladies still continued shouting
 79        6|          near ninety.”~At this the ladies became suddenly serious.
 80        6|         was soon to close, and the ladies must really return to Paris,
 81        6|           It was a great sell! The ladies voted them silly. Why, they
 82        6|       there no end to it then? The ladies would have liked to catch
 83        6|         like a beggar! She set the ladies’ teeth on edge. They burst
 84        7|    stammered.~The sniggering extra ladies were quite frightened when
 85        7|         the company of fashionable ladies.~“What are you doing now?”
 86        7|           enough on ‘change to buy ladies bouquets could scarcely
 87        7|          him his success among the ladies of Nana’s type.~“Good–by,
 88        8|           jinks? Good heavens! The ladies to whom he went said this
 89        8|      limited flats were peopled by ladies. It was five o’clock, and
 90        8|          servant who waited on the ladies was a tall, lean woman.
 91        8|     flavored with burnt sugar. The ladies made an especial onslaught
 92        8|          minutes, during which the ladies chatted with Laure before
 93        9|            by what magical process ladies of that sort conquer and
 94       10|         set the fashion, and great ladies imitated her.~Nana’s fine
 95       10|             these four resplendent ladies would demean themselves
 96       10|         and swore that fashionable ladies went in for it. In fact,
 97       10|    Daguenet’s great successes with ladies of her class were due to
 98       10|  Vandeuvres tried to intercept the ladies’ reminiscences and to effect
 99       11|       coach panels and touched the ladies’ dresses with fire, while
100       11|          her landau, the following ladies: Tatan Nene and Maria Blond
101       11|          anew. Accordingly all the ladies were wild with national
102       11|        seated multitude, where the ladies’ dresses seemed to lose
103       11|           especially amused by the ladies whom the shower had driven
104       11|       fellow!~All round her in the ladies’ carriages they were whispering
105       11|           and walked slowly by the ladies seated at the foot of the
106       11|           Nana stared at all these ladies. She stared steadily and
107       11|            of Paris. All the other ladies were losers. With a raging
108       12| friendliest way with the demimonde ladies with whom, however, he never
109       12|         harebrained anecdotes. The ladies all adored him. But this
110       12|         the entire house.”~But the ladies grew silent, for Mme de
111       12|          can receive.”~The two old ladies had again sat down and with
112       12|         leave him his fortune. The ladies, however, shook their heads,
113       12|        open doors ranges of seated ladies were visible in the background
114       12|        striving to find places for ladies, who hung with difficulty
115       12|           way, while all the other ladies stood waiting, politely
116       12|              Whereupon the two old ladies questioned him.~But he grew
117       12|          then bowed to her:~“These ladies are too severe. Existence
118       12|           polluted the hearth. The ladies complained that they could
119       12|          for they were detained by ladies coming in. At length he
120       12|           the smiles of the seated ladies, still further accentuated
121       13|      twenty thousand francs at her ladies’ tailor. Though she had
122       13|        even touched them. This the ladies called “going on a spree,”
123       13|         receiving offers, that the ladies were fighting for her and
124       14|            was mentioned among the ladies and gentlemen, the strangest
125       14|       great rustling of skirts the ladies moved toward the staircase.
126       14|            s to become of us?”~The ladies shook their heads. They
127       14|          for the girls. But as the ladies had raised their voices
128       14|            could not continue. The ladies were all down on her at