Very erect and closely wrapped up in her furs, she stared at the gathering shadows and waited for the crowd to pass away.
In the passages the people were jostling the attendants, who hardly knew what to do among the tumbled heaps of outdoor raiment.

Fauchery and La Faloise had hurried in order to see the crowd pass out.

All along the entrance hall men formed a living hedge, while down the double staircase came slowly and in regular, complete formation two interminable throngs of human beings.

Steiner, in tow of Mignon, had left the house among the foremost.

The Count de Vandeuvres took his departure with Blanche de Sivry on his arm.