marescot

Updated: July 16, 2026

"I wish it!" stammered Etienne, half asleep. Everybody laughed. But Lantier almost instantly resumed his solemn air. He pressed Coupeau's hand cordially. "I accept your proposition," he said. "It is a most friendly one, and I thank you in my name and in that of my child." The next morning Marescot, the owner of the house, happening to call, Gervaise spoke to him of the matter.

Émile Zola - L'Assommoir