On the morrow he talked of his dignity.

Three days after, he kept kicking the little fellow, morning and evening, so much so that the child, whenever he heard him coming, bolted into the Goujets' where the old lace-mender kept a corner of the table clear for him to do his lessons.
Gervaise had for some time past, returned to work.

She no longer had the trouble of looking under the glass cover of the clock; all the savings were gone; and she had to work hard, work for four, for there were four to feed now.

She alone maintained them.

Whenever she heard people pitying her, she at once found excuses for Coupeau.