Chap.

  1        1|        again directly.~“Oh, it’s Labordette,” he muttered in a careless
  2        1|         Lucy began laughing with Labordette; the Count de Vandeuvres
  3        1|       observe him.~“Ah yes, it’s Labordette,” he said at last with the
  4        1|          noticed the fair–haired Labordette, comfortably installed in
  5        1|      rejoining his cousin, “that Labordette knows all the girls then!
  6        1|        the verge of apoplexy; at Labordette, ogling away with the highly
  7        1|     doubtful how to proceed, but Labordette made haste to go and fetch
  8        2|        the door. But Zoe ushered Labordette in, and the young woman
  9        2|        half–past nine.”~Good old Labordette, how lucky it was he had
 10        2|      Nana, who had already taken Labordette’s arm, pushed him into the
 11        4|        were on the premises. And Labordette appeared, towing five women
 12        4|        appearance at the Folies. Labordette had brought the whole collection
 13        4|      them and asked to see them. Labordette called her a goose and besought
 14        4| questioned Bordenave, Mignon and Labordette about them. They did not
 15        4|          crowded, and she begged Labordette to go and have seven more
 16        4|      Nene on his left. Then came Labordette and, finally, at the two
 17        4|           Tatan Nene bent toward Labordette to ask him privily who this
 18        4|          not know him. Whereupon Labordette, in cold blood, told her
 19        4|         his witty vein, attacked Labordette right at the other end of
 20        4|          consisted in addressing Labordette as “Madame,” and it must
 21        4|       kept on repeating it while Labordette tranquilly shrugged his
 22        4|        insisted on his restoring Labordette his sex. The other men—Mignon,
 23        4|      order to egg him on against Labordette, while Rose, Caroline and
 24        4|  continued to gaze sneeringly at Labordette, who was drinking his coffee
 25        4|         as he was advancing upon Labordette, he grew ashy white and
 26        4|  Vandeuvres, Steiner, Mignon and Labordette had taken their seats. Behind
 27        4|        of them before. Fauchery, Labordette, Daguenet and the rest of
 28        4|          my good girl,” murmured Labordette, who was beginning to have
 29        4|         persisted in their game. Labordette had vacated his seat, and
 30        4|    hilarity. For a moment or two Labordette conceived the idea of denouncing
 31        4|        he’s doing that?” replied Labordette solemnly. “There’s nothing
 32        4|       Tatan, Lea and Maria, whom Labordette complaisantly took under
 33        6|          sons Henri and Charles.~Labordette thereupon appeared and began
 34        6|         sons had the third room. Labordette the fourth. There thus remained
 35        6|    followed Caroline Hequet with Labordette, Lucy Stewart with Mignon
 36        6|    having a warm discussion with Labordette. Both of them were agreed
 37        6|          and Caroline was urging Labordette to buy it back for her for
 38        6|          everybody said his say. Labordette thought her extraordinarily
 39        6|         in an appearance. It was Labordette who caught sight of him
 40        6|          In affairs of this kind Labordette was wont to display the
 41        8|          was being sold and that Labordette was buying it for Caroline
 42        8|        herself face to face with Labordette. At first they both appeared
 43        8|     never go on the stage again. Labordette doubtless remained unconvinced,
 44        8|         was struck by one thing: Labordette had given her exactly the
 45        9|       corner box in company with Labordette, who was managing matters
 46        9|         her eyes. Turning toward Labordette, she asked him in a low
 47        9|         talking of Count Muffat. Labordette had arranged this interview
 48        9|          thing of it?” continued Labordette.~But Nana sat motionless
 49        9|       from the corner box. Twice Labordette showed an inclination to
 50        9|           shall we go upstairs?” Labordette asked Nana. “I’ll install
 51        9|          time.”~And she rejoined Labordette, who was waiting for her
 52        9|      tire.~In the meantime, when Labordette reappeared and went up to
 53        9|    rehearsal began again just as Labordette was taking the count away
 54        9|         by his passion that when Labordette had begun to broach the
 55        9|         man of his position; but Labordette was one who knew when to
 56        9|        this moment Nana, to whom Labordette had brought the news, came
 57        9|      conveyance with Nana, while Labordette took Fauchery off and comforted
 58       10|        stables. It was then that Labordette made himself most useful.
