All the guests had risen from their seats; Gervaise went forward and kissing her sister-in-law as had been agreed, said: "Come in.

It's all over, isn't it?
We'll both be nice to each other." And Madame Lorilleux replied: "I shall be only too happy if we're so always." When she had entered Lorilleux also stopped at the threshold and he likewise waited to be embraced before penetrating into the shop.

Neither the one nor the other had brought a bouquet.

They had decided not to do so as they thought it would look too much like giving way to Clump-Clump if they carried flowers with them the first time they set foot in her home.

Gervaise called to Augustine to bring two bottles of wine.