La chétive pension de veuve péniblement obtenue, les gens congédiés, ce qui eut de l’éclat, la petite chambre au cinquième qui amenait vingt carrosses à la porte, tout cela forma jadis un spectacle singulier.
The meagre widow's pension which I had to struggle to obtain, the dismissal of my servants, which made some sensation, the little fifth-floor room, which brought a score of carriages to the door, all went to form at the time a striking spectacle.