His purse was always empty for Mme. Vauquer, always full at the demand of vanity; there was a periodical ebb and flow in his fortunes, which was seldom favorable to the payment of just debts.
Beti hutsa andere Vauquerentzat, beti betea banokeriaren betebeharrentzat, haren moltsak ipurdiko eta arrakasta aldartetsuak izaten zituen, pagamendurik naturalenekin bat etortzen ez zirenak.