Oh, she'd let him see his children, all right, if he bothered to come round.

But as far as she was concerned, she didn't want him to touch her, not even with his finger tips.
She told all this to Coupeau just as if her plan of life was well settled.

Meanwhile, Coupeau never forgot his desire to possess her.

He made a jest of everything she said, turning it into ribaldry and asking some very direct questions about Lantier.

But he proceeded so gaily and which such a smile that she never thought of being offended.
"So, you're the one who beat him," said he at length.