nine o'clock
Gervaise collapsed into a chair , her body limp from fatigue . That night she consented to sleep for two hours with her head against the foot of the bed . Coupeau 's accident had created quite a commotion in the family . Mother Coupeau passed the nights with Gervaise ; but as early as nine o'clock she fell asleep on a chair . Every evening , on returning from work , Madame Lerat went a long round out of her way to inquire how her brother was getting on . At first the Lorilleuxs had called two or three times a day , offering to sit up and watch , and even bringing an easy-chair for Gervaise . Then it was not long before there were disputes as to the proper way to nurse invalids .