eleven o'clock
He did not intend to insult you . Clemence , you know what a tipsy man is -- he respects neither father nor mother . '' She uttered these words in an indifferent , matter-of-fact way , not in the least disturbed that he had forgotten the respect due to her and to her roof and really seeing no harm in his conduct . The work now went steadily on , and Gervaise calculated they would be finished by eleven o'clock . The heat was intense ; the smell of charcoal deadened the air , while the branch of white lilies slowly faded and filled the room with their sweetness . The day after all this Coupeau had a frightful headache and did not rise until late , too late to go to his work . About noon he began to feel better , and toward evening was quite himself .