Chapter

  1        I|          only one concession. At the moment of the elevation of the
  2        I|           inwardly jubilant. At that moment he had his revenge for all
  3        I|              noble sentiments only a moment before, was forgotten.~ ~
  4       II|            the district.~ ~From that moment his popularity waned. The
  5       II|         forget his past hopes at the moment when they might be realized.~ ~
  6       II|             M. Lacheneur hesitated a moment before replying.~ ~But his
  7       II|            face as it looked at that moment. It was expressive of a
  8       II|             of his pledge.~ ~After a moment’s silence, he resumed, in
  9      III|           dismay in the passage.~ ~A moment later the cure and his guests
 10      III|             the father might do in a moment of excitement, the son was
 11       IV|          thus advanced and at such a moment, was so outrageous, that
 12       IV|            surveyed each other for a moment; each expecting, perhaps,
 13       VI|         favorite sister.~ ~From that moment Maurice’s attachment assumed
 14       VI|       crimson with happy blushes the moment before, had suddenly become
 15       VI|        decision I make known at this moment.”~ ~Alarmed by her son’s
 16       VI|             M. Lacheneur hesitated a moment; but he finally conquered
 17       VI|         young farmer hesitated for a moment, then replied, somewhat
 18        X|      luxuries, to his charity. But a moment of anger, even a caprice,
 19       XI|              The silence of nearly a moment which followed was as threatening
 20       XI|            our family, and that at a moment when he had rendered us
 21       XI|             I recollect such a cruel moment. I understood, and I did
 22       XI|       expecting and hoping for every moment.~ ~She was even more inexperienced
 23      XII|            regarded thus, even for a moment? How could the boy help
 24     XIII|            derange, at least for the moment, certain plans that I have
 25     XIII|             open it at the opportune moment. He has suffered cruelly
 26      XIV|             heart. But from the very moment that she could believe or
 27      XIV|             desired him.~ ~From that moment she was completely controlled
 28       XV|             cruelly unjust.~ ~At the moment when the duke accused the
 29       XV|          bring a physician without a moment’s delay.~ ~There was, indeed,
 30       XV|              ice to his head.~ ~In a moment all the household were busied
 31       XV|              M. d’Escorval sat for a moment in silence.~ ~“This passes
 32      XVI|          entered she rose, and for a moment they remained silently standing,
 33      XVI|           Escorval was abashed for a moment; but recovering himself,
 34      XVI|              of asking you to wait a moment; I am just finishing some
 35      XVI|              I will be with you in a moment.”~ ~Neither agitation nor
 36     XVII|       attention from him, even for a moment.~ ~Sometimes the marquis
 37     XVII|      breakfast, his daughter asked a moment’s conversation with him.~ ~
 38     XVII|            away. Not at all. After a moment’s conversation with the
 39     XVII|              Had Marie-Anne, at that moment, been within the reach of
 40     XVII|             cottage.~ ~It required a moment to cross this space; and
 41     XVII|              She did not speak for a moment, but at last she replied,
 42     XVII|            had they seen him at that moment, so terrible was the rage
 43    XVIII|              regain his couch. For a moment he felt that he was dying.~ ~
 44    XVIII|           Chanlouineau.”~ ~From that moment Maurice thought only of
 45    XVIII|           the Reche, he paused for a moment at a place which commanded
 46    XVIII|                   I will.”~ ~“Wait a moment; we must be prepared for
 47    XVIII|           paused and reflected for a moment, as if striving to discover
 48       XX|             stupefied the duke for a moment.~ ~“How many are there?”
 49       XX|           son to come here without a moment’s delay. Take one of the
 50      XXI|              father, gentlemen; each moment of delay may, perhaps, cost
 51     XXII|              they doing at this very moment?~ ~“Onward! onward!” he
 52     XXII|             he is afraid at the last moment? Perhaps he is concealing
 53     XXII|        thought.~ ~Alas! at that very moment a pistol is fired.~ ~It
