When she has ruined you, she'll leave you in the lurch." Noel accepted the eloquence of his prudent banker like a man without an umbrella accepts a shower.
"What is the meaning of all this!" he asked.
"Simply that I will not renew your bills.

You understand?
Just now, if you try very hard, you will be able to hand me the twenty-two thousand francs in question.

You need not frown: you will find means to do so to prevent my seizing your goods,--not here, for that would be absurd, but at your little woman's apartments.

She would not be at all pleased, and would not hesitate to tell you so." "But everything there belongs to her; and you have no right--" "What of that?
She will oppose the seizure, no doubt, and I expect her to do so; but she will make you find the requisite sum.

Believe me, you had best parry the blow.