He and his mother lent her hundreds of francs that they knew would never be repaid. Gervaise eventually began to take advantage of Goujet's kindness, especially after he lost the shop. Luckily, Goujet's mother was able to stand up to Gervaise and eventually had to fire her. In this case, both the Goujets and the Coupeaus suffered. The Goujets had lost much of their linen and a lot of money, the Coupeaus no longer had many customers and had destroyed their friendships with the