five o'clock
Her lover searched for her through all the rooms in vain . The next morning , he sent a servant to the Palazzo Barberini to inquire after the duchess , and learned from him that she was ill . In the evening he went in person , hoping to be received ; but a maid informed him that her mistress was in great pain and could see no one . On the Saturday , towards five o'clock , he came back once more , still hoping for better luck . He left his house on foot . The evening was chill and gray , and a heavy leaden twilight was settling over the city . The lamps were already lighted round the fountain in the Piazza Barberini like pale tapers round a funeral bier , and the Triton , whether being under repair or for some other reason , had ceased to spout water .