nine o'clock
His French was quite good enough to pass in the salon of the marquis , but his ignorance of the Parisian slang spoken among the working-classes would have rendered it difficult for him to keep up his assumed character among them , and would have needed the fabrication of all sorts of stories as to his birthplace and past history . Although in the position in which he was placed Harry felt that it would be impossible always to adhere to the truth , he shrank from any falsehoods that could possibly be avoided . His first duty in order to carry out the task he had undertaken was to keep up his disguise , and this must be done even at the cost of telling lies as to his antecedents ; but he was determined that he would avoid this unpleasant necessity as far as lay in his power . At nine o'clock he made his way to the apartments of Louise Moulin . His entry was received with a cry of satisfaction from the girls . `` What is the news , Harry ? '' Jeanne exclaimed .