But she laughed merrily and remarked: "It's idiotic! You won't know him; I've only to say, 'Come here,' for him to chuck up everything." For some seconds past she had been examining the Countess Sabine and Estelle.

Daguenet was still at their side.

Fauchery had just arrived and was disturbing the people round him in his desire to make his bow to them.

He, too, stayed smilingly beside them.

After that Nana pointed with disdainful action at the stands and continued: "Then, you know, those people don't fetch me any longer now! I know 'em too well.