five
o'clock
The young man had prudently disappeared . Nana 's old life now began again , for after the girl had slept for twelve hours on a stretch , she was very gentle and sweet for a week . She wore a plain gown and a simple hat and declared she would like to work at home . She rose early and took a seat at her table by five o'clock the first morning and tried to roll her violet stems , but her fingers had lost their cunning in the six months in which they had been idle . Then the gluepot dried up ; the petals and the paper were dusty and spotted ; the mistress of the establishment came for her tools and materials and made more than one scene . Nana relapsed into utter indolence , quarreling with her mother from morning until night . Of course an end must come to this , so one fine evening the girl disappeared .