"Just look at them!" she said. "It's past comprehension! Such a cookshop as that!" And with a shrug of the shoulders that stretched out over her breast the stitches of her knitted bodice, she pointed with both hands at her rival's inn, whence songs were heard issuing. "Well, it won't last long," she added. "It'll be over before a week."
-- Voyez-les donc! disait-elle, on n’y comprend rien! une gargote semblable! Et, avec des haussements d’épaules qui tiraient sur sa poitrine les mailles de son tricot, elle montrait des deux mains le cabaret de son rival, d’où sortaient alors des chansons. -- Du reste, il n’en a pas pour longtemps, ajouta-t-elle; avant huit jours, tout est fini.