He acted besides like a capricious tyrant, giving or refusing bread according to the look of the girl who was sent by her parents for provisions; and he especially closed his door spitefully to Maheude, wishing to punish her because he had not been able to get Catherine.
Il agissait d'ailleurs en tyran capricieux, donnait ou refusait du pain, suivant la figure de la fille que les parents envoyaient aux provisions; et il fermait surtout sa porte a la Maheude, plein de rancune, voulant la punir de ce qu'il n'avait pas eu Catherine.