eight o'clock
She might even put a torch to it herself . She was getting tired of the boring monotony of her present life . They ate their dinner quickly . Then , when she went off at eight o'clock , arm-in-arm with the hatter , Gervaise told mother Coupeau and Nana to go to bed at once . The shop was shut and the shutters up . She left by the door opening into the courtyard and gave Madame Boche the key , asking her , if her pig of a husband came home , to have the kindness to put him to bed . The hatter was waiting for her under the big doorway , arrayed in his best and whistling a tune .