Chap.

  1        1|   breaking off short. “Mignon and Steiner. Always together. You know,
  2        1|        Always together. You know, Steiner’s getting sick of Rose;
  3        1|    dragging on his arm the banker Steiner, an exceedingly small man
  4        1|          she, was it?” ejaculated Steiner. “I suspected as much. Only
  5        1|           the door in quick time. Steiner, my laddie, you know that
  6        1|      possession of him again. But Steiner would not quit Bordenave.
  7        1|          his shoulders, reminding Steiner that Rose was awaiting him
  8        1|          air, at last got hold of Steiner again, the latter not having
  9        1|       those they knew. Mignon and Steiner were together in a lower
 10        1|     warmed amain. The husband and Steiner, sitting side by side, were
 11        1|          said Mignon radiantly to Steiner. “She’ll get a pretty reception;
 12        1|           earliest to emerge, met Steiner and Mignon in the passage
 13        1|         Surely I know her,” cried Steiner, the moment he perceived
 14        1|           to cultivate her voice. Steiner, who was no longer listening,
 15        1|           up to the foyer he took Steiner’s arm and, leaning hard
 16        1|        Meanwhile Mignon had drawn Steiner away to the Cafe des Varietes.
 17        1|        staircase draped with red. Steiner went and seated himself
 18        1|        Mignon remained alone with Steiner, put his elbows on the table
 19        1|          ground–floor occupied by Steiner and Mignon. The banker,
 20        1|        lips looked pinched—at fat Steiner, whose face was purple to
 21        1|          throngs of human beings. Steiner, in tow of Mignon, had left
 22        2|             My children, it’s fat Steiner!” she said in the doorway,
 23        2|         made a face. Did that man Steiner think she was going to let
 24        2|      Madame will receive Monsieur Steiner,” murmured Zoe gravely,
 25        2|         against a wall.~“Monsieur Steiner as well?” she queried curtly.~“
 26        2|         and then went and chucked Steiner out of doors without further
 27        3|           du Joncquoy.~The banker Steiner, not long since introduced
 28        3|          amid the ensuing silence Steiner’s nasal voice became audible.
 29        3|          room. He only recognized Steiner and accordingly looked rather
 30        3|          point in the budget with Steiner and the deputy.~“It’s impossible,”
 31        3|          the writhing, struggling Steiner.~“My word, he’s got a phiz
 32        3|      ladies. “We’ll hook it!”~But Steiner, deserted at last by the
 33        3|          But Vandeuvres called to Steiner, who knew M. de Bismarck.
 34        3|          remained in soft shadow.~Steiner was getting bored. He was
 35        3|          Leonide de Chezelles and Steiner, an ugly little knot against
 36        3|      another occasion,” continued Steiner in still lower tones, “Leonide
 37        3|          There’ll be the Mignons, Steiner, yourself, Blanche and I;
 38        3|        for tomorrow. Shall we ask Steiner about it?”~“Oh, when Steiner’
 39        3|      Steiner about it?”~“Oh, when Steiner’s got hold of a woman,”
 40        3|        lulling the room to sleep. Steiner had once more set himself
 41        3|           La Faloise retired too. Steiner had made his bow to the
 42        4|        left my fan in my pelisse, Steiner; just look in the right–
 43        4|           the right–hand pocket.”~Steiner and Mignon had come in behind
 44        4|     winked as though to encourage Steiner, but the latter was disconcerted
 45        4|           then Mignon was pushing Steiner up against Nana, and when
 46        4|          to the latter:~“Monsieur Steiner, you will sit next to me.”~
 47        4|         Nana had already accepted Steiner’s proffered arm without
 48        4|         her right, while she kept Steiner on her left hand. Some guests
 49        4|        Mignon, who never deserted Steiner, was only separated from
 50        4|           years!”~Then he chaffed Steiner, who was not fond of children,
 51        4| interested by the spectacle which Steiner was presenting to the table
 52        4|           white teeth. Once again Steiner was in the toils, and so
 53        4|          forward between Nana and Steiner just as the latter was addressing
 54        4|        sex. The other men—Mignon, Steiner and Bordenave—who were by
 55        4|    herself exclusively with bulky Steiner, who was verging on apoplexy
 56        4|       into the astonished ears of Steiner and the old gentleman:~“
 57        4|        while she was talking with Steiner and Blanche and, raising
 58        4|         pale and gazed fixedly at Steiner as she sipped her coffee.
