LUCIE. She said there were too many children here.
BRIGNAC.. Too many children! Three!
LUCIE. Yes: but the eldest is three years old and the youngest two months.
BRIGNAC. There’s a nurse.
LUCIE. I told her that, of course.
BRIGNAC. Well, I declare! And when you consider that it meant coming to the sous-préfet!
LUCIE. I suppose she’s not impressed by titles.
BRIGNAC. And what about the one you have engaged?
LUCIE. She’s elderly. Perhaps she’ll be steady.