When you give even a dish-cloth to one of your workwomen I detect it at once.

In future, use a little less starch, that's all! Goujet does not care to look like a stylish gentleman." She had taken out her notebook and was crossing off the various items.
Everything was in order.

She noticed that Gervaise was charging six sous for each bonnet.

She protested, but had to agree that it was in line with present prices.

Men's shirts were five sous, women's underdrawers four sous, pillow-cases a sou and a half, and aprons one sou.