There was one woman in particular, a powerful, fair-haired person who sat close to her and made herself extremely agreeable.

She seemed all aglow with affection and pushed toward the girl so eagerly that Nana was on the point of interfering.
But at that very moment a woman who was entering the room gave her a shock of surprise.

Indeed, she had recognized Mme Robert.

The latter, looking, as was her wont, like a pretty brown mouse, nodded familiarly to the tall, lean serving maid and came and leaned upon Laure's counter.
Then both women exchanged a long kiss.

Nana thought such an attention on the part of a woman so distinguished looking very amusing, the more so because Mme Robert had quite altered her usual modest expression.