Chap.

  1        1|        opera glass, looked at the countess, a plump brunette with a
  2        1| understood the allusions, and the countess smiled vaguely, her eyes
  3        1|        and pay my respects to the Countess Muffat,” said La Faloise. “
  4        1|     hearing the name Fauchery the countess raised her head and with
  5        1|       course of construction. The countess smiled. Now and again she
  6        1|           next Tuesday,” said the countess to La Faloise, and she invited
  7        1|        who passed.~The moment the countess had given her invitation
  8        1|          Muffats’ box. Behind the countess, who was white and serious
  9        1|        front of her box stood the Countess Muffat. Very erect and closely
 10        2|        ringlets and looked like a countess who haunts lawyers’ offices.
 11        3|                   CHAPTER III~The countess Sabine, as it had become
 12        3|    expecting intimate friends the countess opened neither the little
 13        3|       stood by the hearthside—the Countess Sabine was seated in a deep
 14        3|         an ironmaster, seeing the countess shivering slightly and growing
 15        3|             Oh that Leonide!” the Countess Sabine contented herself
 16        3|           For a second or two the Countess Sabine looked at the fire;
 17        3|          his wake, approached the countess and, bowing:~“Madame,” he
 18        3|      especially interested by the Countess Sabine. Her name had often
 19        3|      evening, and when he saw the countess, in her black dress and
 20        3|             Now tell me, does the countess admit someone to her embraces?”~“
 21        3|         all I know is that if the countess indulges in high jinks she’
 22        3|          ll wager!”~Just then the Countess Sabine was saying something
 23        3|            He remained beside the countess and, while talking with
 24        3|         close to her mouth on the countess’s left cheek, surprised
 25        3|          time. Deuce take it, the countess was well guarded; there
 26        3|       stir among the company. The Countess Sabine had risen briskly
 27        3|      assisted at the birth of the countess, who, prior to her marriage,
 28        3|           boy bowed easily to the countess and reminded her of a bout
 29        3|           had been to suspect the Countess Sabine even for an instant.~
 30        3|         upholsteries in which the countess sat had attracted his attention.
 31        3|     terrible thing,” murmured the countess, shivering a little, as
 32        3|       been a legacy from the late countess. So, too, must have been
 33        3|            named this last group “Countess Sabine’s little clique.”~“
 34        3|      returned among them.~But the Countess Sabine had once more resumed:~“
 35        3|           on the lips! And as the Countess Sabine, who had overheard
 36        3|          her piano.~Meanwhile the Countess Sabine had rung. When on
 37        3|           clear a round table the countess followed the Count de Vandeuvres
 38        3|           of the hostess. But the countess had recalled Vandeuvres
 39        3|          would come,” replied the countess. “But I’m beginning to be
 40        3|     Assisted by her daughter, the countess was pouring out the tea,
 41        3|           its contents. As to the countess, she went in a leisurely
 42        3|        tonight, Father,” said the countess. “I should have been anxious
 43        3|    minister’s reception?”~But the countess intervened with:~“My father
 44        3|         intention at sight of the Countess Sabine. She was resting
 45        3|        comparison of Nana and the countess. They discovered a vague
 46        3|        expression, while with the countess it was hard to decide—she
 47        3|         Vandeuvres vowed that the countess was a very honest woman.
 48        3|           had made his bow to the countess. Other men followed them,
 49        3|           in the direction of the Countess Sabine. She was talking
 50        4|       unable to; he is taking the countess to the ball at the Ministry
 51        4|        seemed to be at one of the Countess Muffat’s receptions. That
 52        4|       believe me.”~And just as at Countess Sabine’s, there ensued a
 53        4|           illegitimate child of a countess. Never a penny of income,
 54        5|            who had never seen the Countess Muffat putting on her garters,
 55        6|     Georges, who had not seen the countess for some months, thought
 56        6|          well and good!” said the countess, laughing. “If we only can
 57        6|        actress’s name?” asked the countess.~“Oh, I wasn’t told,” murmured
 58        6|     between his fingers. Then the countess addressed her husband:~“
 59        6|          as though reassured. The countess, her eyes fixed dreamily
 60        6|         more gently upbraided the Countess Sabine for having been so
 61        6|         to her that year. But the countess defended herself and threw
 62        6|   Fauchery found himself next the Countess Sabine, whose liveliness
 63        6|     increasingly excited with the Countess Sabine’s laughter. As he
 64        6|           Fauchery had become the Countess Sabine’s faithful attendant
 65        6|      Fauchery, who was making the countess very merry over one of his
 66        6|          in a bantering tone.~The Countess Sabine overheard the remark.
 67        6|           of them, isn’t it?” the countess placidly asked Fauchery,
 68        6|          of the wheels.~“It’s the Countess Muffat,” answered Steiner.~“
 69        6|         all very well her being a countess, for she’s no better than
 70        6|         have! And now I know your countess as well as if I had been
 71        6|      evening now Fauchery and the Countess Sabine left Daguenet to
 72        7|      talking familiarly about the countess.~But she pressed him further,
 73        7|   interested, asked him about the countess. According to his account,
 74        7|        reason the matter out. The countess was coming up from Mme de
 75        7|   returning from his debauch. The countess looked as though she were
 76        8|            I must inform you. His countess is making him one with every
 77        9|           an explanation with the countess. He thought, indeed, that
 78        9|       assiduous attentions to the countess, and time had lulled his
 79       11|         not be met.~“Dear me, the countess is down yonder,” said Georges,
 80       11|           published. At first the countess had opposed it, but the
 81       11|        she had been examining the Countess Sabine and Estelle. Daguenet
 82       11|        that screw Fauchery by the Countess Muffat. And, by Jove, it’
 83       11|         in case he broke with the countess. While avenging her own
 84       11|      steadily and markedly at the Countess Sabine. After which, as
 85       12|       imagine the advocate of the countess amusing Paris with his remarks
 86       12|          often and would give the countess the nights not passed with
 87       12|     return from Les Fondettes the countess had suddenly manifested
 88       12|       uncle had recently left the countess. However, her signature
 89       12|           to the signature of the countess.~Nana, however, did not
 90       12|          I shall grow angry!”~The Countess Sabine had been anxious
 91       12|          the eager and interested countess, was given his final orders.~
 92       12|         door by the count and the countess they were positively dazzled.
 93       12|           ghostly presence of the Countess Muffat, that antique room
 94       12|    Chantereau, “just fancy if the countess were to return to life.
 95       12|     distant view of the count and countess. Sabine was in a white dress
 96       12|       First of all she kissed the countess. Then when the children
 97       12|        bringing the count and the countess together again was to avoid
 98       12|          figures.~“Very smart—the countess!” La Faloise continued at
 99       12|        between the singer and the countess, but he was extremely fatigued
100       12|          did not understand.~“The countess?” he said at last.~“Exactly,
101       12|        him for asking whether the countess slept with anyone. But Fauchery,
102       12|         to the door the count and countess were still talking, for
103       12|        had begun by bowing to the countess, who was still smiling in
104       12|         remained clasped, and the Countess Sabine with downcast eyes
105       12|           the frank gaiety of the countess he was seized with a desire
106       12|           her great surprise, the countess drew back from him. But
107       12|           to bed, seeing that the countess still appeared to hesitate,
108       13|        under Rose’s dominion, the countess was running madly after
109       13|           little rough off to the countess. Was their reconciliation
110       13|      After having thrown over the countess he had fallen into Rose’
111       13|      order to inform him that the Countess Sabine, in a supreme fit
112       13|         gradually devoured by the countess, who ate up the husks Nana
113       13|       dear boy, I could have been countess or baroness a dozen times