Isn't it a good joke now ?" All the company laughed.

Gervaise remained standing, feeling rather bewildered.

Coupeau appeared to her to be in a pleasant humor, so she ventured to say: "You remember, we've somewhere to go.

We must hurry.

We shall still be in time to see something." "I can't get up, I'm glued, oh! without joking," resumed Coupeau, who continued laughing.