two o’clock
There was , then , a universal mania to send him to the Rue Sainte-Anne ! They waited , but the conversation was difficult and slow between them . It was neither of Phillis nor of Florentin that Saniel thought ; it was of himself and of his own fears ; while Madame Cormier 's thoughts ran to Phillis . Then there were long silences that Madame Cormier interrupted by going to the kitchen to look after her dinner , that had been ready since two o'clock . Not knowing what to say or do in the presence of Saniel 's sombre face and preoccupation , which she could not explain , she asked him if he had dined . `` Not yet . '' `` If you will accept a plate of soup , I have some of yesterday 's bouillon , that Phillis did not find bad . ''