Her fancy was for rich materials, rather splendid to strike the eye at once.

Her son, on the contrary, wished for something simple and elegant.

So in front of everything put before them they had each repeated their arguments.

She declared that a client, a defendant, must be impressed; that as soon as he is shown into his counsel's waiting-room he should have a sense of wealth.
Jean, on the other hand, wishing to attract only an elegant and opulent class, was anxious to captivate persons of refinement by his quiet and perfect taste.
And this discussion, which had gone on all day, began again with the soup.
Roland had no opinion.

He repeated: "I do not want to hear anything about it.