is impartial, and nothing else!" Edith retorted.
"Mother, sister, please don''t get agitated," Margot gently urged. "Edith, you know you are the centre of this family. I am not smart enough, nor do I have the same high energy as you, and mama does not understand politics at all; I just completely believe in you and Brother. As long as you and Philippe choose to trust Citizen Quenet, I will never have any doubts as well. And I''ll never allow anyone to brazenly tarnish the repute of Quenet."
Edith fell silent. Margot patted her mother''s arm to soothe her. The old lady finally calmed down after a bout of sobbing.