about eleven o'clock
Germinie recovered in a few days . The joy and pride of having given birth to a tiny creature in whom her flesh was mingled with the flesh of the man she loved , the bliss of being a mother , saved her from the natural results of a confinement in which she did not receive proper care . She was restored to health and had an apparent pleasure in living that her mistress had never before seen her manifest . Every Sunday , no matter what the weather might be , she left the house about eleven o'clock ; mademoiselle believed that she went to see a friend in the country , and was delighted that her maid derived so much benefit from these days passed in the open air . Germinie would capture Jupillon , who allowed himself to be taken in tow without too much resistance , and they would start for Pommeuse where the child was , and where a good breakfast ordered by the mother awaited them . Once in the carriage on the Mulhouse railway , Germinie would not speak or reply when spoken to . She would lean out of the window , and all her thoughts seemed to be upon what lay before her .