'Then they will be poisoned,' she said.

'And let them! It is what they are fit for.' But the change was made, and for the first three days she would not come out of her room.

When the bell was rung at the obnoxious hour, she stopped her ears with her two hands.
But though there had been these contests, Madame Faragon had made more than one effort to induce George Voss to become her partner and successor in the house.

If he would only bring in a small sum of money--a sum which must be easily within his father's reach--he should have half the business now, and all of it when Madame Faragon had gone to her rest.

Or if he would prefer to give Madame Faragon a pension--a moderate pension--she would give up the house at once.
At these tender moments she used to say that he probably would not begrudge her a room in which to die.