There's--" Again Christine whispered, and again that ugly look came to their faces which belongs to the thought of forbidden things.
"Felix Marchand'll have much money--bad penny as he is," continued Christine in her normal voice.

"He'll have more money than he can put in all the trouser legs he has.

Old Hector, his father, has enough for a gover'ment.

But that M'sieu' Felix will get his throat cut if he follows Ma'm'selle Druse about too much.

She hates him--I've seen when they met.
Old man Druse'll make trouble.