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MADEMOISELLE LANGE.
The green-room was crowded when de Batz and St.Just arrived there after the performance.

The older man cast a hasty glance through the open door.

The crowd did not suit his purpose, and he dragged his companion hurriedly away from the contemplation of Mlle.

Lange, sitting in a far corner of the room, surrounded by an admiring throng, and by innumerable floral tributes offered to her beauty and to her success.
De Batz without a word led the way back towards the stage.