Nowadays, for the better administration of the theatre, he takes them all, even those he has no liking for, even those who are distasteful to him.

There are no more favourites.
Everything goes splendidly.

Ah, he's a director all through, is Pradel!" As Robert, in the bed, listened in silence, she went up to him and shook him: "Then it's all the same to you if I carry on with Pradel ?" "No, my dear, it would not be all the same to me.

But nothing I might say would prevent it." Bending over him, she caressed him ardently, pretending to threaten and to punish him; and she cried: "Then you don't really love me, that you are not jealous.

I insist that you shall be jealous." Then, suddenly, she moved away from him, and hitching over her left shoulder her chemise, which had slipped down under her right breast, she loitered in front of the dressing-table and inquired uneasily: "Robert, you have not brought anything here from the other room ?" "Nothing." Thereupon, softly, timidly, she slipped into the bed.