Unfortunately, she dreamed of this in the warm satisfaction of the large sum earned by her husband.

Soon, she said that the good things never lasted and took things as they came.
What the Coupeaus most suffered from at that time was seeing the Poissons installing themselves at their former shop.

They were not naturally of a particularly jealous disposition, but people aggravated them by purposely expressing amazement in their presence at the embellishments of their successors.

The Boches and the Lorilleuxs especially, never tired.

According to them, no one had ever seen so beautiful a shop.