[Nana. The Miller’s Daughter. Captain Burle. Death of Olivier Becaille by Emile Zola]@TWC D-Link bookNana. The Miller’s Daughter. Captain Burle. Death of Olivier Becaille CHAPTER X 28/83
Thus when Zoe finally took her departure he ran to the door and once more pressed his ear against it.
He was thunderstruck; his head swam, for he heard a brisk outburst of gaiety, tender, whispering voices and the smothered giggles of a woman who is being tickled. Besides, almost directly afterward, Nana conducted Philippe to the head of the stairs, and there was an exchange of cordial and familiar phrases. When Georges again ventured into the drawing room the young woman was standing before the mirror, looking at herself. "Well ?" he asked in utter bewilderment. "Well, what ?" she said without turning round.
Then negligently: "What did you mean? He's very nice, is your brother!" "So it's all right, is it ?" "Oh, certainly it's all right! Goodness me, what's come over you? One would have thought we were going to fight!" Georges still failed to understand. "I thought I heard--that is, you didn't cry ?" he stammered out. "Me cry!" she exclaimed, looking fixedly at him.
"Why, you're dreaming! What makes you think I cried ?" Thereupon the lad was treated to a distressing scene for having disobeyed and played Paul Pry behind the door.
She sulked, and he returned with coaxing submissiveness to the old subject, for he wished to know all about it. "And my brother then ?" "Your brother saw where he was at once.
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