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Father Hénin had come back to earth with money in his pocket. His round purse was really like a great ball in the pocket of his jersey, just over the place where his heart once beat so warmly. After a slight refitting his boat was ready for use.
Elise had no thought of keeping all these riches for herself. Was it necessary for her to be so careful, now that she was to be married? She wished to lay away Firmin's share simply, and to use the rest in making the last days of Mother Loirat more happy. The poor old woman was still ill; her exhausted forces would, perhaps, never recover from this last blow they had received. Money is most necessary in such cases.