His mother approved of his economy, for she came to see him as formerly when there had been some violent row at her place; and yet Madame Bovary senior seemed prejudiced against her daughter-in-law.
Sa mère l’approuvait en cette économie; car elle le venait voir comme autrefois, lorsqu’il y avait eu chez elle quelque bourrasque un peu violente; et cependant madame Bovary mère semblait prévenue contre sa bru.