Then their terror would commence at six o'clock instead of midnight.

It would drive them mad.
They made every effort to give Madame Raquin that health which had become so necessary to them.

They called in doctors, and bestowed on the patient all sorts of little attentions.

Even this occupation of nurses caused them to forget, and afforded them an appeasement that encouraged them to double in zeal.

They did not wish to lose a third party who rendered their evenings supportable; and they did not wish the dining-room and the whole house to become a cruel and sinister spot like their room.
Madame Raquin was singularly touched at the assiduous care they took of her.