the countess he had fallen into Rose's hands, and she treated him as

a lawful wife would have done. Mignon was simply Madame's major-

domo. Installed as master of the house, the journalist lied to Rose

and took all sorts of precautions when he deceived her. He was as

scrupulous as a good husband, for he really wanted to settle down at

last. Nana's triumph consisted in possessing and in ruining a

newspaper that he had started with a friend's capital. She did not

proclaim her triumph; on the contrary, she delighted in treating him