A sweet scent of flowers mingled with the odor of cooking.
"Do you want any assistance ?" asked Virginie.

"Just fancy, you've been three days preparing all this feast and it will be gobbled up in no time." "Well, you know," replied Gervaise, "it wouldn't prepare itself.

No, don't dirty your hands.

You see everything's ready.

There's only the soup to warm." Then they all made themselves comfortable.