four o'clock
`` No coffee , no tobacco , no sweets . And do you imagine that they would have put two mattresses on your bed ? '' `` No indeed , '' answered the old woman , `` but I wish to see them when they first come in -- just to see how they look ! '' At four o'clock the goose was roasted , and Augustine , seated on a little footstool , was given a long-handled spoon and bidden to watch and baste it every few minutes . Gervaise was busy with the peas , and Mamma Coupeau , with her head a little confused , was waiting until it was time to heat the veal and the pork . At five the guests began to arrive . Clemence and Mme Putois , gorgeous to behold in their Sunday rig , were the first .