 59        4|          everybody asked for her. Steiner, who for some seconds had
 60        4|         out, at which Vandeuvres, Steiner, Mignon and Labordette had
 61        4|         falling back on the bulky Steiner, who was seated next to
 62        4|         alone remained. Presently Steiner withdrew his hand quickly
 63        4|        They did not trouble about Steiner but renewed their invitation
 64        4|          she said, coming back to Steiner. “You’re going to take me
 65        4|         there was now no one with Steiner save the band of young men.
 66        4|          she escaped and rejoined Steiner, feeling happy and once
 67        5|      already bored to death.~“And Steiner?” asked Mignon sharply.~“
 68        5|         Mignon sharply.~“Monsieur Steiner has gone away to the Loiret,”
 69        5|        suddenly serious. Oh, that Steiner! He had promised Rose a
 70        6|      subject of conversation, and Steiner’s name was mentioned, at
 71        6|         see,” she said; “Monsieur Steiner is that stout man I met
 72        6|        replied Muffat. “Ah, then, Steiner’s bought a country place
 73        6|          husband:~“Isn’t Monsieur Steiner with that singer at the
 74        6|        since in the preceding May Steiner had bought her this country
 75        6|       that she thought of writing Steiner of her movements. She begged
 76        6|       little sulky with her since Steiner had come upon the scene,
 77        6|           grown somewhat calmer. “Steiner has arrived—he’s up above
 78        6|            Honor bright, I can’t: Steiner’s upstairs.”~But he was
 79        6|       quiet and to let her alone. Steiner was coming downstairs. Things
 80        6|          stupid, to be sure! When Steiner entered the room he heard
 81        6|       silent for a moment or two. Steiner seemed sulky. Then they
 82        6|          for the following night. Steiner went up to bed almost directly
 83        6|         was not even received, as Steiner had been obliged to run
 84        6|            Tatan and Maria. As to Steiner, he would sleep on the divan
 85        6|           Nana in a victoria with Steiner and on a bracket seat in
 86        6|    preferred a mere child to him! Steiner was his equal, but that
 87        6|            And with that she gave Steiner a terrible dressing, he
 88        6|        Countess Muffat,” answered Steiner.~“There now! I suspected
 89        6|           sort of thing at once!”~Steiner shrugged his shoulders.
 90        6|        you before and that it was Steiner who brought you with him
 91        6|        knees a squeeze, as though Steiner were of no account.~The
 92        6|           wheels, she forgot that Steiner was at her side and that
 93        6|         him a service, for he got Steiner out of the way and, taking
 94        7|     Fondettes. There was only fat Steiner to reckon with, and he believed
 95        7|        the prince’s substance and Steiner’s, too, with her childish
 96        7|           a month past that thief Steiner had been scarcely able to
 97        7|           with bows, but directly Steiner consented she demanded the
 98        7|          door opened suddenly and Steiner presented himself. That
 99        7|           by her piercing outcry, Steiner stopped short. Muffat’s
100        8|         enjoying a real boom: And Steiner? M. Steiner was in a very
101        8|        real boom: And Steiner? M. Steiner was in a very bad way, would
102        8|     because I got that brute of a Steiner away from her. Ain’t it
103        9|        leaving him, especially as Steiner had offered to give her
104        9|         My word, if she tries the Steiner trick on again I’ll tear
105       10|           Satin, who had accepted Steiner and Muffat and all the rest,
106       11|         Simonne in a tandem which Steiner was driving, while a footman
107       11|         said Nana. “So that thief Steiner has cleared the Bourse again,
108       11|          themselves be persuaded; Steiner, for instance, ventured
109       11|       yearned to her as a father. Steiner himself had been reconquered—
110       12|          and as though stupefied. Steiner, La Faloise, Philippe and
111       12|         distant behind the trees.~Steiner had just met with Foucarmont
112       12|         to the next man!”~Then as Steiner shook hands with him:~“You
113       12|           laughing. In a word, as Steiner put it, it was all a very
114       12|          s going on wheels!” said Steiner.~“Are their hands glued
115       13|            Then Nana took up with Steiner without disgust but without
116       13|      labor. This time she did for Steiner; she brought him to the
117       13|    Philippe, Georges, Foucarmont, Steiner—that makes four, without
118       13|    gentlemen, whether Foucarmont, Steiner, La Faloise or Fauchery,
119       13|        China seas; the smashup of Steiner, who now had to live like
120       14|        her.~“It’s that thief of a Steiner,” said Caroline. “How is
121       14|        fists in exasperation, and Steiner, Fontan, Bordenave and the