A dozen times she had put his money aside for him, but it had as constantly melted away, sometimes in the purchase of flowers, at others in the shape of a subscription got up for the benefit of an old gendarme.

Besides, she was counting on Philippe and was astonished not to see him make his appearance with his two hundred francs.

It was regular bad luck, seeing that the day before yesterday she had again given Satin an outfit, a perfect trousseau this time, some twelve hundred francs' worth of dresses and linen, and now she had not a louis remaining.
Toward two o'clock, when Nana was beginning to be anxious, Labordette presented himself.

He brought with him the designs for the bed, and this caused a diversion, a joyful interlude which made the young woman forget all her troubles.

She clapped her hands and danced about.