 54    XXIII|           and deliberately chose his moment for giving the signal to
 55    XXIII|           for did they not hear each moment shots fired at the laggards?~ ~
 56    XXIII|      exterminated.~ ~In that supreme moment the whole past was revealed
 57    XXIII|            ranks opened, there was a moment of confusion.~ ~But Lacheneur’
 58    XXIII|          that you can hesitate for a moment between the word of your
 59     XXIV|            infallible, in short. The moment he said: “This is so!” she
 60     XXIV|             was terrible. Until that moment, Maurice and the cure had
 61     XXIV|             or reflection; with each moment, a chance of salvation fled.
 62     XXIV| self-complacency; but at the present moment it wore a really ferocious
 63     XXIV|        father, my mother—ill at this moment—and myself.”~ ~“And how
 64      XXV|            alone.~ ~It was the first moment of freedom and solitude
 65      XXV|       confession.~ ~They stood for a moment, silent and motionless,
 66      XXV|           place, there were, at this moment, two hundred prisoners in
 67      XXV|          them, and, without losing a moment, and fully determined to
 68     XXVI|           this should not be.~ ~“One moment!” said he. “I will arrange
 69    XXVII|       defence?” he demanded.~ ~For a moment the lawyers made no response.
 70    XXVII|            there, on the spur of the moment, a plea in his behalf. Still,
 71    XXVII|              the lawyers every other moment, bidding them be silent,
 72    XXVII|       present felt that the decisive moment for which the tribunal had
 73    XXVII|              Abbe Midon, who, only a moment before, had advised Maurice
 74   XXVIII|             Paris.”~ ~He reflected a moment, then added:~ ~“But, after
 75   XXVIII|       farewell.”~ ~She, at that very moment, re-entered the room, and
 76   XXVIII|            of his hearers:~ ~“In one moment,” he said. “This Chanlouineau,
 77   XXVIII|       outburst of passion, at such a moment, seemed at once unspeakably
 78   XXVIII|           hide his tears, and, for a moment, seemed completely overcome.~ ~
 79   XXVIII|            once more. “Do not lose a moment. Adieu!”~ ~
 80     XXIX|         desire here?”~ ~The decisive moment had come—the life of the
 81     XXIX|            duke. He was silent for a moment, and Marie-Anne fancied
 82     XXIX|             was obliged to reflect a moment.~ ~“The corner tower!” said
 83      XXX|          murmured.~ ~But at the same moment, two objects thrown through
 84      XXX|           the window.~ ~The decisive moment had come. Bavois took the
 85      XXX|          crevice of the rock.~ ~In a moment or two one of the figures
 86     XXXI|              make him hesitate for a moment.~ ~He saw but one thing—
 87     XXXI|            He knew that he had not a moment to lose. He threw a coin
 88     XXXI|             to-day it took him but a moment to trace these lines:~ ~“
 89     XXXI|         removed.~ ~It was a terrible moment, and in the depth of his
 90     XXXI|         discovery, he remained for a moment undecided which course to
 91     XXXI|      Lacheneur,” he replied, after a moment’s hesitation; “I am Lacheneur.
 92     XXXI|              energy for the decisive moment.~ ~“Remain inside,” he said,
 93     XXXI|              citadel.~ ~At that very moment M. d’Escorval and Corporal
 94    XXXII|            which he had written in a moment of abandon and blindness,
 95    XXXII|         spoken on the impulse of the moment, merely to give vent to
 96    XXXII|        remorse or fright at the last moment, M de Courtornieu and the
 97    XXXIV|             gloomy thought.~ ~At the moment when his young wife hung
 98     XXXV|              sit down and rest for a moment.~ ~That the baron had been
 99     XXXV|             utterly confounded for a moment.~ ~“Ah! I will give my right
100     XXXV|           our enemies upon us at any moment; but this is not a time
101     XXXV|           the track; and at the very moment it was apparently proven
102    XXXVI|            excessive efforts comes a moment when the shrinking flesh
103    XXXVI|            us.”~ ~He reflected for a moment, twirling his mustache furiously;
104    XXXVI|           had become of it? From the moment that he gave it to her until
105    XXXVI|       passion.~ ~He was silent for a moment, then, in a husky voice,
106    XXXVI|              death in France at this moment.”~ ~And without giving the
