When one of those scoundrels gets his monkey up on discovering an old love leading a happy life he becomes capable of everything.

Virginie obligingly offered to run and fetch the burnt onions.

Women should always help one another, they could not let that little thing be murdered.

When she returned she said that Lantier was no longer there; he had probably gone off on finding he was discovered.
In spite of that thought, he was the subject of conversation around the saucepans until night-time.

When Madame Boche advised her to inform Coupeau, Gervaise became really terrified, and implored her not to say a word about it.