That very morning Nana had been remarking to her aunt that in the matter of men one could not have done better--they were all either wellborn or wealthy, in fact, quite the thing.

And as to the ladies, they were behaving admirably.

Some of them, such as Blanche, Lea and Louise, had come in low dresses, but Gaga's only was perhaps a little too low, the more so because at her age she would have done well not to show her neck at all.

Now that the company were finally settled the laughter and the light jests began to fail.

Georges was under the impression that he had assisted at merrier dinner parties among the good folks of Orleans.
There was scarcely any conversation.