nine o'clock
Coffee and cigarettes were produced , and they chatted and smoked while Carnac took in the surroundings . Everything was plain , but spotlessly clean , and he learned that Larue made his living by doing odd jobs in an electric firm . He was just home from his work . Luzanne was employed every afternoon in a milliner 's shop , but her evenings were free after the housework was done at nine o'clock . Carnac in a burst of enthusiasm asked if she would sit to him as a model in the mornings . Her father instantly said , of course she would . This she did for many days , and sat with her hair down and bared neck , as handsome and modest as a female martyr should .