seven o'clock
When the corpse was dressed and properly laid out on the bed , Lantier poured himself out a glass of wine , for he felt quite upset . Gervaise searched the chest of drawers to find a little brass crucifix which she had brought from Plassans , but she recollected that mother Coupeau had , in all probability , sold it herself . They had lighted the stove , and they passed the rest of the night half asleep on chairs , finishing the bottle of wine that had been opened , worried and sulking , as though it was their own fault . Towards seven o'clock , before daylight , Coupeau at length awoke . When he learnt his loss he at first stood still with dry eyes , stuttering and vaguely thinking that they were playing him some joke . Then he threw himself on the ground and went and knelt beside the corpse . His kissed it and wept like a child , with such a copious flow of tears that he quite wetted the sheet with wiping his cheeks .