two o’clock in the afternoon
The carriage rolled through Nantes , and took the route to Angers . Chapter XLI . In Which the Squirrel Falls , -- the Adder Flies . It was two o'clock in the afternoon . The king , full of impatience , went to his cabinet on the terrace , and kept opening the door of the corridor , to see what his secretaries were doing . M. Colbert , seated in the same place M. de Saint-Aignan had so long occupied in the morning , was chatting in a low voice with M. de Brienne . The king opened the door suddenly , and addressed them .