She succeeded at first in putting off Lheureux. At last he lost patience; he was being sued; his capital was out, and unless he got some in he should be forced to take back all the goods she had received.
Elle réussit d’abord à éconduire Lheureux; enfin il perdit patience; on le poursuivait, ses capitaux étaient absents, et, s’il ne rentrait dans quelques-uns, il serait forcé de lui reprendre toutes les marchandises qu’elle avait.