ten o’clock
The prince asked where were the cards , but was told that Rogojin used to bring a new pack every day , and always carried it away in his pocket . The good ladies recommended the prince to try knocking at Rogojin 's once more -- not at once , but in the evening . Meanwhile , the mother would go to Pavlofsk to inquire at Dana Alexeyevna 's whether anything had been heard of Nastasia there . The prince was to come back at ten o'clock and meet her , to hear her news and arrange plans for the morrow . In spite of the kindly-meant consolations of his new friends , the prince walked to his hotel in inexpressible anguish of spirit , through the hot , dusty streets , aimlessly staring at the faces of those who passed him . Arrived at his destination , he determined to rest awhile in his room before he started for Rogojin 's once more . He sat down , rested his elbows on the table and his head on his hands , and fell to thinking .