When it reached the bottom, Monsieur Madinier wished to pay; but Coupeau would not permit him, and hastened to place twenty-four sous into the keeper's hand, two sous for each person.

So they returned by the Boulevards and the Faubourg du Poissonniers.

Coupeau, however, considered that their outing could not end like that.

He bundled them all into a wineshop where they took some vermouth.
The repast was ordered for six o'clock.

At the Silver Windmill, they had been waiting for the wedding party for a good twenty minutes.