Mouret thereupon launched into a cordial speech; he would do everything for his employees' welfare, he was their father, and would rather eat dry bread himself than see them badly fed.

穆雷随即发表了亲切的讲话。他会为员工的福利竭尽全力，他是他们的父亲，宁愿自己吃干面包也不愿看到他们吃得不好。