Chapter

 1 2 |          to be living with an old duke, a foreigner, enormously
 2 2 |          was the daughter of this duke; she was not only suffering
 3 2 |        she died. One morning, the duke, who had remained at Bagneres
 4 2 | compromising herself, granted the duke's request. Some people who
 5 2 |    Gautier's true position to the duke. It was a blow to the old
 6 2 |          restored her health. The duke accompanied her to Paris,
 7 2 |          great sensation, for the duke, already known for his immense
 8 2 |       promise she had made to the duke had not been hard to keep,
 9 2 |           only interrupted by the duke's stated visits, would kill
10 2 |          was a great grief to the duke when his friends, always
11 2 |        admitted everything to the duke, and advised him, without
12 2 |       whom she was deceiving. The duke did not return for a week;
13 3 |       adulteress of our time; the Duke of Y., who in Madrid is
14 5 |           the mistress of the old Duke of . . ." ~"Was she really
15 8 |       protection of a jealous old duke." ~"'Protection' is charming." ~"
16 8 |           the acquaintance of the duke at Bagneres. ~"That, then,"
17 8 |          was going, "there is the duke just coming into Marguerite'
18 8 |            began to talk with the duke. ~It may sound childish
19 8 |          allow Marguerite and the duke to pass. I would have given
20 8 |          her direction. ~"The old duke is at your neighbours,"
21 8 |           for her, while this old duke might die any day. Old men
22 8 |        take on the count when the duke is dead. It isn't all fun,"
23 10|           a rich old man like the duke, but it is very bad for
24 10|     drawing near. ~"Well, but the duke?" ~"What duke?" ~"My jealous
25 10|       Well, but the duke?" ~"What duke?" ~"My jealous old duke." ~"
26 10|           duke?" ~"My jealous old duke." ~"He will know nothing." ~"
27 11|        was splendidly kept by the duke, she would be more likely
28 11|      Prudence, "have you seen the duke?" ~"Yes, indeed." ~"And
29 12|         you away; but I must. The duke comes every morning; they
30 13|           has heaps of debts. The duke gives her all that she asks
31 13|       Besides, you don't mind the duke." ~"Yes; but he is an old
32 13|          give up the count or the duke, in case one of them were
33 14|         but she went off with the duke. I expected to see you every
34 15|         asked her to get from the duke, how she borrowed five hundred
35 15|         Such a man I found in the duke; but the duke is old, and
36 15|        found in the duke; but the duke is old, and old age neither
37 16|   entirely given up, and only the duke obliged me to conceal my
38 16|         Nanine orders to tell the duke that she had taken advantage
39 16|     needful on account of the old duke, Prudence was one of those
40 16|           much." ~"Well, tell the duke to take it for you; he would
41 17|       very early, saying that the duke was coming at an early hour,
42 17|        going to Bougival with the duke; be at Prudence's to-night
43 17|        once." ~I did not know the duke, but I felt ashamed of deceiving
44 17|          where we had dinner, the duke and I. While he was admiring
45 17|           and I have promised the duke the key of the front door,
46 17|           everything perfect. The duke is going to look after every
47 17|       house belonged to her. ~The duke's money paid for all that,
48 17|          asking me for money. The duke, who had taken the house
49 17|        from table, and joined the duke in the next room, where
50 17|      changed her way of life; the duke was not to be heard of.
51 17|             Well, I have seen the duke." ~"What did he say?" ~"
52 17|          be too late and when the duke will refuse to do any more
53 17|          report this scene to the duke, and you can add that we
54 17|           From that day forth the duke was never referred to. Marguerite
55 17|         not do as Manon did. ~The duke wrote to her two or three
56 17|           think that I wished the duke, not merely to come and
57 17|          thus came about that the duke, receiving no reply, ceased
58 18|          The upholsterer whom the duke had agreed to settle with
59 18|        presented himself, and the duke wrote next day to say that
60 18|         had been abandoned by the duke and was living with a penniless
61 18|           of this difficulty. The duke will come back in a little
62 23|          her as much money as the duke used to give her; if she
63 26|           I tried to win back the duke, but I had offended him
64 26|        ill. I have written to the duke to ask him for money, for
65 26|   pitiless perseverance. Will the duke answer? Why are you not
66 26|        enough not to forgive. The duke has not answered. ~Prudence
67 26|         He is a good friend. ~The duke sent yesterday to inquire
68 26|         anywhere but at home. The duke came in the morning. It
69 26|      Since she got so ill the old duke has not returned. He told
70 26|        London on purpose, and the duke, who was supported by two