Chapter

 1 3 |           income, talked with Mme. M., one of our wittiest story-tellers,
 2 3 |      Marguerite, in the opinion of M. Armand Duval, her superior
 3 3 |           for whom the theories of M. de Voltaire happily exist
 4 4 |            was covered with dust. ~M. Duval was deeply agitated;
 5 4 |         early as it is." ~I begged M. Duval to sit down by the
 6 4 |         too happy to oblige you." ~M. Duval's sorrow was sympathetic,
 7 4 |         over to you." ~"But," said M. Duval with some embarrassment, "
 8 5 |           silence caused me. Since M. Duval did not return to
 9 5 |         know what she did. Well, I'm quite in love with the poor
10 5 |            for you?" ~"Do you know M. Armand Duval's address?"
11 5 |         away. ~"Do you want to see M. Duval, sir?" said the gardener,
12 5 |      police inspector. That is why M. Duval has gone to see Mlle.
13 6 |            become a Trappist, like M. de Rance', after having
14 7 |           must not be surprised if M. Duval says nothing: you
15 8 |           called?" ~"You know one, M. Gaston R." ~"Ah, yes, I
16 8 |        know him. And the other?" ~"M. Armand Duval; and you don'
17 9 |         you permit me to introduce M. Armand Duval?" ~"I had
18 9 |           said she, turning toward M. de N., after giving me
19 9 |          me that preference?" said M. de N., with a smile which
20 9 |           cried Marguerite. "Light M. le Comte to the door." ~
21 12|         After all, the presence of M. de G. in Marguerite's box
22 13|            home." ~"Alone?" ~"With M. de G." ~I walked to and
23 13|        amuses me to wait here till M. de G. leaves Marguerite'
24 13|            the count out of doors? M. de G. has been with her
25 13|        with Desgrieux the money of M. de B. ~I replied in a hard
26 13|            a strong suspicion that M. de G. is to be your associate
27 14|          that you had not come in. M. de G. was more fortunate,
28 14|        could reply that it was not M. de G. who supplanted me,
29 14|           but I who had supplanted M. de G.: a mode of reasoning
30 17|           are publicly living with M. Armand Duval, and that
31 21|        hotel, and waited till six. M. Duval did not return, and
32 22|            Duvernoy, to forward to M. Duval." ~"This letter is
33 22|         him the address. ~"You are M. Duval?" he replied. ~"Yes. ~"
34 23|          might well be as proud as M. de N., and she was beautiful
35 24|           I have no desire to meet M. de N." ~"M. de N. is never
36 24|         desire to meet M. de N." ~"M. de N. is never there. She
37 24| embarrassed way. ~"Why?" ~"Because M. le Comte de N. is there,
38 25|            handed in a letter from M. Duval. ~His letter, which
39 25|          which I had for his son. ~M. Duval calmed down a little,
40 25|          The paternal way in which M. Duval had spoken to me;
41 25|            your son?" ~"Yes," said M. Duval. ~"With a disinterested
42 25|          honest man in the world. ~M. Duval returned to his carriage,
43 26|            One of my good friends, M. H., will call on you; will
44 26|        great doctor. ~This morning M. H. called. He seemed much
45 26|         the delicate mission which M. Duval had intrusted to
46 26|            to refuse at first, but M. H. told me that my refusal
47 26|        that my refusal would annoy M. Duval, who had authorized
48 26|           an elegant carriage that M. de N. has given her. She
49 26|       Everybody is abandoning her. M. de G., prosecuted for his
50 26|           we have had to-day, poor M. Armand! This morning Marguerite
51 27|         arrived at C., where I saw M. Duval, such as I had imagined