six o'clock
Now it 's over , I dream a bit when I 'm asleep . I have nightmares , but everyone has nightmares . '' Gervaise remained with him until the evening . When the house surgeon came , at the six o'clock inspection , he made him spread his hands ; they hardly trembled at all , scarcely a quiver at the tips of the fingers . However , as night approached , Coupeau was little by little seized with uneasiness . He twice sat up in bed looking on the ground and in the dark corners of the room . Suddenly he thrust out an arm and appeared to crush some vermin against the wall .