107   XXXVII|           The abbe deliberated for a moment, then he said, brusquely:~ ~“
108  XXXVIII|          sacrificed anything at that moment for the ineffable joy of
109    XXXIX|              be murdered.”~ ~At that moment the news of Martial’s death
110    XXXIX|              murderers at the proper moment.”~ ~The marquis gravely
111    XXXIX|              she did not doubt for a moment. She was sure that her husband
112    XXXIX|          other, to his wife.~ ~For a moment or more Blanche hesitated
113    XXXIX|             impossible.~ ~“From this moment you are free. I esteem you
114      XLI|      breathed more freely. From that moment his condition, so long desperate,
115      XLI|          terror, the approach of the moment when she could no longer
116     XLII|       convulsed her soul at the very moment, when, with an assumption
117     XLII|             but the necessity of the moment, and a word from Martial,
118     XLII|        Chupin!”~ ~He hesitated for a moment, then he paused, dropped
119     XLII|    conditions.”~ ~Chupin reflected a moment, then he replied:~ ~“This
120     XLII|              I wish to know how each moment of his time is spent.”~ ~“
121     XLII|          been confiscated; and every moment I was expecting to feel
122     XLII|              leave his bedside for a moment. It was only with great
123     XLIV|            cheek; he hesitated for a moment, then:~ ~“Because I have
124     XLIV|           priest did not reply for a moment. It was evident that he
125      XLV|              quite crestfallen for a moment.~ ~He saw the pleasing vision
126      XLV|              whining tone, and every moment he interrupted himself to
127      XLV|              stirred it gently for a moment or more.~ ~Having done this—
128    XLVII|      Escorval had not thought of the moment of parting.~ ~At the sight
129    XLVII|              replied the priest.~ ~A moment after young Poignot stopped
130    XLVII|            house of death?~ ~After a moment, the priest divined who
131    XLVII|             The abbe reflected for a moment.~ ~“Then you suppose that
132    XLVII|         would have been vain at that moment. No proofs would have convinced
133    XLVII|             my astonishment:~ ~“‘One moment,’ he added. ‘I shall express
134    XLVII|              hold death at bay for a moment, saved Maurice from the
135    XLVII|       Monsieur d’Escorval. From this moment, he is at liberty to leave
136   XLVIII|            that I will be there in a moment,” she replied.~ ~She desired
137   XLVIII|              account?~ ~At this very moment Blanche entered the room.
138        L|              no, never!”~ ~From that moment, she was herself again,
139        L|            her abandon, for a single moment, the plan she had conceived
140       LI|              choked her; but after a moment she resumed, in a tone of
141       LI|           she thought, “I can at any moment enrich Aunt Medea without
142      LII|             changed her mind.~ ~“One moment,” said she; “on reflection
143      LII|           his heavy shoes.~ ~After a moment, Mme. Blanche decided to
144      LII|           very place.”~ ~There was a moment’s silence.~ ~Martial’s affection
145      LII|                  He was silent for a moment; then, with one of those
146      LII|            will save us. At the very moment when we feel ourselves secure,
147      LII|             make itself heard at any moment.~ ~If she had known where
148     LIII|           this state of affairs?~ ~A moment’s reflection will explain
149     LIII|            the axe might fall at any moment. A word, a trifle, an unlucky
150     LIII|      prostration that it seemed each moment would be her last.~ ~But
151      LIV|          Called~ to the front at the moment when political strife was
152      LIV|              mistaken.~ ~At the very moment when his brilliant success
153      LIV|             Will you hold my horse a moment?” inquired Martial.~ ~“Certainly,”
154      LIV|              February, and from that moment Mme. Blanche did not take
155      LIV|              summons, revolted for a moment. The lateness of the hour,
156      LIV|             of the enemy.~ ~The next moment the door was forced open,
157       LV|          senseless; and at that very moment they were carrying him to
158       LV|          young policeman stood for a moment undecided; then he observed
159       LV|         Maurice d’Escorval.”~ ~For a moment Martial stood bewildered,