Malka raged, but in her inmost heart there was admiration for such unscrupulous sanctity.
"I have been out of work for three weeks," Moses answered, omitting to expound the state of his health in view of more urgent matters.
"Unlucky fool! What my silly cousin Gittel, peace be upon him, could see to marry in thee, I know not." Moses could not enlighten her.

He might have informed her that _olov hasholom_, "peace be upon him," was an absurdity when applied to a woman, but then he used the pious phrase himself, although aware of its grammatical shortcomings.
"I told her thou wouldst never be able to keep her, poor lamb," Malka went on.

"But she was always an obstinate pig.

And she kept her head high up, too, as if she had five pounds a week! Never would let her children earn money like other people's children.

But thou oughtest not to be so obstinate.