And then it would be so nice to be alone, both of them! Nana, with a return of anxiety, declared it to be impossible.

Thereupon the other shouted at her like a violent child and tried hard to overrule her.
"I wish it, d'you see?
Send 'em away or I'm off!" And she went back into the drawing room, stretched herself out in the recesses of a divan, which stood in the background near the window, and lay waiting, silent and deathlike, with her great eyes fixed upon Nana.
The gentlemen were deciding against the new criminological theories.
Granted that lovely invention of irresponsibility in certain pathological cases, and criminals ceased to exist and sick people alone remained.

The young woman, expressing approval with an occasional nod, was busy considering how best to dismiss the count.

The others would soon be going, but he would assuredly prove obstinate.

In fact, when Philippe got up to withdraw, Georges followed him at once--he seemed only anxious not to leave his brother behind.