one o'clock
-- Well , we shall see . ' Several of the gentlemen asked for further enlightenment . ` It is a contest between ladies of the 19th century for a rock crystal vase which belonged to Niccolo Niccoli , ' Andrea explained with solemnity ; ` a vase , on which is engraved the Trojan Anchises untying one of the sandals of Venus Aphrodite . The entertainment will be given gratis , at one o'clock to-morrow afternoon , in the Public Sale-rooms of the Via Sistina . Contending parties -- the Princess of Ferentino , the Duchess of Scerni and the Marchesa d'Ateleta . ' Everybody laughed , and Grimiti asked , ` Is betting permitted ? ' ` The odds !