eleven o’clock
He grasped the situation , and did his best to please the company , so as to make himself acceptable to them at once . He related anecdotes , enlivened the party by his merry laughter , and even won the friendship of Grivet . That evening Therese made no attempt to go down to the shop . She remained seated on her chair until eleven o'clock , playing and talking , avoiding the eyes of Laurent , who for that matter did not trouble himself about her . The sanguineous temperament of this strapping fellow , his full voice and jovial laughter , troubled the young woman and threw her into a sort of nervous anguish . Henceforth , Laurent called almost every evening on the Raquins . He lived in the Rue Saint-Victor , opposite the Port aux Vins , where he rented a small furnished room at 18 francs a month .