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  1       II|          made the circuit of the room as a wild beast makes the
  2       II| performed.~ ~“When I entered the room I saw a look of relief appear
  3       II|      surrounded her to leave the room.~ ~“As soon as we were alone:~ ~“‘
  4       II|          could remove it from my room, and from the chateau, without
  5       II|         visitor was entering the room.~ ~It was a young man about
  6      III|     herself in the centre of the room, one hand upon her hip,
  7       IV|      leave it!”~ ~He quitted the room with head proudly erect,
  8        V|      begun before he entered the room. “I told my daughter so.”~ ~
  9      VII|     Chateau de Sairmeuse, in the room which had been occupied
 10     VIII|          as her son had left the room. And, as her husband made
 11     VIII|      stairs leading to her son’s room, softly opened the door,
 12     VIII|        he could see those of the room occupied by Marie-Anne;
 13     VIII|          windows of Marie-Anne’s room were illuminated.~ ~At this
 14       XV|          was over he went to his room, and when his mother, who
 15       XV|          baroness re-entered the room, and the two men said no
 16      XVI|         latch and entered.~ ~The room was small, with un-white-washed
 17      XVI|          penetrated an adjoining room.~ ~The communicating door
 18      XVI|    follow him into the adjoining room.~ ~“It is my reception-room
 19      XVI|         he said, smiling.~ ~This room, which was much larger than
 20     XVII|          and hastened to her own room, where she burst into a
 21     XVII|         made her escape from the room.~ ~She did not doubt the
 22       XX|        as the valet had left the room, he said:~ ~“It is useless
 23       XX|         his valet re-entered the room.~ ~He suddenly checked himself,
 24    XXIII|          went at once to his own room on dismounting from his
 25    XXIII|             He reached his son’s room, but found the door closed
 26     XXIV|     moved, was carried to a tiny room under the roof. Mme. d’Escorval
 27     XXIV|     suspicious glance around the room, then, in a harsh voice:~ ~“
 28     XXIV|         are they?”~ ~“In a small room on the ground-floor.”~ ~“
 29     XXIV|        They conducted him to the room, and on finding that none
 30     XXIV|         low voice, then left the room as abruptly as he had entered
 31     XXIV|     should enter the sick lady’s room.”~ ~Maurice needed no further
 32      XXV|         Mme. d’Escorval left the room to write a few lines to
 33      XXV|      conducted them to a retired room where he knew they would
 34     XXVI|   Laugeron instantly entered the room.~ ~His face announced some
 35    XXVII|    wandered restlessly about the room.~ ~And there was a very
 36    XXVII|         and carried him from the room by main force, in spite
 37   XXVIII|      they had carried him to the room in the hotel where his mother
 38   XXVIII|       she hastened into the next room to make preparations for
 39   XXVIII|      very moment, re-entered the room, and the priest was trying
 40     XXIX|    exclaimed, on re-entering the room.~ ~“My God, Thou hast heard
 41     XXIX|         Sairmeuse who was in the room, but his son, Martial.~ ~
 42     XXIX|         father, Martial left the room.~ ~“You can speak now,”
 43     XXIX|      soon as Martial entered the room:~ ~“Repeat,” said the duke—“
 44     XXIX|          made the circuit of the room several times, and finally
 45     XXIX|       duke was about leaving the room, but Martial detained him
 46     XXIX|       large and very comfortable room.”~ ~“Where is it?”~ ~“On
 47     XXIX|    window is that in the baron’s room?” inquired Martial.~ ~“It
 48      XXX|          material objects.~ ~The room which had been allotted
 49      XXX|          one might look from one room into the other.~ ~M. d’Escorval
 50      XXX|       floor in the middle of the room.~ ~M. d’Escorval caught
 51      XXX|        open the door of the next room.~ ~Someone had opened it,
 52      XXX|      standing in a corner of the room. The baron could see the
 53      XXX|        gaining admission to this room? Who could it be that enjoyed
 54      XXX|        him, when the door of the room occupied by this man, whom
 55      XXX|     table to another part of the room, he placed the light upon
 56      XXX|      Where?”~ ~“In the adjoining room where the ropes are.”~ ~
 57     XXXI|          he abruptly entered the room where Marie-Anne and his
 58     XXXI|       upon a bed in an adjoining room, and was soon asleep.~ ~
 59     XXXI|      came out into the adjoining room.~ ~The wife of the innkeeper
 60     XXXI|       rushed back into the other room, seeking a weapon with which
 61    XXXII|   hastened to Baron d’Escorval’s room—it was empty.~ ~The baron
 62   XXXIII|        corridor, and entered the room adjoining that in which
 63   XXXIII|         What was he doing in the room where the ropes had been
 64   XXXIII|        his days alone in a large room on the second floor.~ ~At
 65   XXXIII|         draws back; if I enter a room, those who are there leave
 66    XXXIV|      officer was who entered the room in which I had deposited
 67    XXXIV|         the arm, was leaving the room, when his young wife, wild
