She said the cupboard was empty, the little ones asking for bread and butter, even the coffee was done, and the water caused colic, and the long days passed in deceiving hunger with boiled cabbage leaves.
Elle disait le buffet vide, les petits demandant des tartines, le café meme manquant, et l'eau qui donnait des coliques, et les longues journées passées a tromper la faim avec des feuilles de choux bouillies.