Three o'clock
How long the time seems when the stomach is empty ! Hers was waking up in its turn and beginning to torture her . Sinking down on the chair , with her head bent and her hands between her legs to warm them , she began to think what they would have for dinner as soon as Coupeau brought the money home : a loaf , a quart of wine and two platefuls of tripe in the Lyonnaise fashion . Three o'clock struck by father Bazouge 's clock . Yes , it was only three o'clock . Then she began to cry . She would never have strength enough to wait until seven .