 68     XXXV|          baron heard in the next room! And I said to him: ‘Nonsense!
 69    XXXVI|         take the young lady to a room and to assist her in disrobing.~ ~
 70    XXXVI|         lying in the comfortless room of a miserable country inn,
 71    XXXVI|       repaired.~ ~“Upstairs is a room that has been fitted up
 72    XXXVI|        the hearth-stone in~ this room you will find a box containing
 73    XXXVI|      conceal it, and he left the room.~ ~He was overwhelmed by
 74    XXXVI|          himself in Marie-Anne’s room with a calm, even cheerful
 75  XXXVIII|          on.”~ ~They entered the room which Martial had occupied
 76  XXXVIII|         chateau. It was the same room that had once belonged to
 77  XXXVIII|          the solitude of his own room.~ ~That evening he sent
 78    XXXIX|      daughter-in-law entered the room.~ ~She paused before him,
 79    XXXIX|          myself——”~ ~He left the room with a muttered oath, and
 80    XXXIX|       the servants.~ ~“Leave the room!” she said, imperiously.~ ~
 81    XXXIX|        of the day shut up in her room, refusing to allow the duke,
 82       XL|      down.~ ~When he entered the room, the marquis, who was seated
 83       XL|          He burst into Martial’s room like a tornado. “I think
 84      XLI|        last, when you entered my room after I awoke, you were
 85      XLI|        last she ascended to that room above which Chanlouineau
 86     XLII|         she met.~ ~“He is in his room on the bed; he is more quiet
 87     XLII|          had already reached his room. He was seated upon the
 88    XLIII|         kitchen and a small dark room.”~ ~“Now, what is on the
 89    XLIII|     floor above is in the middle room.”~ ~“And is Marie-Anne alone
 90     XLIV|      Marie-Anne deposited in the room which Chanlouineau had adorned
 91      XLV|          there was a fire in the room.~ ~“That is right,” murmured
 92      XLV|        on the table in the front room.~ ~Blanche seized it and
 93      XLV|      evidently occupied the back room. It was the only apartment
 94      XLV|        up from the middle of the room; she knew this. She quickly
 95      XLV|        the sumptuously appointed room which Chanlouineau had made
 96      XLV|       not heard in the adjoining room. Her terror increased when
 97     XLVI|        the door and to enter the room in which her victim was
 98     XLVI|       stood in the middle of the room, as rigid and motionless
 99     XLVI|        his leering face into the room.~ ~“Chupin!” faltered Mme.
100     XLVI|        the passage. To leave the room it was necessary to step
101    XLVII|     bewildered glance around the room. His eyes fell upon his
102    XLVII|       had carefully examined the room, and he had discovered nothing
103    XLVII|       ground, in a corner of the room, the bed was overturned
104    XLVII|      sound of voices in the back room.~ ~“That is strange,” he
105    XLVII|          in.”~ ~They entered the room together; and Maurice and
106    XLVII|          inn, and they gave us a room with two beds.~ ~“That evening,
107    XLVII|    rough-looking men entered our room, and ordered us, in Italian,
108    XLVII|       and the priest entered the room they found him standing
109    XLVII|          were about to leave the room.~ ~“Not a word, young men,
110    XLVII|        girl’s brow, and left the room.~ ~“And you think that man
111   XLVIII|        no one should come to her room, on any pretext whatever,
112   XLVIII|      wished to retire to her own room, but Blanche entreated her
113   XLVIII|  drawing-room. He remembered the room well. It was here that Blanche
114   XLVIII|       moment Blanche entered the room. She looked so careworn
115        L|        intolerable, she left her room; and, stealing on tiptoe
116        L|            When Martial left the room, Aunt Medea at once opened
117        L|          case, do not leave your room.”~ ~“It would be more prudent,
118        L|          meals served in her own room, in her bed in the morning,
119        L|          might be brought to her room, but her request had been
120        L|      fatigue, she retired to her room at an early hour, and instead
121      LII|   bomb-shell had exploded in the room.~ ~Aunt Medea, with a shriek,
122      LII|          ushered Chupin into the room.~ ~The peasant had prepared
123      LII|        when his wife entered the room, and she saw a tear in his
124      LII|         he paced up and down the room.~ ~At last he paused before
125      LIV|      lifeless, in that luxurious room at the Borderie; and time,
126      LIV|   chamber of Mme. Blanche.~ ~The room was in disorder, for the
127      LIV|      when, on glancing about the room, his eyes fell upon a large
128      LIV|         tottered back to his own room, clinging to the walls for
129      LIV|        Martial did not leave his room; he pretended to be ill.
130      LIV|             In the centre of the room stood the Widow Chupin,
131      LIV|       opening into the adjoining room, he intrenched himself behind
132      LIV|    Inspector Gevrol, entered the room.~ ~“Surrender!” cried the
133       LV|     their master confined to his room by illness. They prepared
134       LV|           But from the adjoining room, separated from the study