Seven o'clock
It was for her interest to speak to them when they met , but that was all the intercourse between them . On Saturday Coupeau had told his wife he would take her to the circus ; he had earned a little money and insisted on indulging himself . Nana was obliged to stay late at the place where she worked and would sleep with her aunt Mme Lerat . Seven o'clock came , but no Coupeau . Her husband was drinking with his comrades probably . She had washed a cap and mended an old gown with the hope of being presentable . About nine o'clock , in a towering rage , she sallied forth on an empty stomach to find Coupeau .