The previous night he had been complaining of the child's melancholy behavior--he could not even spend a day happily at his own house, with his wife always out and his daughter icily silent.
In family matters of this kind Nana was always full of good advice, and when Muffat abandoned all his usual self-control under the influence of mental and physical relaxation and once more launched out into his former plaints, she remembered the promise she had made.
"Suppose you were to marry her ?" she said.

And with that she ventured to talk of Daguenet.

At the mere mention of the name the count was filled with disgust.

"Never," he said after what she had told him! She pretended great surprise and then burst out laughing and put her arm round his neck.
"Oh, the jealous man! To think of it! Just argue it out a little.

Why, they slandered me to you--I was furious.