The sixth floor has the cheapest rent. I don't charge for the skylight, and in winter, that's the most expensive thing in the room.

• Marianne GodetLast winter the water pail in that room froze solid.
  Madame PonceWhat freezes, thaws. The rent doesn't.
• Armand DufortA room with good light is usually a cold one.
  Madame PonceSir, that saying won't buy you a single lump of coal.