Nana lifted her eyes and smiled at him as she smiled at His Highness.

But she kept her ears open notwithstanding, for she was waiting for her cue.
"The third act is the shortest, I believe," the prince began saying, for the count's presence embarrassed him.
She did not answer; her whole expression altered; she was suddenly intent on her business.

With a rapid movement of the shoulders she had let her furs slip from her, and Mme Jules, standing behind, had caught them in her arms.

And then after passing her two hands to her hair as though to make it fast, she went on the stage in all her nudity.
"Hush, hush!" whispered Bordenave.
The count and the prince had been taken by surprise.

There was profound silence, and then a deep sigh and the far-off murmur of a multitude became audible.