 59       10|       shops, leaning on his arm. Labordette even got in the servants—
 60       10|         had addressed himself to Labordette, but the latter, deeming
 61       10|      touches to Nana’s coiffure. Labordette also was sitting familiarly
 62       10|         Nana was anxious to keep Labordette to dinner, but he declined—
 63       10|      surprise that very evening. Labordette willingly undertook the
 64       11|       likely that the bill which Labordette had put his name to would
 65       11|        beside their great whips.~Labordette was getting out of an open
 66       11|         to one against,” replied Labordette.~“The deuce! I’m not worth
 67       11|         single louis on myself.”~Labordette went off again in a great
 68       11|        what do you say to that?”~Labordette looked at her with a singular
 69       11|       entering into explanations Labordette persuaded her to trust to
 70       11|          there was no escape for Labordette as yet. Rose Mignon had
 71       11|          Mignon had commissioned Labordette to risk two hundred louis
 72       11|    against me. What’s happened?”~Labordette had just then reappeared.
 73       11|      this explanation. Moreover, Labordette announced with a preoccupied
 74       11|           had won. Nana recalled Labordette in order to obtain news
 75       11|       Vandeuvres caught sight of Labordette and called him, and there
 76       11|      abruptly handed her over to Labordette, whom they came upon in
 77       11|         was about to be cleared. Labordette hurried Nana but retraced
 78       11|         cross over the course on Labordette’s arm. The bell hanging
 79       11|     would his interest come in?”~Labordette was listening with a quiet
 80       11|          Baron de Mauriac,” said Labordette in reply to a question from
 81       11|         Do keep quiet now,” said Labordette at last. “You’ll be sorry
 82       11|         Spirit.~“Egad!” muttered Labordette, “how the Englishman is
 83       11|      native land! He exasperated Labordette, who threatened seriously
 84       11|       able to speak. At her side Labordette smiled as of old.~“The Englishman’
 85       11|        white–and–sky–blue dress. Labordette, as he made off, had just
 86       11|      francs over the horse. Only Labordette, for lack of exact and detailed
 87       11|        when he saw the count and Labordette talking together in front
 88       11|       still rather doubtful when Labordette appeared. He was very white.~“
 89       11|      made my fortune! He said to Labordette that if I knew about the
 90       11|      grown very angry. Just then Labordette came in; he had seen about
 91       11|        to have gained a million. Labordette, who during the whole of
 92       11|        of the horror of it yet.”~Labordette let a low, incredulous whistle
 93       12|        grow angry and go to law? Labordette came for the bill yesterday.
 94       12|          being once renewed, and Labordette, pretending to be very miserable
 95       12|   immediate necessity of finding Labordette’s hundred thousand francs,
 96       13|     scheme of expenditure, which Labordette reckoned at four hundred
 97       13|    curtains. Nana had applied to Labordette who had brought two goldsmiths
 98       13|         beginning to be anxious, Labordette presented himself. He brought
 99       13|      examined the designs, which Labordette proceeded to explain to
100       13|     difficulty presented itself. Labordette showed her two designs for
101       13|        head and shoulders,” said Labordette.~She looked quietly at him.~“
102       13|      venture on in his presence.~Labordette began rolling up the designs
103       13|     having ten louis about you?”~Labordette made it a solemn rule, which
104       13|          conduct, for the moment Labordette had gone the baker reappeared,
105       13|       such an affair, he went to Labordette. The latter, astonished,
106       13|        open street.”~For an hour Labordette had to argue with him. A
107       13|        be in all the papers. And Labordette always finished with the
108       13|       last rebellion; he allowed Labordette to convince him, and he
109       13|         little drawing room when Labordette came up to tell her of a
110       13|          worn it away. Meanwhile Labordette entered into particulars.
111       13|         its depth and immensity. Labordette wanted to comfort her as
112       13|      Then she paused in front of Labordette and tapped his shoulders.~“
113       13|             Certainly not,” said Labordette with conviction.~Zoe ushered
114       13|        want to give her a kiss.”~Labordette and Mignon smiled, and as
115       14|         to die of it after. It’s Labordette who told me all about it.
116       14|          t moved since. Directly Labordette spoke about it he came there
117       14|   strategy. Bordenave, Daguenet, Labordette, Prulliere and others, besides,