Chap.

 1        1|           Must a woman know how to act and sing? Oh, my chicken,
 2        1|         about to wear in the first act.~“By Jove! There’s Lucy
 3        1|           seeing La Faloise in the act of bowing to some persons
 4        1|         topmost gallery. The first act of the Blonde Venus took
 5        1|          frantic.~The close of the act was not so exciting. Vulcan
 6        1|           s costume for the second act, old fellow. It IS just
 7        1|          The scenery of the second act came as a surprise. It represented
 8        1|       intoxicated. From the second act onward everything was permitted
 9        1|            surprising Venus in the act of making an assignation
10        1|           a plan!” The rest of the act did not seem very clear.
11        1|           He had laughed the whole act through—that was the rumor
12        1|         the stage box for the last act, but he made his escape,
13        1|          the scenery for the third act. But the two cousins, having
14        1|            Diana, since the second act, had come to a good understanding
15        2|     pomatum pot. As she was in the act of rising the bell sounded
16        3|        duty to believe.”~It was an act of faith, and even Leonide
17        3|         government is unwilling to act with vigor in the matter.
18        4|    effectually shortened the third act of the Blonde Venus.~“The
19        4|         hands: ‘We shall see Mamma act! We shall see Mamma act!’
20        4|            act! We shall see Mamma act!’ Oh, it was a to–do!”~Mignon
21        4|            changing his plate, her act struck him as very pretty
22        5|            Blonde Venus. The first act had just finished, and in
23        5|             dressed for the second act. He was a young dandy, and
24        5|         champagne after the second act.”~For some seconds a bell
25        5|           the stage for the second act! All on the stage for the
26        5|           the stage for the second act!” The sound drew near, and
27        5|           the stage for the second act!”~“The deuce, it’s champagne!”
28        5|           characters in the second act, who would shortly make
29        5|           m coming down after this act. I’m going to catch him
30        5| immediately precedes the end of an act, had begun to pervade the
31        5|          the scenery for the third act, which was the grotto on
32        5|       women, dressed for the third act, were chatting by the peephole
33        5|       dresser, who had been in the act of drying her, stood, towel
34        5|         been wearing in the second act, and while Prulliere took
35        5|        lady, the queen of love, in act to open her most private
36        5|            to appear in the second act of the Blonde Venus.~“I
37        5|        they had worn in the second act.~“Gentlemen, gentlemen,”
38        5|            appearance in the third act.~The prince seated himself
39        5|         anxious and said the third act had begun.~“Very well! I’
40        5|           performance of the third act. Left alone, Nana seemed
41        5|           not playing in the third act, she had a mind to be off
42        5|        stage toward the end of the act, and so she went downstairs
43        5|            for her cue.~“The third act is the shortest, I believe,”
44        5|       waiting for the close of the act. Bosc and Fontan sat on
45        6|            horse, which was in the act of painfully climbing a
46        6|  extremities, bent on some violent act. Georges passed through
47        8|            unless she continued to act sensibly. Then, too, there
48        8|      friend, he at once offered to act as intercessor. But she
49        9|            the Varietes. The first act had just been carefully
50        9|            his pockets. He did not act but dragged himself along,
51        9|       would be used in the opening act the same evening. In the
52        9|          no reply. After the first act, in which the author showed
53        9|        opera celebrity, the second act witnessed the Duchess Helene’
54        9|      scarce any other scene in the act save this one. As to the
55        9|         stage and began himself to act the scene.~“Now look here,
56        9|         public would hiss, and the act would never be finished!
57        9|           turn, showed them how to act it about as gracefully as
58        9|          What’s up, eh? Finish the act, I say. And be quiet out
59        9|            keep silent. The second act was drawing to a close,
60        9|          the last sentences of the act. Thereupon Bordenave said
61        9|      wanted to know what the third act was like.~“Oh, it’s superb,
62        9|             it’s superb, the third act is! The duchess plays the
63        9|     shouted Bordenave. “The second act’s being begun again.”~“Off
64        9|         course, been ashamed of an act of self–abandonment which
65        9|      reached the stage. The second act was being finished, and
66        9|          some points? In the third act it would even be possible
67        9|        concerned that he shouldn’t act it at all!~“Fauchery!” shouted
68        9|      Bordenave said that the third act would not be rehearsed.
69       10|           the moment she sought to act the chaste woman, was able
70       10|           woman’s affairs when you act the discreet lover, and
71       10|  alcoholism is responsible for his act. In the dressing room Zoe
72       11|        rise. It was Georges in the act of defending Vandeuvres
73       12|          he said, “must be left to act.” His whole desire in bringing
74       13|          made her accessory to his act. She sank down on an armchair;
75       13|           her; he would be able to act, perhaps to save them. Thereupon,