Mademoiselle must be dressed by the first modistes.

Mademoiselle must have lace petticoats and the softest linen, long white gloves, and pretty ribbons for her hair, and hats from Caroline Reboux at twelve hundred francs.
And madame's maid must attend upon her and deck her out in all these dainty things.

Bah!" Vauquier was sitting erect in her chair, violent, almost rancorous with anger.

She looked round upon the company and shrugged her shoulders.
"I told you not to come to me!" she said, "I cannot speak impartially, or even gently of mademoiselle.

Consider! For years I had been more than madame's maid--her friend; yes, so she was kind enough to call me.
She talked to me about everything, consulted me about everything, took me with her everywhere.