He was sure he understood the hidden meaning in her words.

It was he whom she had refused, as well as the work.

As he was about to go out of the room, he said to Hubert: "As for the pay, you could have asked any price you wished.

These ladies gave me leave to offer as much as three thousand francs." The household of the Huberts was in no way a selfish one; yet so great a sum startled each member of it.

The husband and wife looked at each other inquiringly.