Chap.

 1        1|          new star who’s going to play Venus, d’you know her?”~“
 2        1|         by delay. Why didn’t the play begin? The men pulled out
 3        1|        end by forbidding Rose to play.”~Fauchery could not restrain
 4        1|       obstinately discussing the play amid these violent interruptions;
 5        1|       Not a word was said of the play; Nana’s name was not once
 6        1|   feeling that to talk about the play would not be quite the thing.
 7        1|        That was the moral of the play. Then Venus was set at liberty,
 8        2|   present; I expect he’s lost at play. As to that poor Mimi, he
 9        2|        Nana grew excited.~“Don’t play with the knives, Aunt. You
10        2|          for you to return we’ll play a game of bezique,” said
11        2|      short silence. “Does Madame play bezique?”~Certainly Mme
12        2|      budge but kept watching the play of her aunt, who had just
13        2|      replied this lady, whom the play greatly excited.~And they
14        2|       forty. It’s your turn.”~“I play hearts.”~When Zoe returned
15        2|          all out! I—I’m going to play a game of bezique with Madame
16        3|         great in his cups and at play. But when the discussion
17        3|   Midnight punctually, after the play.”~The banker was beaming.
18        3|           Georges took me to the play. Yes, we went to the Varietes,
19        4|        of the Blonde Venus.~“The play’s still far too good for
20        4|    amount of education and could play the piano and talk English.
21        4|         wouldn’t have third–rate play actors. Old Bosc was always
22        4|       Then, you know, third–rate play actors were always out of
23        4|          tenderness.~“And at the play itself,” he continued, “
24        4|         thumper,” for Mimi would play as many waltzes and polkas
25        5|       was to be struck after the play was over! Satin hesitated.
26        5|      expression, careless of the play, constantly on the alert
27        5|       which follows the end of a play had already begun, the grand
28        5|         unlovely, as became poor play actors who have got rid
29        6|       had had a very bad time at play, had really conceived the
30        7| nonetheless: this union with the play actor couldn’t last; the
31        8|    Bordenave was busy mounting a play of Fauchery’s containing
32        8|  splendid part for her.~“What, a play with a part!” she cried
33        9|      piece, for she hesitated to play a courtesan’s part a second
34        9|         She was listening to the play and devouring Rose with
35        9|          It’s too bad to make me play that fellow Saint–Firmin;
36        9|        you that I should like to play the part of the respectable
37        9|          they think I’m going to play Geraldine, a part with nothing
38        9|        blood! Besides, I want to play the part of an honest woman.
39        9|       idol of the public, should play a part of only two hundred
40        9|     decisively:~“Never! Let Nana play the courtesan as much as
41        9|          have no wish to ruin my play!”~He lapsed into silent
42        9|        said, had been engaged to play the Duchess Helene, and
43        9|    Duchess Helene, and she would play the part even if he, Mignon,
44        9|          wasn’t going to eat his play—not she! Then she made him
45       10|       then would ensue a game of play lasting some five minutes,
46       10|        Club. Muffat, who did not play, expressed great astonishment,
47       10|          brain already sapped by play and by debauchery. One night
48       11|          of the old lot! Mustn’t play her off on me any more.
49       11|         forward in order to make play for the filly. The losers
50       12|          isn’t as if you were to play me false with the firstcomer.”~
51       13|          boy, I shall never dare play any silly tricks before
52       13|       own interest, she swore to play him such a dirty trick that
53       13|          it!”~Or again she would play bear, walking on all fours
54       13|        it a bit. I bet you don’t play bear like me.”~It was still