"Ohdear, no!" heanswered, andthen, thinkingthatifhemadehimselfpleasanttoSwannhemightfindfavourwithOdette, hedecidedtotakethisopportunityofflatteringhimbyspeakingofhisfashionablefriends, butspeakingasamanoftheworldhimself, inatoneofgood-naturedcriticism, andnotasthoughhewerecongratulatingSwannuponsomeundeservedgoodfortune: "Isn'tthatso, Swann? Ineverseeanythingofyou, doI?—Butthen, whereonearthisonetoseehim? ThecreaturespendsallhistimeshutupwiththeLaTrémo?lles, withtheLaumesandallthatlot!" Theimputationwouldhavebeenfalseatanytime, andwasallthemoreso, nowthatforatleastayearSwannhadgivenupgoingtoalmostanyhousebuttheVerdurins'., dreadingthepainfulimpressionwhichthementionofthese 'bores,' especiallywhenflungatherinthistactlessfashion, andinfrontofallthe 'faithful,' wasboundtomakeonhiswife, castacovertglanceather, , tohaveescapedcontact, altogether, withthenewswhichhadjustbeenaddressedtoher, notmerelytoremaindumbbuttohavebeendeafaswell, aswepretendtobewhenafriendwhohasbeeninthewrongattemptstoslipintohisconversationsomeexcusewhichweshouldappeartobeaccepting, shouldweappeartohavehearditwithoutprotesting, orwhensomeoneuttersthenameofanenemy, theverymentionofwhominourpresenceisforbidden; , sothathersilenceshouldhavetheappearance, notofconsentbutoftheunconscioussilencewhichinanimateobjectspreserve, hadsuddenlyemptiedherfaceofalllife, ofallmobility; herroundedforeheadwasnothing, now, butanexquisitestudyinhighrelief, whichthenameofthoseLaTrémo?lles, withwhomSwannwasalways 'shutup,' hadfailedtopenetrate; hernose, justperceptiblywrinkledinafrown, exposedtoviewtwodarkcavitiesthatwere, surely, , however, thanawaxcast, amaskinplaster, thesculptor'sdesignforamonument, abusttobeexhibitedinthePalaceofIndustry, wherethepublicwouldmostcertainlygatherinfrontofitandmarveltoseehowthesculptor, inexpressingtheunchallengeabledignityoftheVerdurins, asopposedtothatoftheLaTrémo?llesorLaumes, whoseequals (ifnot, indeed, theirbetters) theywere, andtheequalsandbettersofallother 'bores' uponthefaceoftheearth, 'tdotobeatallsqueamishifonewenttothathouse, sincethewomanwasalwaystipsyandthehusbandsouneducatedthathecalledacorridora 'collidor'!
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