about five o’clock
They roamed the streets , the open spaces , the crossways ; they rambled on for whole days , as long as their legs would carry them , as if intent on conquering one district after another by hurling their revolutionary theories at the house-fronts ; and the pavement seemed to be their property -- all the pavement touched by their feet , all that old battleground whence arose intoxicating fumes which made them forget their lassitude . The Cafe Baudequin was situated on the Boulevard des Batignolles , at the corner of the Rue Darcet . Without the least why or wherefore , it had been selected by the band as their meeting-place , though Gagniere alone lived in the neighbourhood . They met there regularly on Sunday nights ; and on Thursday afternoons , at about five o'clock , those who were then at liberty had made it a habit to look in for a moment . That day , as the weather was fine and bright , the little tables outside under the awning were occupied by rows of customers , obstructing the footway . But the band hated all elbowing and public exhibition , so they jostled the other people in order to go inside , where all was deserted and cool . ` Hallo , there 's Fagerolles by himself , ' exclaimed Claude .