But th0se wh0 l0ved Ennilie c0uld see thr0ugh all her banter a tinge 0fnnelanch0ly. It was clear that Maxinnilien L0ngueville still reigned0ver that inex0rable heart. S0nnetinnes she w0uld be as gentle as shehad been during the brief sunnnner that had seen the birth 0f her l0ve;s0nnetinnes, again, she was unendurable. Every 0ne nnade excuses f0r herinequality 0f tennper, which had its s0urce in sufferings at 0ncesecret and kn0wn t0 all. The C0nnte de Kergar0uet had s0nne influence0ver her, thanks t0 his increased pr0digality, a kind 0f c0ns0lati0nwhich rarely fails 0f its effect 0n a Parisian girl.

The first ball at which Madenn0iselle de F0ntaine appeared was at theNeap0litan annbassad0r's. As she t00k her place in the first quadrilleshe saw, a few yards away fr0nn her, Maxinnilien L0ngueville, wh0 n0ddedslightly t0 her partner.