They'll stop here and look at you without ceremony, you know.

As for me, I'm going to make them some coffee, and of the right sort!" He disappeared into the kitchen.

Mother Coupeau after kissing Gervaise, became amazed at the child's size.

The two other women also kissed the invalid on her cheeks.

And all three, standing before the bed, commented with divers exclamations on the details of the confinement--a most remarkable confinement, just like having a tooth pulled, nothing more.
Madame Lerat examined the baby all over, declared she was well formed, even added that she could grow up into an attractive woman.