Then he appealed to his mother, who consented to let him take a mortgage on her property, but with a great many recriminations against Emma; and in return for her sacrifice she asked for a shawl that had escaped the depredations of Felicite.
Alors il eut recours à sa mère, qui consentit à lui laisser prendre une hypothèque sur ses biens, mais en lui envoyant force récriminations contre Emma; et elle demandait, en retour de son sacrifice, un châle, échappé aux ravages de Félicité.